814th Troop Carrier Squadron

814th Troop Carrier Squadron
Emblem of the World War II 814th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1943-1952
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Troop Carrier

The 814th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 482d Troop Carrier Group stationed at Miami International Airport, Florida.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Stations 1.4 Aircraft 2 References

History

Activated in England in 1943 as an Eighth Air Force heavy bomber pathfinder group, flying RADAR-equipped B-24s and 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

Lineage

• Constituted 814th Bombardment Squadron (Pathfinder) on 10 August 1943

Activated on 20 August 1943

Redesignated 814th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 11 November 1944

Inactivated on 1 September 1945

• Redesignated 814th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 13 August 1947

Activated in the reserve on 24 September 1947

Inactivated on 27 June 1949

• Redesignated 814th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 26 May 1952

Activated in the reserve on 14 June 1952

Inactivated on 1 December 1952

Assignments

• 482d Bombardment Group, 20 August 1943-1 September 1945
• 482d Bombardment Group, 24 September 1947-27 June 1949
• 482d Troop Carrier Group, 14 June-1 December 1952

Stations

• RAF Alconbury, England, 20 August 1943-June 1945
• Victorville Army Airfield, California, July-1 September 1945
• New Orleans Mun Airport, Louisiana, 24 September 1947-27 June 1949
• Miami International Airport, Florida, 14 June-1 December 1952

Aircraft

• B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945
• B-17 Flying Fortress, 1944–1945
• C-46 Commando, 1952

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5