Lineage. Constituted 86 Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 86 Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 20 Aug 1943; 86 Bombardment Squadron, Light (Night Attack), on 16 Apr 1946; 86 Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet, on 23 Jun 1948. Inactivated on 2 Oct 1949.