491st BG, 854 BS Suzanne B-24L Model

491st BG, 854 BS Suzanne B-24L ModelFly with the 491st BG, 854 BS Suzanne in this hand crafted B-24L Model. Each piece is carefully carved from wood and hand painted to provide a piece you’ll love.The 854th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was activated in October 1943 as a heavy bomber unit. After training in the United States, the squadron deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation in an attack against Misburg. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at McChord Field, Washington in September 1945.History Training in the United States The 854th Bombardment Squadron was activated 1 October 1943 at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona as one of the four squadrons of the 491st Bombardment Group. The following month, the squadron moved to El Paso Army Air Field, Texas and began training with Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.[2][3] In January, most of the ground echelon of the squadron was withdrawn and reassigned to Boeing B-29 Superfortress units being organized by Second Air Force, with the largest group moving to Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas. Many of the unit’s remaining personnel were transferred to other B-24 groups as well, and by the end of December, the squadron had no assigned aircraft.[4] While the air echelon continued training in the United States, Eighth Air Force began organizing a new ground echelon in England, directing each of the four groups assigned to its 2d Bombardment Division to form a squadron ground echelon.[5][note 2] The air echelon moved to Pueblo Army Air Base, Colorado to complete its training with the 471st Bombardment Group.[4] Key personnel of the unit departed the United States on 11 April, while the crews began ferrying the squadron’s B-24s via the southern ferry route on 21 April.Combat

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