426th Bombardment Squadron

The 426th Bombardment Squadronn is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 309th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 1 May 1944.

History
Established as a B-25 Mitchell medium bombardment squadron in early 1942; trained under Third Air Force. Assigned to Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina as first an Operational Training Unit (OTU) for newly formed squadrons, then in 1943 becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU) for pilots and aircrew on the B-25 prior to the personnel being assigned overseas to combat units. Inactivated on 1 May 1944 with the phaseout of B-25 training.

Lineage

 * Constituted 37th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 28 Jan 1942
 * Activated on 15 Mar 1942
 * Redesignated 426th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Apr 1942
 * Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

 * 309th Bombardment Group, 15 March 1942-1 May 1944

Stations

 * Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 15 March 1942
 * Jackson Army Air Base, Mississippi, 15 March 1942
 * Key Field, Mississippi, 29 April 1942;
 * Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, 15 May 1942-1 May 1944

Aircraft

 * B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944