12 AAF BOMB SQ, 25 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Entered the Service from: North Dakota
The 12th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) was organized and activated at Langley Field, Virginia, on 1 February 1940, as a member of the Twenty Fifth Bombardment Group (Heavy). The unit moved from Langley where it trained initially, to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, being assigned to the 25th Bombardment Group, Caribbean Air Force on 1 November 1940. Following the initial deployment to Puerto Rico. The Squadron participated in various training and familiarization flights with its small complement of B-18 Bolo medium bombers, until 8 November 1941 when it was ordered to deploy to Benedict Field, St. Croix, temporarily until September 1942, then at St. Nicholas, and Antigua.
12 AAF BOMB SQ, 25 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Entered the Service from: North Dakota
The 12th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) was organized and activated at Langley Field, Virginia, on 1 February 1940, as a member of the Twenty Fifth Bombardment Group (Heavy). The unit moved from Langley where it trained initially, to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, being assigned to the 25th Bombardment Group, Caribbean Air Force on 1 November 1940. Following the initial deployment to Puerto Rico. The Squadron participated in various training and familiarization flights with its small complement of B-18 Bolo medium bombers, until 8 November 1941 when it was ordered to deploy to Benedict Field, St. Croix, temporarily until September 1942, then at St. Nicholas, and Antigua.
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