84th Bombardment Squadron
# 84th Bombardment Squadron

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.

## History

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.

## Lineage

* 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

### Assignments

* 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

### Aircraft

* 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
