1st Fighter Squadron (Commando)

The 1st Fighter Squadron (Commando) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Tenth Air Force, based at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 12 November 1945.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 1st Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 April 1944

Activated on 20 April 1944

Redesignated as: 1st Fighter Squadron (Commando) on 2 June 1944

Inactivated on 12 November 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

• Third Air Force, 20 April 1944
• 2d Air Commando Group, 22 April 1944-12 November 1945.
• Army Service Forces (for inactivation), 11–12 November 1945

Stations

• Lakeland AAF, Florida, 20 April 1944
• Cross City AAF, Florida, 12 June 1944
• Alachua AAF, Florida, 21 June 1944
• Drew Field, Florida, 17 August 1944
• Lakeland AAF, Florida, 22 August-23 October 1944
• Kalaikunda Airfield, India, 14 December 1944
• Cox's Bazar, India, 13 February 1945
• Kalaikunda Airfield, India, io May-22 October 1945
• Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 11–12 November 1945.

Aircraft

• P-51D Mustang, 1944–1945
• F-6 (P-51D) Mustang, 1945

Operational history

Trained for operations with P-51 Mustangs as part of Third Air Force and trained at the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics. Moved to India, September–November 1944 assigned to Tenth Air Force. Combat in CBI, 14 February-9 May 1945. After May 1945 in training. Returned to the US during October— November 1945.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• 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. 

External links

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