33rd Bombardment Squadron (33rd BS)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 22nd Bombardment Group (22nd BG)

Background
The 33rd Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was later renamed the 33rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy).

Wartime History
On February 25, 1942 arrives Brisbane.

On April 18, 1942 lost is B-26 40-1400  pilot Captain William A. Garnett (C.O. 33rd BS) shot down by two A6M2 Zeros from Tainan Kokutai (Tainan Air Group) with 2 POWs and 5 MIA.

On May 28, 1942 lost is B-26 40-1467 pilot 1st Lt. Spears R. Lanford (MIA) on a bombing mission against Lae Airifeld.

On November 2, 1942 lost is B-26 40-1493 pilot 1st Lt. Edward G. Gammon, Jr. force landed at 14 Mile Drome (Schwimmer).

On January 6, 1943 lost is B-26 "Shittenengitten" 40-1404 pilot Captain George F. Kahle force landed at Turnbull Field (No. 3 Strip) near Milne Bay.

On January 7, 1943 lost is B-26 "Yeah!" 40-1421 pilot 1st Lt. Leonard T. Nicholson ditched Hercules Bay with 3 rescued and 4 missing.

On Sepember 10, 1943 lost is B-26 "Easy Pickin" 40-1368 shortly after take off and crash landed with six injured.

On September 1, 1944 lost is B-24J "Ole Tomato" 42-100291 pilot 1st Lt Donald White ceashed near Davao on Mindanao.

On October 10, 1944 lost is B-24J 42-100206  pilot 2nd Lt. Joseph C. Tafaro ditched ditch in the Togian Islands (Togean) with the crew rescued by PBY Catalina.

On February 28, 1944 eighteen B-24s from the 19th BG and 33rd BS took off from Charters Towers Airfield on a ferry flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. Lost is B-24J 42-100292  pilot 2nd Lt. George E. Nellis (MIA).

On March 23, 1945 the squadron flew a bombing mission against against Jitsugetsutan No. 1 power plant in northern Formosa (Taiwan). After bombing, shot down by anti-aircraft fire is B-24L "Tail Wind" 44-41652 pilot 1st Lt. James M. Focht (MIA).

On August 18, 1945 damaged is B-24J "Liberty Belle II" 44-41234 written off after an accident without injuries.

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages 160 (33rd Bombardment) [PDF pages 172]
Revenge of the Red Raiders The Illustrated History of the 22nd Bombardment Group During World War II (2006) history of the 22nd BG and 33rd BS