866th Bombardment Squadron
(later 866th Technical Training Squadron)
494th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberators on their way to a target, 24 February 1945[a]
Active
1943–1946; 1958–1962
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Intermediate range ballistic missile training
Engagements
Pacific Theater of Operations
Decorations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
866th Bombardment Squadron emblem[b][1]
Military unit
The 866th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was as the 866th Technical Training Squadron with the 1st Missile Division at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, where it trained for overseas deployment the SM-78 Jupiter. It was inactivated on 25 May 1962.
The squadron was first activated in late 1943 for service during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Pacific, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan. It returned to the United States and was inactivated in 1946. In 1958, it was redesignated the 866th Strategic Missile Squadron and conducted intermediate range ballistic missile training until again inactivating.
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