List of United States Air Force bomb squadrons
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This is a list of United States Air Force Bomb Squadrons. It covers all squadrons that were constituted or redesignated as bombardment squadron sometime during their active service. Today Bomb Squadrons are considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) along with fighter squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force. All the active Bomb Squadrons are in Bold.
Bomb Squadrons
[edit]Squadrons 1 to 110
[edit]| Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Aircraft | Note |
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| 1st Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Mountain Home AFB | B-47 | Redesignated 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1966) Redesignated 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (1992) (Active) | |
| 2d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | March AFB | B-52B/C/D/E | Inactivated 1982 / Redesignated 2d Strategic Squadron (RAF Mildenhall) (KC-135's) 1 January 1988 – 31 March 1992 | |
| 3d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) |  | Rio Hato Army Air Base | B-24 | Redesignated 129th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Photographic) (1951) | |
| 4th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) |  | RAF Mendlesham | B-24 | Inactivated 1945 | |
| 5th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Mountain Home AFB | "Blackcats" | B-47 | Redesignated 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Training Squadron (1966) |
| 6th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy |  | North Field | "XTNDRs" | B-29 | Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 6th Air Refueling Squadron |
| 6th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base | B-52D | Redesignated from the 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium (RB47's) | |
| 7th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) |  | RAF Mendlesham | B-24 | Inactivated 1945 | |
| 8th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical |  | Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam | "Blackbirds" | B-57 | Redesignated 8th Attack Squadron (1969) |
| 9th Bomb Squadron |  | Dyess AFB | "Bats" | B-1B | |
| 10th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Dyess AFB | "Ace in the Hole" | B-47 Stratojet | Redesignated 10th Strategic Missile Squadron |
| 11th Bomb Squadron |  | Barksdale AFB | "Mr. Jiggs" | B-52 | |
| 12th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Dyess AFB | "Red Dawgs" | B-47 Stratojet | Redesignated 12th Strategic Missile Squadron |
| 13th Bomb Squadron |  | Whiteman AFB | "Grim Reapers" | B-2 Spirit | |
| 14th Bombardment Squadron |  | Essendon, Australia | B-17 | Inactivated 1946-disbanded 1949 | |
| 15th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) |  | Northwest Field, Guam | B-29 | Inactivated 1946 & Consolidated with 15th Special Operations Squadron (1985) | |
| 16th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) |  | Northwest Field, Guam | B-29 | Inactivated 1946 | |
| 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Sicily | "Fireballs" | A-36 | Redesignated 522d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1943) | |
| 17th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) |  | Northwest Field, Guam | B-29 | Inactivated 1946 | |
| 17th Bombardment Squadron (Light) |  | A-36 | Redesignated 523d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1943) | ||
| 18th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | RAF Mendlesham | B-24 | Inactivated 1945 & Consolidated with the 18th Special Operations Squadron (1985) | |
| 19th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | March AFB | B-47 | Inactivated 1963 & Consolidated with the 19th Air Commando Squadron, Troop Carrier (1985) | |
| 20th Bomb Squadron |  | Barksdale AFB | "Buccaneers" | B-52 | |
| 21st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) |  | Smoky Hill AAF | B-24 | Disbanded 1943 | |
| 21st Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) | Northwest Field, Guam | B-29 | Inactivated 1946 | ||
| 22d Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | "Bombing Bulldogs" | B-25 | Inactivated 1945 Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 22d Air Refueling Squadron | |
| 23d Bomb Squadron |  | Minot AFB | "Bomber Barons" | B-52 | |
| 24th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Eglin Field | "Golden Jaguars" | B-25 | Disbanded 1942 | |
| 24th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Walker AFB | B-52 | Redesignated 24th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 25 June 1967 (Eielson AFB, Alaska) (RC-135D/E/S) | ||
| 24th Bombardment Squadron, Medium | Lake Charles AFB | B-29 | Redesignated 24th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium (1952) | ||
| 25th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Forbes AFB | "Executioners" | B-47 | Redesignated 25th Strategic Training Squadron (1988) |
| 26th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Altus AFB | B-52 | Redesignated 26th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1973) | |
| 27th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Kwajalein | B-24 | Inactivated 1946 | ||
| 28th Bomb Squadron |  | Dyess AFB | "Mohawk Warriors" | B-1B | |
| 29th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Fairchild AFB | "Antique Airlines" (1966-1973) "Thumper" | RB-29 Superfortress | Redesignated 130th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Photographic (1951) |
| 30th Bombardment Squadron | Grand Forks AFB | B-52 | Inactivated 1963 & Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds) | ||
