| 769th Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1944-1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Force |
| Role | Bombardment |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 769th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 462d Bombardment Group, based at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 31 March 1946
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Established in 1943 as one of the initial B-29 Superfortress Very Heavy bombardment squadrons. Trained in Kansas with early model B-29s, with frequent delays in training due to modifications of the aircraft correcting production deficiencies.
Deployed to India in April 1944 taking part in raids over Japan, staging though airfields in China as part of Operation Matterhorn. Reassigned to Mariana Islands when island airfields became available after Battle of Tinian. Performed strategic bombardment of Japanese Home Islands until enemy capitulation in August 1945.
Reassigned to the United States as part of Continental Air Forces (later Strategic Air Command). Inactivated in March 1946 as part of consolidation and reorganization of SAC.
Combat in CBI, 5 June 1944-29 March 1945, and Western Pacific, 5 May-14 August 1945
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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