47 Squadron (other)
47 Squadron or 47th Squadron may refer to: * No. 47 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 47th Fighter Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 47th Bombardment Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 47th Liaison Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 47th Division (other) 47th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 47th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 47th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 47th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 47th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 47th Infantry Division Bari (Kingdo ... * 47th Brigade (other) {{mil-unit-dis ...
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47th Fighter Squadron
The 47th Fighter Squadron is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it flies Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and is assigned to the 442d Operations Group. The squadron was first activated in 1940, as the United States expanded its military forces prior to World War II, as the 46th Pursuit Squadron. The squadron formed part of the air defenses of the Hawaiian Islands, and suffered heavy losses in the attack on Pearl Harbor. It served in Hawaii and the Pacific for the remainder of the war, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for long-range fighter missions over Japan in 1945. It returned to Hawaii in 1946 and was inactivated. The squadron was activated again as the 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in 1952, when it replaced an Air National Guard unit that had been mobilized for the Korean War and was being returned to state control. It continued in the air defense role until inactivating in 1960. It was ac ...
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47th Bombardment Squadron
The 47th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 41st Bombardment Group, based at Manila, Philippines. It was inactivated on 27 January 1946. History Activated at March Field, California in early 1941 as part of the prewar mobilization of the Army Air Corps. Equipped with B-18 Bolos and Lockheed Hudsons. Engaged in coastal patrols over Southern California, later over the San Francisco area. Re-equipped with B-25 Medium bombers, deployed to Seventh Air Force in Hawaii during the late summer of 1942. Completed final training in Hawaii and moved to Tarawa in the Central Pacific in December 1943. Entered combat and attacked enemy installations, airfields, and shipping in the Marshall Islands in preparation for the invasion by US forces, and after February 1944 staged through captured fields on Eniwetok to attack shipping in the Caroline Islands. In April 1944 moved to Makin where its missions were directed primarily aga ...
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47th Liaison Squadron
The 47th Liaison Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1948. The squadron was activated in July 1943. It trained in the United States until the spring of 1944, then deployed to the European Theater of Operations. It served as a courier and communication unit for various headquarters. After V-E Day, it remained in Germany as part of the occupation force until 1947, when it returned to the United States as a paper unit. It remained in that status until inactivating. History The 47th Liaison Squadron was activated at Gainesville Army Air Field, Texas on 1 July 1943 as one of the four squadrons of the 426th Reconnaissance Group. The following month the squadron was reassigned to II Air Support Command, as the 426th Group was inactivated without fully equipping or being brought up to strength. The squadron was equipped with a variety of ...
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47th Division (other)
47th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 47th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 47th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 47th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 47th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 47th Infantry Division Bari (Kingdom of Italy) * 47th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 47th (1/2nd London) Division (United Kingdom, World War I) * 47th (London) Infantry Division (United Kingdom, World War II) * 47th Infantry Division (United States) Aviation divisions * 47th Air Division The 47th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. It was inactivated on 27 February 1987. The unit's origins begin with its predecessor, ...