467th Bombardment Squadron explained

Unit Name:	467th Bombardment Squadron
Dates:	1942–1944
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Air Force
Type:	Bombardment

The 467th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 333d Bombardment Group, stationed at Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 April 1944.

History

Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb group in July 1942. Assigned to Second Air Force as an operational training unit, providing replacement crew training for pilots and aircrews. Inactivated in 1944 with the phaseout of B-24 crew training.

Lineage

• Constituted 467th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 9 July 1942

Activated on 15 July 1942

Inactivated on 1 April 1944

Assignments

• 333d Bombardment Group, 15 July 1942 – 1 April 1944

Stations

• Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 15 July 1942
• Topeka Army Air Base, Kansas, c. 21 August 1942
• Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, 22 February 1943 – 1 April 1944

Aircraft

• B-24 Liberator, 1942–1943

References

• Book: Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. 1969. reprint. 1982. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-405-12194-6. 72556. 70605402.