543d Bombardment Squadron

The 543d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 383d Bombardment Group stationed at Peterson Field, Colorado. It was inactivated on 1 April 1944.

History
Squadron activated in late 1942 as a B-17 Flying Fortress Operational Training Unit for pilots and aircrews. Transitioned in April 1943 to a B-24 Liberator Replacement Training Unit. Inactivated in April 1944 when heavy bombardment training was discontinued.

Lineage

 * Constituted as 543d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 October 1942
 * Activated on 3 November 1942
 * Inactivated on 1 April 1944.

Assignments

 * 383d Bombardment Group, 3 November 1942 – 1 April 1944

Stations

 * Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 3 November 1942
 * Rapid City AAB, South Dakota, 12 November 1942
 * Ainsworth AAF, Nebraska, 13 December 1942
 * Rapid City AAB, South Dakota, 26 April 1943
 * Geiger Field, Washington, 20 June 1943
 * Peterson Field, Colorado, c. 26 October 1943 – 1 April 1944.

Aircraft

 * B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943
 * B-24 Liberator, 1943–1944