813th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 813th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with 482d Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia
.
Trained in the Reserve as a heavy bombardment group, June 1947-June 1949; as a troop carrier group, June-December 1952; and as a fighter-bomber group flying various fighter and trainer aircraft, July-November 1957
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with 482d Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
History
Activated in England in 1943 as an Eighth Air Force heavy bomber pathfinder group, flying RADAR-equipped B-17s that preceded bomber formations flying from England to Germany and indicated targets such as airfields, submarine installations, and marshalling yards obscured by weather. Squadron's aircraft were assigned individually to various groups during combat missions. Returned to United States after the end of the war in Europe, but inactivated in California in 1945.Trained in the Reserve as a heavy bombardment group, June 1947-June 1949; as a troop carrier group, June-December 1952; and as a fighter-bomber group flying various fighter and trainer aircraft, July-November 1957
Lineage
- Constituted 813th Bombardment Squadron (Pathfinder) on 10 August 1943
- Activated on 20 August 1943, assuming personnel, aircraft and equipment of the 325th Bombardment Squadron
- Redesignated 813th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 11 November 1944
- Inactivated on 1 September 1945
- Redesignated 813th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 5 September 1947
- Activated in the reserve on 24 September 1947
- Inactivated on 27 June 1949
- Redesignated 813th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 26 May 1952
- Activated in the reserve on 14 June 1952
- Inactivated on 1 December 1952
- Redesignated 813th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 28 February 1957
- Activated in the reserve on 8 July 1957
- Inactivated on 16 November 1957.
Assignments
- 482d Bombardment Group, 20 August 1943-1 September 1945
- 482d Bombardment Group, 24 September 1947-27 June 1949
- 482d Troop Carrier Group, 14 June-1 December 1952
- 482d Fighter-Bomber Group, 8 July 1957-16 November 1957
Stations
- RAF AlconburyRAF AlconburyRAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is adjacent to the Stukeleys [Great and Little] and located about northwest of Huntingdon; about north of London....
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 20 August 1943-June 1945 - Victorville Army Airfield, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, July-1 September 1945 - Harding FieldBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport , also known as Ryan Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles north of the central business district of Baton Rouge, a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States....
, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, 24 September 1947-27 June 1949 - Miami International AirportMiami International AirportMiami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 14 June-1 December 1952 - Dobbins AFB, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 8 July-16 November 1957
Aircraft
- B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943–1945
- C-46 CommandoC-46 CommandoThe Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft originally derived from a commercial high-altitude airliner design. It was instead used as a military transport during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces as well as the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps under the designation R5C...
, 1952 - F-80 Shooting Star, 1955