477th Tactical Fighter Squadron
The 477th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 312th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Cannon Air Force Base. New Mexico. It was inactivated on 18 February 1959.
| 477th Tactical Fighter Squadron | |
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 F-100D Super Sabre - 56-3151 of the 477th TFS | |
| Active | 1957-1959 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
History
Activated as a fourth F-100 Super Sabre squadron at Cannon AFB under the 312th TFW. Deployed to Turkey for NATO rotational commitments. Inactivated in 1959 when its parent wing was inactivated and re-designated as the 27th TFW. Personnel and equipment of the squadron were re-designated as the 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron.
Lineage
- Constituted 477th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 8 October 1957 and activated same date.
- Redesignated: 477th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958
- Inactivated on 18 February 1959.
Assignments
- 312th Fighter-Bomber (later Tactical Fighter) Wing, 8 October 1957 – 18 February 1959.
Stations
- Clovis (Later Cannon) AFB, New Mexico, 8 October 1957 – 18 February 1959.
Aircraft
- F-100 Super Sabre, 1957–1959.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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