| 812th Fighter-Bomber Squadron | |
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Emblem of the World War II 812th Bombardment Squadron |
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| Active | 1943-1957 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Bomber |
The 812th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 482d Fighter-Bomber Group stationed at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia.
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Activated in England in 1943 as an Eighth Air Force heavy bomber pathfinder group, flying RADAR-equipped B-17s that preceded bomber formations flying from England to Germany and indicated targets such as airfields, submarine installations, and marshalling yards obscured by weather. Squadron's aircraft were assigned individually to various groups during combat missions. Returned to United States after the end of the war in Europe, but inactivated in California in 1945.
Trained in the Reserve as a heavy bombardment group, June 1947-June 1949; as a troop carrier group, June-December 1952; and as a fighter-bomber group flying various fighter and trainer aircraft, May 1955-November 1957
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