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 against shipping and bypassed islands in the Marshalls and Carolines. Returned to Hawaii in October 1944 for training with rockets and new B-25's. Moved to Okinawa, May–June 1945. Bombed airfields, railways, and harbor facilities on Kyushu until August 1945. Also flew some missions against airfields in China.
Moved to Manila in December 1945. Inactivated in the Philippines on 27 January 1946.
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Constituted 47th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 20 November 1940
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Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II(PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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January 01, 1970
47th, bombardment, squadron, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2012,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 47th Bombardment SquadronActive1940 1946CountryUnited StatesBranchUnited States Army Air ForcesTypeInterceptor Contents 1 History 1 1 Lineage 1 2 Assignments 1 3 Stations 1 4 Aircraft 2 References 3 External linksHistory editActivated 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 against shipping and bypassed islands in the Marshalls and Carolines Returned to Hawaii in October 1944 for training with rockets and new B 25 s Moved to Okinawa May June 1945 Bombed airfields railways and harbor facilities on Kyushu until August 1945 Also flew some missions against airfields in China Moved to Manila in December 1945 Inactivated in the Philippines on 27 January 1946 Lineage edit Constituted 47th Bombardment Squadron Medium on 20 November 1940 Activated on 15 January 1941 Inactivated on 27 January 1946 Assignments edit 41st Bombardment Group 15 January 1941 27 January 1946 Stations edit March Field California 15 January 1941 Tucson Army Airfield Arizona 16 May 1941 Muroc Army Airfield California 10 December 1941 Visalia Army Airfield California 5 February 1942 Hammer Field California 3 June 1942 Temporarily stationed at San Diego Airport California 7 December 1942 Portland Airport Oregon 20 February 27 September 1943 Hickam Field Territory of Hawaii 16 October 1943 Abemama Airfield Abemama Gilbert Islands 22 December 1943 Makin Airfield Makin Gilbert Islands 21 April 1944 Wheeler Field Territory of Hawaii November 3d 1944 Yontan Airfield Okinawa 7 June 1945 Fort William McKinley Philippines 13 December 1945 27 January 1946 Aircraft edit Boeing Stearman Model 75 1941 B 18 Bolo 1941 Lockheed Hudson 1941 1942 B 25 Mitchell 1942 1945 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer ed 1982 1969 Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II PDF reprint ed Washington DC Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 405 12194 6 LCCN 70605402 OCLC 72556 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 47th Bombardment Squadron amp oldid 1205386284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