| 31st Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | Beale AFB | B-52 | Redesignated 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron (1986) | |
| 32d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | Lockbourne Air Force Base | EB-47 | Redesignated 32d Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1964) | |
| 33d Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | B-24 | Redesignated 33d Flying Training Squadron (1990) | ||
| 34th Bomb Squadron |  | Ellsworth AFB | "Thunderbirds" | B-1B | |
| 35th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Phillips Field, MD | B-25 | Inactivated 1949 | ||
| 36th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional) | RAF Harrington | B-24 | Consolidated with 856th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1944) | ||
| 36th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) | RAF Alconbury | B-24 | Inactivated 1945 | ||
| 37th Bomb Squadron |  | Ellsworth AFB | "Tigers" | B-1B | |
| 38th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Kwajalein | B-24 | Inactivated 1946 | ||
| 39th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | Dover AAF | B-25 | Redesignated 3d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942), then 819th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943) | |
| 39th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Walker AFB | B-52 | Redesignated 9th Air Commando Squadron (Psychological Operations) (1967) | |
| 40th Bombardment Squadron | -emblem.jpg) | Podington England | B-24 | Inactivated 1943 (Not Related to 40 BS (Heavy)) | |
| 40th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Walker AFB | B-52 | Inactivated 1967 (Not Related to 40 BS ) | |
| 41st Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy |  | Long Beach Mun Airport | B-29 | Inactivated 1949 Consolidated 19 September 1985 with the 41st Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135) | |
| 42d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Wright-Patterson AFB | B-52 | Redesignated 42d Attack Squadron (2006) | ||
| 43d Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy |  | North Field, Guam | B-29 | Inactivated 1946 | |
| 44th Bombardment Squadron |  | Forbes AFB | B-47 | Inactivated 1964 | |
| 45th Bombardment Squadron |  | Forbes AFB | B-47 | Inactivated 1964 | |
| 46th Bomb Squadron | Grand Forks AFB | B-1B | Inactivated 1994 | ||
| 47th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Manila, Philippines | B-25 | Inactivated 1946 | |
| 48th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Manila, Philippines | B-25 | Inactivated 1946 | |
| 49th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Hunter Air Force Base | "Wolves" | B-47 | Redesignated 49th Test Squadron (1986) |
| 50th Bombardment Squadron, Light | Birmingham Municipal Airport, AL | B-25 | Redesignated 50th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1957) | ||
| 51st Bombardment Squadron, Medium | Lake Charles AFB, LA | B-47 | Redesignated from 51st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1952) Redesignated (1963) | ||
| 51st Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Seymour Johnson AFB | B-52G | Redesignated (1963) Inactivated (1982) | ||
| 52d Bombardment Squadron, Medium | Lake Charles AFB, LA | B-47 | Redesignated from 52d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1952) Inactivated (1963) | ||
| 52d Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy |  | North Field | B-29 | Redesignated 52d Flying Training Squadron (1972) | |
| 53d Bombardment Squadron (Light) | A-20, B-25 | Disbanded 1944 | |||
| 54th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) | B-25 | Disbanded 1942 | |||
| 55th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) | Key Field, MS | A-35 | Redesignated 492d Fighter Squadron (1943) | ||
| 56th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) | Key Field, MS | A-35 | Redesignated 493d Fighter Squadron (1943) | ||
| 57th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) | Key Field, MS | A-35 | Redesignated 494th Fighter Squadron (1943) | ||
| 58th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) | A-20 | Redesignated 531st Fighter Squadron (1943) | |||
| 59th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Birmingham Municipal Airport | B-25 | Inactivated 1951 | ||
| 60th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Andersen AFB | B-52D / B-52G | Inactivated 1990 | ||
| 60th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy |  | North Field, Guam | B-29 | Consolidated with 960th Airborne Early Warning & Control Squadron (1985) | |
| 61st Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy |  | North Field, Guam | B-29 | Consolidated with 961st Airborne Early Warning & Control Squadron (1985) | |
| 62d Bombardment Squadron | Barksdale AFB | B-52G | Inactivated 1993 | ||
| 63d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | Little Rock AFB | B-58 | Inactivated 1970 | |
| 63d Bombardment Squadron (Provisional) | Andersen AFB | B-52 | Inactivated 1975 | ||
| 64th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | Little Rock AFB | B-58 | Inactivated 1970 | |
| 64th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional) | Andersen AFB | B-52 | Inactivated 1973 | ||
| 65th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | Little Rock AFB | B-58 | Inactivated 1970 – Redesignated:65th Strategic Squadron Andersen AFB, Guam (KC-135) | |
| 65th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional) | Andersen AFB | B-52 | Inactivated 1973 | ||
| 66th Bombardment Squadron, Medium | Lake Charles AFB, LA | B-47 | Redesignated 66th Strategic Missile Squadron (1962) | ||
| 67th Bombardment Squadron, Medium | Lake Charles AFB, LA | B-47 | Redesignated 67th Strategic Missile Squadron (1962) | ||
