| 393d Bomb Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 11 March 1944 - 30 September 1990 27 August 1993 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Strategic Bombing |
| Part of | Air Combat Command 8th Air Force 509th Bomb Wing 509th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Whiteman Air Force Base |
| Decorations |  AFOUA RVGC w/ Palm |
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Mission
History
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Operations
Lineage
- 393d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1944 - 1948)
- 393d Bombardment Squadron, Medium (1948 - 1966)
- 393d Bomberdment Squadron, Heavy (1966 - 1969)
- 393d Bombardment Squadron, Medium (1969 - 1993)
- 393d Bomb Squadron (1993 - Present)
Assignments
- 504th Bombardment Group (1944)
- 2d Air Force (1919 – 1946)
- 509th Bomb Wing (1944 - 1990, 1993 - Present)
Bases stationed
- Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas (1944)
- Fairmont Army Air Field, Nebraska (1944)
- Wendover Field, Utah (1944 - 1945)
- North Field, Tinian (1945)
- Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico (1945 - 1958)
- Deployed: Kwajalein (1 May - July 1946)
- Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (4 June - 2 September 1952)
- Deployed: Anderson Air Force Base, Guam (18 June - c. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operation Crossroads was a series of Nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States in the summer of 1946 Second Air Force is an intermediate echelon Numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command. This article is about the US Air Force B-2 Wing For the article on the World War II B-29 unit see 509th Operations Group. Dalhart Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located three miles (5 km southwest of the Central business district of Dalhart Texas Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Fairmont Army Airfield was located in Fillmore County approx 2 Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Wendover Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Utah now known as Wendover Airport. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Tinian (ˈtɪniən /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/ is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59’51”N 145°37’39”E Walker Air Force Base was the largest Strategic Air Command base of the United States Air Force at the time of its closure in 1967 New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Kwajalein Atoll ( Marshallese: Kuwajleen; kʷuwːɔ͡ɛt̪ʲl̪ʲɪn̪ʲ common English pronunciation ˈkwɑːʤəlɨ̞n often nicknamed Kwaj RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force (RAF station located at Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Andersen Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base on the northern end of the island of Guam, largely within the village of Yigo but also stretching Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated 18 September 1953)
- Deployed: Anderson Air Force Base, Guam (10 July - 8 October 1954)
- Deployed: RAF Upper Heyford, England (10 January - 30 April 1956)
- Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire (1958 - 1990)
- Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (1963 - Present)
Aircraft Operated
- B-17 Flying Fortress (1944)
- B-29 Superfortress (1944 - 1952)
- B-50 Superfortress (1949 - 1955)
- B-47 Stratojet (1955 - 1965)
- B-52 Stratofortress (1966 - 1969)
- FB-111 (1970 - 1990)
- B-2 Spirit (1993 - Present)
Also See
References
RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford Oxfordshire, England. Pease Air Force Base was a US Air Force base under the control of the Strategic Air Command (SAC New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Whiteman Air Force Base ( Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States atDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic