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The 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 85th Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Waycross Army Airfield, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.[1]
| 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron | |
|---|---|
 P-47 Thunderbolt, last plane used by the 499th | |
| Active | 1942–1944 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Fighter-Bomber training |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Insignia | |
| 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron) emblem (approved 31 August 1942)[1] | _-_Emblem.png) |
History
editParticipated in air-ground maneuvers, October 1942— April 1943, and afterward served as a replacement training unit until 1 May 1944
Lineage
edit- Constituted as the 305th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 13 January 1942
- Activated on 10 February 1942
- Redesignated: 305th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 July 1942
- Redesignated: 499th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944[1]
Assignments
edit- 85th Bombardment Group (later 85th Fighter-Bomber Group), 10 February 1942 – 1 May 1944[1]
Stations
edit- Savannah Army Air Base, Georgia, 10 February 1942
- Bowman Field, Kentucky, 16 February 1942
- Hunter Field, Georgia, 9 June 1942
- Waycross Army Air Field, Georgia, 15 August 1942
- Gillespie Field, Tennessee, 3 October 1942
- Blythe Army Air Base, California, 2 November 1942
- Rice Army Air Field, California, 10 December 1942
- Harding Army Air Field, Louisiana, 8 April 1943
- Waycross Army Air Field, Georgia, 22 August 1943
- Harris Neck Army Air Field, Georgia, 20 September 1943
- Waycross Army Air Field, Georgia, 13 December 1943 – 1 May 1944[1]
Aircraft
edit- Vultee V-72 Vengeance, 1942
- Douglas A-24 Dauntless, 1942–1943
- North American A-36 Apache, 1943
- Bell P-39 Airacobra, 1943–1944
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, 1944
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944[1]
References
editNotes
editBibliography
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- 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.