The 467th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive

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unit. Its last was assigned to the 333d Bombardment Group, stationed at

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. 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

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, 15 July 1942 *

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, c. 21 August 1942 *

, 22 February 1943 – 1 April 1944

Aircraft

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, 1942–1943

References

* Military units and formations established in 1942 Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces {{US-mil-hist-stub