489th Attack Squadron
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489th Attack Squadron | |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Col Theodore[3] |
Insignia | |
489th Attack Squadron emblem (approved 27 February 2017)[4] | |
489th Reconnaissance Squadron emblem[note 1] | |
489th Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 27 October 1959)[1] | |
489th Bombardment Squadron emblem (World War II) |
The 489th Attack Squadron is an active
The squadron was first activated as the 77th Aero Squadron in 1917. Redesignated as the 489th Aero Squadron, it served as a support unit in France during World War I before returning to the US and being demobilized in 1919.
Through most of its existence, the squadron was named the 489th Bombardment Squadron. It served under this name from 1925 to 1942 in the
History
World War I
The
In January 1918 a new numbering scheme for aero squadrons was set up. The numbers 400 through 599 were reserved for Aero Squadrons (Construction).[
Organized Reserve
The first 489th Bombardment Squadron was constituted in the
World War II
The second 489th Bombardment Squadron was organized as a
Personnel demobilized in Italy during the summer of 1945; the squadron returned to the United States, being prepared for deployment to the Pacific Theater for use as a tactical bomb squadron in the programmed Invasion of Japan. Japanese capitulation led to the squadron's inactivation in November 1945.
Return to reserve status
Activated as an
Strategic Air Command
From 1958, the
Reconnaissance operations
The squadron was activated as the 489th Reconnaissance Squadron on 26 August 2011 at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville, CA as a component of the
489th Attack Squadron
The squadron was redesignated as the 489th Attack Squadron at Creech Air Force Base under the
Lineage
- 489th Aero Squadron
- Organized as the 77th Aero Squadron on 13 August 1917[note 2]
- Redesignated 489th Aero Squadron (Construction) on 1 February 1918
- Demobilized on 6 March 1919
- 489th Bombardment Squadron
- Constituted as the 489th Bombardment Squadron on 31 March 1924 and allotted to the reserve
- Activated, date unknown (personnel assigned in January 1925)
- Consolidated with the 489th Aero Squadron in June 1932
- Disbanded on 31 May 1942
- 489th Attack Squadron
- Constituted as the 489th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 10 August 1942
- Activated on 20 August 1942
- Redesignated 489th Bombardment Squadron, Medium c. 20 August 1943
- Inactivated on 7 November 1945
- Redesignated 489th Bombardment Squadron, Light on 24 October 1947
- Activated in the reserve on 10 November 1947
- Inactivated on 27 June 1949
- Redesignated 489th Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 11 August 1958 and consolidated with the 489th Bombardment Squadron
- Activated on 1 October 1958
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 January 1962[9]
- Redesignated 489th Reconnaissance Squadron on 14 June 2011
- Activated on 26 August 2011
- Inactivated on 10 May 2015
- Redesignated 489th Attack Squadron on 1 December 2016
- Activated on 2 December 2016[4]
Assignments
- Unknown, 13 August 1917 – February 1918[note 3]
- Air Service Production Center No. 2, February–December 1918
- Unknown, December 1918 – 6 March 1919
- Ninth Corps Area, 1925 – 31 May 1942 (349th Bombardment Group for mobilization until c. June 1929)[5]
- 340th Bombardment Group, 20 August 1942 – 7 November 1945
- 340th Bombardment Group, 10 November 1947 – 27 June 1949
- 340th Bombardment Wing, 1 October 1958 – 1 January 1962
- 9th Operations Group, 26 August 2011 – 10 May 2015
- 432nd Operations Group, 2 December 2016 – present[4]
Stations
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Aircraft
- Curtiss B-2 Condor, 1930–1934[10][11]
- North American B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1945
- Douglas A-26 Invader, 1947–1949
- Boeing B-47 Stratojet, 1958–1962
- Beechcraft MC-12W, 2011–2015
- General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, 2016–present
- General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, 2016–present[4]
References
- Notes
- ^ While active at Beale, the squadron used an updated version of its World War II emblem. "Beale Air Force Base: Art: 489th Reconnaissance Squadron". 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ This squadron is not related to the 77th Aero Squadron established on 20 February 1918. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 277-278.
- ^ Probably Station Headquarters, Kelly Field and Station Headquarters, Hazelhurst Field while stationed there
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 587-588
- ^ "Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 19 December 2016. (search)
- ^ a b Campbell, A1C Kristan (16 December 2016). "Centennial Squadron reactivates at Creech". 432d Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h Bailey, Carl E. (8 August 2017). "Factsheet 489 Attack Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Clay, p. 1523
- ^ Clay, p. 1339
- ^ a b Schake, p. 220 (note 43)
- ^ a b "Abstract (Unclassified), History of the Strategic Bomber since 1945 (Top Secret, downgraded to Secret)". Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ a b Lineage, including assignments, stations through 1962 in Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 587-588
- ^ Alley, p. 50
- ^ Other aircraft before 1942 unknown.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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- Clay, Steven E. (2011). US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 (PDF). Vol. 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919-1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. OCLC 637712205. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Schake, Col Kurt W. (1998). Strategic Frontier: American Bomber Bases Overseas, 1950-1960 (PDF). Trondheim, Norway: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. ISBN 978-8277650241. Retrieved 27 July 2015.