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The 884th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was an early Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit, but was inactivated in the spring of 1944 when the Army Air Forces reorganized its very heavy bomber units. It was reactivated in August 1944 and deployed to the Pacific in 1945, but arrived too late to see combat. The squadron returned to the United States in December and was inactivated.
884th Bombardment Squadron | |
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Active | 1943-1944; 1944–1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Heavy bomber |
The 884th Bombardment Squadron was activated at Gowen Field, Idaho on 20 November 1943 as one of the four original squadrons of the 500th Bombardment Group. It initially flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in New Mexico, then trained in Kansas with early model Boeing B-29 Superfortresses, with frequent delays in training due to modifications of the aircraft correcting production deficiencies.[citation needed]. In May 1944, the Army Air Forces reorganized its very heavy bomber units, reducing them from four to three operational squadrons. The 884th was inactivated in this reorganization.[1][2]
The squadron was activated again three months later at Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, where it was assigned to the 383d Bombardment Group.[1] Shortages of B-29s for training caused the 383d and the squadron to remain in the United States[citation needed] for almost a year until finally it deployed to the Central Pacific Area in August 1945.[1] By the time the squadron arrived at West Field (Tinian) in September, hostilities in the Pacific had ended and it did not see combat.[3] The squadron returned to the United States in December and was inactivated at the port of embarkation.[1]
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