was planned that the squadrons of the 33d Wing would be Convair F-102 Delta Dagger squadrons that were inactivating in the Pacific, these squadrons were still winding down their operations, so the 33d was initially formed with the 786th, 787th, 788th and 789th Tactical Fighter Squadrons. The 33d embarked on a program of tactical training with the Phantom. In June 1965, the squadron was inactivated and its planes and personnel were transferred to the 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron, which moved on paper to Eglin from Naha Air Base, Okinawa. Lineage Constituted as the 788th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943 Activated on 1 August 1943 Redesignated 788th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 10 August 1944 Redesignated 788th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 5 August 1945 Inactivated on 4 August 1946 Redesignated 789th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 9 February 1965 and activated (not organized) Organized on 1 April 1965 Inactivated on 20 June 1965 Assignments 467th Bombardment Group, 1 August 1943 VIII Air Force Composite Command, 11 May 1944 (attached to 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)) 467th Bombardment Group, 10 August 1944 – 4 August 1946 Tactical Air Command, 9 February 1965 33d Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 April 1965 – 20 June 1965 Stations Wendover Field, Utah, 1 August 1943 Mountain Home Army Air Field, Idaho, 8 September 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah 10 October 1943 Wendover Field, Utah, 2 November 1943 – 12 February 1944 RAF Rackheath (AAF-145), England, 12 March 1944 RAF Harrington (AAF-179), England, 27 May 1944 RAF Rackheath (AAF-145), England, 10 August 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 Eglin Air Force Base, 1 April 1965 – 20 June 1965 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1945–1946 Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1944 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1946 McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, 1965 Awards and 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 List of F-4 Phantom II operators References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Strategic bombing squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces Military units and formations established in 1943