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84th Bombardment Squadron

84th Bombardment Squadron
B-66 Destroyer as flown by the squadron
Active	1941-1962
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Tactical Bombardment
Engagements	Mediterranean Theater of Operations[1]
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
84th Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 9 September 1942)[1]

The 84th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the post-World War II-era 47th Bombardment Wing, stationed at RAF Sculthorpe, England. It was inactivated on 22 June 1962.

Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. Combat in MTO, 22 Jan 1943 – 30 Apr 1945. Cold War NATO tactical bombardment squadron. See 47th Operations Group for extended history.^[1]

• Constituted as the 84th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940

Activated on 15 Jan 1941

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light on 20 August 1943

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light (Night Intruder) on 16 April 1946

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet on 23 June 1948

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light c. 16 November 1950

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical on 1 October 1955

Discontinued, and inactivated, on 22 Jun 1962^[1]

• 47th Bombardment Group, 15 January 1941
• Twelfth Air Force, 2 October 1949
• Ninth Air Force, 17 October 1949 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group)
• Tactical Air Command, 1 August 1950 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing after 1 September 1950)
• 47th Bombardment Group, 12 March 1951
• 47th Bombardment Wing, 8 February 1955 – 22 June 1962^[1]

• Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1941-1942
• Douglas A-20 Havoc, 1942-1945
• Douglas A-26 Invader (later B-26), 1945-1949
• North American B-45 Tornado, 1949-1957
• Douglas B-66 Destroyer, 1958-1962^[1]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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