413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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

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.

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, unkn-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

• A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
• Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
• USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).