413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 28th Air Division, stationed at Travis AFB, California. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.
| 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
| Active | 1944–1955 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
413th Fighter Squadron Republic P-47N-5-RE Thunderbolt 44-88572, 1945 flying over the Philippines
History
Combat in Western Pacific, 13 July – 14 August 1945. Air Defense of central West Coast; 1954–1955.
Lineage
- Constituted 413th Fighter Squadron on 5 October 1944
- Activated on 15 October 1944
- Inactivated on 30 September 1946
- Redesignated 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 23 March 1953
- Activated on 8 July 1954
- Inactivated on 18 August 1955.
Assignments
- 414th Fighter Group, 15 October 1944 – 30 September 1946
- 28th Air Division, 8 July 1954 – 18 August 1955.
Stations
- Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, 15 October 1944
- Selfridge Field, Michigan, 20 November 1944
- Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina, 19 March – 5 June 1945
- North Field, Iwo Jima, 7 July 1945
- Clark Field, Luzon, 23 December 1945
- Floridablanca Airfield, Luzon, unknown-30 September 1946
- Travis AFB, California, 8 July 1954 – 18 August 1955.
Aircraft
- P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1946
- F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1954–1955
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Retrieved 23 March 2012.* Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
- "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor. Aerospace Defense Command. 21 (1): 5–11, 26–31, 40–45, 54–59. January 1979.
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