Redesignated the 766th Bombardment Squadron, Light on 11 December 1953 Activated on 23 December 1953 Redesignated 766th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical on 1 October 1955 Inactivated on 8 January 1958 Assignments 461st Bombardment Group, 1 July 1943 – 28 August 1945 461st Bombardment Group, 23 December 1953 – 8 January 1958 Stations Wendover Field, Utah 1 July 1943 Gowen Field, Idaho, 29 July 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah 11 September 1943 Wendover Field, Utah, 30 September 1943 Hammer Field, California, 30 October 1943 – 1 January 1944 Venosa Airfield, Italy, c. 18 February 1944 Torretto Airfield, Italy c. 23 February 1944 – 1 July 1945 Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 22 July–28 August 1945 Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 23 December 1953 Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas, 1 March 1956 – 8 January 1958 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945 Douglas B-26 Invader, 1954–1955 Martin B-57 Canberra, 1955–1958 Awards and campaigns See also List of B-57 units of the United States Air Force List of A-26 Invader operators B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Further reading Bombardment squadrons of the United States Air Force Military units and formations of the United States in the Cold War Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces Military units and formations established in 1943 World War II strategic bombing units