on 12 June 1945, while the ground echelon sailed on the on 6 July. The squadron began to reassemble at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota later in July. The squadron was selected for transition into the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and trained with the new bomber at Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico and Harvard Army Air Field, Nebraska. Although Japan had surrendered, the squadron completed its transition into the Superfortress and, in January 1946, moved to Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico, where it became one of the first units in Strategic Air Command. On 4 August 1946, the squadron was inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the 353d Bombardment Squadron, which was simultaneously activated. Lineage Constituted as the 790th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943 Activated on 1 August 1943 Redesignated 790th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 10 August 1944 Redesignated 790th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 5 August 1945 Inactivated on 4 August 1946 Assignments 467th Bombardment Group, 1 Aug 1943-4 August 1946 Stations Wendover Field, Utah, 1 August 1943 Mountain Home Army Air Field, Idaho, 8 September 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah 17 October 1943 Wendover Field, Utah, 2 November 1943 – 12 February 1944 RAF Rackheath (AAF-145), England, 11 March 1944 – 12 June 1945 Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 15 July 1945 Fairmont Army Air Field, Nebraska, 25 July 1945 Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, 22 August 1945 Harvard Army Air Field, Nebraska, 8 September 1945 Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico, 7 January–4 August 1946 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1945–1946 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1946 Campaigns See also B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces List of B-29 Superfortress operators References Notes Bibliography External links Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces Military units and formations established in 1943 World War II strategic bombing units