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| 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron | |
| Active | 1942-1944 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Fighter-Bomber |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 85th Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Harris Neck Army Airfield, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
History
Lineage
- Constituted 306th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 13 January 1942
- Activated on 10 February 1942
- Redesignated: 306th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 July 1942
- Redesignated: 500th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944.
Assignments
- 85th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Group, 10 February 1942 – 1 May 1944.
Stations
- Savannah AAB, Georgia, 10 February 1942
- Bowman Field, Kentucky, c. 16 February 1942
- Hunter Field, Georgia, 8 June 1942
- Waycross AAF, Georgia, 15 August 1942
- Gillespie Field, Nashville, Tennessee, 3 October 1942
- Blythe AAB, California, 2 November 1942
- Rice AAF, California, c. 11 December 1942
- Harding AAF, Louisiana, c. 9 April 1943
- Waycross AAF, Georgia, 23 August 1943
- Harris Neck AAF, Georgia, 11 December 1943 – 1 May 1944
Aircraft
- V-72 Vengeance, 1942
- A-24 Dauntless, 1942–1943
- North American A-36, 1943
- P-39 Aircobra, 1943–1944
- P-40 Warhawk, 1944
Operations history
Participated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
External links
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