History 494th Bombardment Squadron

-



1 history

1.1 lineage
1.2 assignments
1.3 stations
1.4 aircraft





history

activated in late 1942 iii bomber command replacement training unit. in late 1943, realigned operational squadron, deployed european theater of operations in february 1944. assigned ix bomber command in 1944. engaged in tactical bombardment of enemy targets in occupied europe stations in england, after d-day, moved advanced landing grounds in france , belgium; advancing eastward allied ground forces advanced. supported eighth air force strategic bombardment missions on nazi germany , occupied europe; striking enemy airfields obtain maximum interference in luftwaffe day interceptor attacks on heavy bomber formations returning england. participated in western allied invasion of germany, march–april 1945, combat ending german capitation in may 1945.


squadron remained in germany part of united states air forces in europe occupation fores. personnel demobilized in germany , squadron inactivated on 15 february 1946.


lineage

constituted 494th bombardment squadron (medium) on 31 august 1942


activated on 8 september 1942
inactivated on 30 december 1945

assignments

344th bombardment group, 8 september 1942 – 30 december 1945

stations

macdill field, florida, 8 september 1942
drane field, florida, 28 december 1942
hunter field, georgia, 19 december 1943- 26 january 1944
raf stansted mountfitchet (aaf-169), england, 9 february 1944
cormeilles-en-vexin airfield (a-59), france, 30 september 1944
florennes/juzaine airfield (a-78), belgium, 5 april 1945
schleissheim palace, germany, 15 september 1945 – 15 february 1946 (ground echelon)

aircraft

b-26 marauder, 1942–1945






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

History The Vandals

-
1 history 1.1 years (1980-1984) 1.2 quackenbush, fitzgerald, , freese join (1984-1989) 1.3 role in 90s punk revival (1990-2000) 1.4 kung fu records years (2000-present) history early years (1980-1984) the vandals formed in 1980 in huntington beach, california guitarist jan nils ackermann. vocalist steven ronald stevo jensen (1959-august 21, 2005) found , , ackermann practiced , performed rotating cast of other members before permanent lineup coalesced include bassist steve human pfauter , drummer joe escalante. other members included steve gonzalez on bass , vince mesa on drums. the band built reputation in los angeles , orange county punk rock community included bands such bad religion, descendents, black flag, t.s.o.l., x, germs, suicidal tendencies, dickies, , social distortion. vandals distinguished in scene sticking humorous subject matter rather typical social , political topics addressed punk bands of time. the vandals performing in tucson, arizona in 1984, showing original
Read more

Causes Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

-
the causes led king john vi of united kingdom of portugal, brazil , algarves, court had been installed in rio de janeiro since 1808, embark on invasion of banda oriental can divided general , circumstantial. among first located in main place, former portuguese aspiration bring frontiers of brazil coast of rio de la plata (portuguese: rio da prata), arguing matched tordesillas line spain , portugal had divided world in 1494. reason, region of rio de la plata border area between spain , portugal, , such, highly conflictive area , theater of bloody battles on centuries, after american colonies became independent of european powers. the río de la plata strategic because starting point of large river basin, fifth in world, goes heart of south america, near mining areas in potosi (current bolivia), through paraguay, mato grosso , reaching são paulo. additionally, banda oriental, in eighteenth , nineteenth centuries, area of major agricultural wealth, organized on old dairy , beef production,
Read more

Publications Daniel Kolak

-
1 publications 1.1 books 1.2 articles , chapters 1.3 papers , talks 1.4 lovers of wisdom website publications books the 3 pillars of wisdom, new york: rowman , littlefield, 2007. socrates on trial, new york: pearson/longman, 2007. philosophy of religion, new york: longman, 2007. cognitive science (w/ w. hirstein, p. mandik , j. waskan) london: routledge, 2006. the longman standard history of philosophy (w/ g. thomson), new york: pearson/longman, 2005. the longman standard history of 20th century philosophy (w/ g. thomson), pearson/longman, 2005. the longman standard history of 19th century philosophy (w/ g. thomson), pearson/longman, 2005. the longman standard history of modern philosophy (w/ g. thomson), new york: pearson/longman, 2005. the longman standard history of medieval philosophy (w/ g. thomson), new york: pearson/longman, 2005. the longman standard history of ancient philosophy (w/ g. thomson), new york: pearson/longman, 2005. i you: metaphysical foundations global ethics, do
Read more