74th Bombardment Squadron
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The 74th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 unit. Its last assignment was with the 106th Bombardment Wing, based at March Air Force Base, California
California
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. It was inactivated on 1 December 1952.

Lineage

  • Organized as 74th Aero Squadron on 22 February 1918
Demobilized on 28 January 1919
  • Organized on 17 June 1919
Demobilized on 25 September 1919
  • Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 74th Attack Squadron which was constituted on 18 October 1927
Redesignated: 74th Pursuit Squadron on 8 May 1929
Activated on 1 October 1933
Redesignated: 74th Attack Squadron on 1 September 1937
Redesignated: 74th Bombardment Squadron on 1 November 1939
Redesignated: 74th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 December 1939
Redesignated: 74th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940
Inactivated on 1 November 1946
  • Redesignated: 135th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 27 March 1951
Activated on 1 May 1951
Inactivated on 1 December 1952.

Assignments

  • Unknown, 1918–1919
  • 16th Pursuit Group, 1 October 1933
  • 6th Bombardment Group, 1 February 1940
  • 40th Bombardment Group, 9 August 1942
  • 6th Bombardment Group, 12 May 1943
  • VI Bomber Command
    VI Bomber Command
    The VI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Albrook Field, Canal Zone...

    , 1 November 1943-1 November 1946
  • 106th Bombardment Group, 1 May 1951
  • 106th Bombardment Wing, 16 June-1 December 1952.

Stations

  • Waco, Texas
    Texas
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    , 22 February 1918
  • Call Field, Texas
    Texas
    Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

    , 1 March 1918
  • Hazelhurst Field, New York
    New York
    New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

    , 29 July 1918
  • Roosevelt Field, New York
    New York
    New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

    , September 1918
  • Garden City
    Garden City, New York
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    , New York
    New York
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    , Unknown-28 January 1919
  • Langley Field, Virginia
    Virginia
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    , 17 June-25 September 1919
  • Albrook Field, Canal Zone
    Panama Canal Zone
    The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...

    , 1 October 1933
  • Howard Field, Canal Zone
    Panama Canal Zone
    The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...

    , 14 July 1941

  • Aguadulce AAF
    Aguadulce Army Airfield
    Aguadulce Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airfield in Panama used as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. It was closed on 1 March 1948....

    , Panama
    Panama
    Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

    , 8 November 1941
  • Rio Hato AAB
    Rio Hato Airport
    Río Hato Airport is an airport and former Panamanian Defense Base in Panama, Río Hato.-International Airport:In 2011 the Government of Panama gave the order to proceed for the project to rebuild the airport...

    , Panama
    Panama
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    , c. 11 December 1941
  • Guatemala City Air Base
    La Aurora International Airport
    La Aurora International Airport serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located south of Guatemala City's center and from Antigua. It is administered by the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil....

    , Guatemala
    Guatemala
    Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

    , 9 January 1942
  • Rio Hato AAB
    Rio Hato Airport
    Río Hato Airport is an airport and former Panamanian Defense Base in Panama, Río Hato.-International Airport:In 2011 the Government of Panama gave the order to proceed for the project to rebuild the airport...

    , Panama
    Panama
    Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

    ,, c. 7 April 1944
  • Seymour Island Afld
    Seymour Airport
    Seymour Airport is an airport serving the island of Baltra, one of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...

    , Galapagos Islands
    Galápagos Islands
    The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a...

    , c. 21 August 1944
  • Aguadulce AAF
    Aguadulce Army Airfield
    Aguadulce Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airfield in Panama used as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. It was closed on 1 March 1948....

    , Panama
    Panama
    Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

    , 13 February 1945
  • Rio Hato AAB
    Rio Hato Airport
    Río Hato Airport is an airport and former Panamanian Defense Base in Panama, Río Hato.-International Airport:In 2011 the Government of Panama gave the order to proceed for the project to rebuild the airport...

    , Panama
    Panama
    Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

    , 3. May 1945-1 November 1946
  • March AFB, California
    California
    California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

    , 1 May 1951-1 December 1952.


Aircraft

  • Probably included DH-4, 1918–1919
  • In addition to P-12, included OA-3 and B-6 during period 1933-1937
  • In addition to A-17, included A-8 and 0A-9 during period 1937-1940
  • B-18 Bolo
    B-18 Bolo
    The Douglas B-18 Bolo was a United States Army Air Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber of the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was built by Douglas Aircraft Company and based on its DC-2 and was developed to replace the Martin B-10....

    , 1939–1942
  • B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1943
  • B-24 Liberator
    B-24 Liberator
    The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...

    , 1942–1946
  • B-29 Superfortress
    B-29 Superfortress
    The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...

    , 1951-1952.

Operational history

Presumably a tactical defense unit, 1918–1919. Good-will flight to Guatemala, 7–12 February 1938. Antisubmarine patrols in the Pacific and Caribbean, 1941-1943. Replacement training, 1943–1945 and 1951-1952.

See also


External links

  • http://www.footnote.com/image/#19955968
  • http://www.footnote.com/image/#19067759
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