Military unit
The 313th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 21st Bombardment Group , based at MacDill Field , Florida . It was inactivated on 10 October 1943.
History
Lineage Constituted 313th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942 Activated on 1 Feb 1942
Disbanded on 10 October 1943
Assignments
Stations Bowman Field , Kentucky , 1 Feb 1942
Jackson AAB , Mississippi , 8 Feb 1942
Columbia AAB , South Carolina , 24 Apr 1942
Key Field , Mississippi , 26 May 1942
Hattiesburg AAF , Mississippi , 8 Jun 1942
Key Field , Mississippi , 12 Jun 1942
MacDill Field , Florida , 26 Jun 1942-10 Oct 1943.
Aircraft A-20, 1942
B-18, 1942
B-25, 1942
B-26, 1942-1943.
Operational history Antisubmarine patrols in Gulf of Mexico on 8 Jun 1942 and 31 Jul-8 Aug 1942. Operational training unit, 29 Apr 1942-14 May 1943, and 16 Jul-10 Oct 1943; replacement training unit, 15 May-15 Jul 1943.
References This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
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