426th Bombardment Squadron

426th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 426th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1942-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment Training

The 426th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 309th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 1 May 1944.

Established as a B-25 Mitchell medium bombardment squadron in early 1942; trained under Third Air Force. Assigned to Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina as first an Operational Training Unit (OTU) for newly formed squadrons, then in 1943 becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU) for pilots and aircrew on the B-25 prior to the personnel being assigned overseas to combat units. Inactivated on 1 May 1944 with the phaseout of B-25 training.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.