page_title: 535th Bombardment Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 535th Bombardment Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: "Chug-A-Lug IV" B-17G-45-BO s/n 42-97330 535th BS, 381st BG, 8th AF Lost on the November 6,1944 mission to Hamburg,Germany. MACR 10154 Photo taken at: RAF Ridgewell (USAAF Station 167), England
context_page_description: The 535th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. During World War II, the squadron engaged in combat in the European Theater of Operations, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations. It returned to the United States and was inactivated at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota after V-E Day, but was active in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, although it is not clear whether it was fully equipped or manned.
context_section_description: The 535th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. During World War II, the squadron engaged in combat in the European Theater of Operations, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations.  It returned to the United States and was inactivated at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota after V-E Day, but was active in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, although it is not clear whether it was fully equipped or manned.
caption: Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress landing at RAF Ridgewell[note 1]
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