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3d Search Attack Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	3d Search Attack Squadron
dates	1942-1944
country	United States
branch	United States Air Force
role	Antisubmarine Warfare

The 3d Search Attack Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 1st Search Attack Group, based at Langley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.

History

Tested electronic equipment and trained crews for its use in antisubmarine operations; antisubmarine patrols, Jan until late 1943.

Lineage

Constituted 2d Search Attack Squadron (Heavy) on 7 December 1942 : Activated on 10 December 1942 : Redesignated: 2d Search Attack Squadron (Heavy) on 22 November 1943 : Disbanded on 10 April 1944.

Assignments

1st Sea-Search Attack Unit (later Search Attack Group), 10 December 1942 – 10 April 1944.

Stations

Langley Field, Virginia, 10 December 1942 – 10 April 1944

Aircraft

B-18 Bolo, 1942–1943
B-24 Liberator, 1943–1944

References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .

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