The 84th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the post-World War II-era 47th Bombardment Wing, stationed at RAF Sculthorpe, England. It was inactivated on 22 June 1962.

History

Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. Combat in MTO, 22 Jan 1943 – 30 Apr 1945. Cold War NATO tactical bombardment squadron. See 47th Operations Group for extended history.[1]

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 84th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940
Activated on 15 Jan 1941
Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light on 20 August 1943
Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light (Night Intruder) on 16 April 1946
Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet on 23 June 1948
Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light c. 16 November 1950
Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical on 1 October 1955
Discontinued, and inactivated, on 22 Jun 1962[1]

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 291-292

Bibliography

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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