| 68th Bombardment Squadron, Medium | Lake Charles AFB, LA | B-47 | Redesignated 68th Strategic Missile Squadron (1962) | ||
| 69th Bomb Squadron |  | Minot AFB | B-52H | ||
| 70th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Loring AFB | B-52G | Redesignated 70th Flying Training Squadron (1966) | |
| 71st Bombardment Squadron, Tactical |  | Laon-Couvron Air Base, France | B-57 | Redesignated 71st Tactical Missile Squadron (1958) | |
| 72d Bomb Squadron |  | Minot Air Force Base | B-52H | Redesignated 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron (1998) | |
| 73d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) | Pyote AAF | B-25, B-26 | Disbanded 1943 | ||
| 73d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy |  | Seymour Johnson AFB | B-52G | Inactivated 1963 | |
| 74th Bombardment Squadron | March AFB | B-29 | Inactivated 1952 | ||
| 75th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy | Griffiss AFB | B-52C/D/G | Inactivated 1963 | ||
| 76th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) |  | McChord Field | B-25 | Redesignated 23d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1943) | |
| 77th Bomb Squadron | Ellsworth Air Force Base | B-1B | Redesignated 77th Weapons Squadron (2003) | ||
| 78th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Langley Field | A-20 | Redesignated 7th Antisubmarine Squadron (1942) then 851st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943) | ||
| 79th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Cherry Point | A-20 | Redesignated 8th Antisubmarine Squadron (1942) then 839th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943) | ||
| 80th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | Dover AAF | A-20 | Redesignated 9th Antisubmarine Squadron (1942) then 835th Bombardment Squadron (1943) | ||
| 81st Bombardment Squadron, Light |  | Langley Field | B-25 | Redesignated 559th Fighter-Escort Squadron (1950) | |
| 82d Bombardment Squadron, Light | Langley Field | B-25 | Redesignated 560th Fighter-Escort Squadron (1950) | ||
| 83d Bombardment Squadron, Light | Langley Field | B-25 | Redesignated 561st Fighter-Escort Squadron (1950) | ||
| 84th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical | RAF Sculthorpe | B-66 | Inactivated 1962 | ||
| 85th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical |  | RAF Sculthorpe | B-66 | Redesignated 85th Flying Training Squadron (1972) | |
| 86th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical |  | RAF Sculthorpe | B-66 | Redesignated 86th Flying Training Squadron (1972) | |
| 87th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) | Drew Field, FL | B-25 | Disbanded 1944 | ||
| 88th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) | Key Field, MS | A-35 | Redesignated 495th Fighter Squadron (1943) | ||
| 89th Bombardment Squadron, Light |  | Itami Air Base | B-26 | Redesignated 89th Tactical Missile Squadron (1962) | |
| 90th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical |  | Yokota Air Base | B-57 | Redesignated 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1964) | |
| 91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) |  | Gela, Sicily | A-36 | Redesignated 524th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1943) | |
| 92d Bombardment Squadron (Light) |  | Manchester Airfield | unknown | Redesignated 92d Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) (1941) | |
| 93d Bomb Squadron |  | Barksdale AFB | "Indian Outlaws" | B-52H | |
| 94th Bombardment Squadron (Light) | McChord Field, WA | B-18 | Redesignated 94th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) (1941) | ||
| 95th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical |  | Hurlburt Field, FL | B-66 | Redesignated 95th Reconnaissance Squadron (1982) | |
| 96th Bomb Squadron |  | Barksdale AFB | "Red Devils" | B-52H | |
| 97th Bomb Squadron |  | "Venit Hora" | Redesignated 97th Air Refueling Squadron (1949) | ||
| 98th Bombardment Squadron | Clinton-Sherman AFB | B-52E | Inactivated 1963 | ||
| 99th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Mountain Home AFB | B-47 | Redesignated 99th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (1966) | |
| 100th Aero Squadron |  | Ourches Areodrome | Airco DH.4 | Inactivated 1919 | |
| 100th Bombardment Squadron, Medium |  | Sansapor New Guinea | B-25 | Redesignated 106th Bombardment Squadron, Light (1946) | |
| 110th Bomb Squadron |  | Whitman AFB | "Lindbergh's Own" | B-2 Spirit | Formerly 110th Fighter Squadron |
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Squadrons 400 to 499
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Squadrons 500 to 599
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Squadrons 600 to 699
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Squadrons 700 to 799
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Squadrons 800 to 899
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Squadrons 900 onwards
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| 4017th Combat Crew Training Squadron |  | Castle AFB | B-52B | Replaced by 329th Combat Crew Training Squadron (1986) | |
| 4018th Combat Crew Training Squadron |  | Carswell AFB | B-52D | Inactivated 1974 | |
| 4129th Combat Crew Training Squadron |  | Walker AFB | B-52E | Inactivated 1963 | |
| 4347th Combat Crew Training Squadron | McConnell AFB | TB-47B | Inactivated 1963 | ||
| 4348th Combat Crew Training Squadron |  | McConnell AFB | TB-47B | Inactivated 1963 | |
| 4349th Combat Crew Training Squadron | McConnell AFB | TB-47B | Inactivated 1963 | ||
| 4350th Combat Crew Training Squadron | McConnell AFB | TB-47B | Inactivated 1963 |
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