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Revision as of 21:00, 8 March 2010
| 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
| Active | 1943–1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
The 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 414th Fighter Group, stationed at Oxnard AFB, California. It was inactivated on 30 September 1969.
History
Lineage
- Constituted 437th Fighter Squadron on 5 Oct 1944
- Activated on 15 Oct 1944
- Inactivated on 30 Sep 1946
- Redesignated 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 14 Nov 1952
- Activated on 27 Nov 1952
- Inactivated 30 Jun 1968
- Reactivated on 1 Jul 1968
- Inactivated on 30 Sep 1969
Assignments
- 414th Fighter Group, 15 Oct 1944-30 Sep 1946
- 4707th Air Defense Wing, 27 Nov 1952
- 564th Air Defense Group, 16 Feb 1953
- 414th Fighter Group, 18 Aug 1955-30 Jun 1968; 1 Jun 1968-30 Sep 1969
Stations
- Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, 15 Oct 1944
- Selfridge Field, Michigan, 21 Nov 1944
- Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina, 19 Mar-5 Jun 1945
- North Field, Iwo Jima, 7 Jul 1945
- Clark Field, Luzon, 23 Dec 1945
- Floridablanca Airfield, Luzon, unkn-3o Sep 1946
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 27 Nov 1952
- Oxnard AFB, California, 18 Aug 1955-30 Jun 1968; 1 Jun 1968-30 Sep 1969
Aircraft
- P-47, 1944–1946
- F-94C, 1952–1956
- F-89D/H/J, 1956–1960
- F-101B, 1960–1968
- F-106, 1968–1969
Operations History
Combat in Western Pacific, 13 Jul-14 Aug 1945. Activated as Air Defense Command Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1952. Air Defense of Northeast, 1952–1955; Air Defense of Southern California; 1955-1968.
Unit inactivated 30 Jun 1968. Personnel and equipment reassigned From 456th FIS at Castle AFB, California and reactivated as 437th FIS, 1 Jul 1968. Inactivated 30 September 1969
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
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