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748th Bombardment Squadron information


748th Bombardment Squadron
457th Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress[a]
Active1943–1945
Country748th Bombardment Squadron United States
Branch748th Bombardment Squadron United States Air Force
RoleHeavy bomber
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations
Insignia
Patch with 748th Bombardment Squadron emblem[b][1]

The 748th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. The squadron was first activated in July 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated in August 1945.


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  1. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 734

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