707th Bombardment Squadron

707th Bombardment Squadron
A squadron B-24J Liberator on the bomb run over Aschaffenburg[a]
Active1943–1945; 1948–1950
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleHeavy bomber
ColorsBlack (World War II)[1]
EngagementsEuropean Theater of World War II
Insignia
707th Bombardment Squadron emblem[1]
WW II group tail marking[1]Circle C, later yellow with black stripe
WW II squadron fuselage code and color[1]JU

The 707th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Twelfth Air Force at Lubbock Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated in March 1950.

The squadron was first activated in 1943. After training in the United States with Consolidated B-24 Liberators, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it engaged in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated. The squadron was activated in the reserve in 1948.


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  1. ^ a b c d Watkins, pp. 90–91