24th Fighter Squadron

24th Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the 24th Fighter Squadron
Active	1917-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Fighter
Engagements	World War I World War II

The 24th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 6th Fighter Wing, based at France Field, Canal Zone. It was inactivated on 6 February 1944.

1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

History

Heraldry

A leaping tiger in the proper colors. (Approved 15 February 1924)

Lineage

Organized as 19th Aero Squadron in early June 1917

Redesignated: 24th Aero Squadron on 14 June 1917

Demobilized on 1 October 1919

Reconstituted and consolidated (1924) with 24th Squadron which was authorized on 30 August 1921.

Organized on 1 October 1921.

Redesignated: 24th Pursuit Squadron on 25 January 1923

Redesignated: 24th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 December 1939

Redesignated: 24th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942

Inactivated on 15 October 1946.

Assignments

Unknown, June 1917-September 1918
First Army Observation Group, September 1918-April 1919
Unknown, April-1 October 1919
Second Corps Area, 1 October 1921
Panama Canal Department, 30 April 1922
6th Observation (later Composite) Group, assigned on 27 May 1922, and attached on 8 May 1929
20th Pursuit Group

Attached to 6th Composite Group), 15 November 1930

3d Attack Wing

Attached to: 6th Composite Group, 16 June 1932

Attached to: 16th Pursuit (later Fighter) Group, 1 December 1932

XXVI Fighter Command, 1 November 1943
6th Fighter Wing, 25 August-15 October 1946.

Stations

San Antonio, Texas, June-28 December 1917
Wye, Kent, England, 31 January 1918 (flights at Sedgeford and Wyton; flight at London Colney to 7 March 1918 and thereafter at Croydon)
Northborough, Cambridgeshire, England, 1 May-ii July 1918
St Maixent, France, 22 July 1918
Ourches, France, 6 August 1918
Gondreville-sur-Moselle, France, 22 August 1918
Vavincourt, France, 22 September 1918 (detachment operated from Souilly, 9-18 October 1918, 27 October-6 November 1918)
Weissenthurm, Germany, 7 May-14 July 1919
Mitchel Field, New York, c. 2 August 1919

Park Field, Tennessee, August-1 October 1919
Mitchel Field, New York, 1 October 1921-22 April 1922
France Field, Canal Zone, 30 April 1922
Albrook Field, Canal Zone, 26 October 1932
La Chorrera Field, Panama, 15 March 1942
Albrook Field, Canal Zone, September 1942
La Chorrera Field, Panama, 10 January 1943
Albrook Field, Canal Zone, 28 May 1943
Howard Field, Canal Zone, 9 June 1943
Madden Field, Panama, 8 March 1944
France Field, Canal Zone, 15 August 1944-15 October 1946.

Aircraft

In addition to Salmson 2, 1918–1919, included DH-4, 1918–1919, and Spad XIII, 1919
Included Fokker D.VII during period 1921-1922
Included DH-4, SE-5, MB-3, and PW-9, during period 1922-1930
Boeing P-12, 1930–1939
P-26 Peashooter, 1938–1939

P-36 Hawk, 1936–1942
P-40 Warhawk, 1940–1944
P-39 Aircobra, 1942–1943, 1944–1945
P-70 (A-20 Havoc), 1942–1943
P-38 Lightning, 1945–1946
P-47 Thunderbolt, 1946.

Operational history

Combat as observation unit with First Army, 12 September–10 November 1918; served with II Army Corps as part of occupation forces, May– July 1919. Good-will flight to Guatemala, 7-12 February 1938. Air defense for the Panama Canal, 1922-1946.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

External links

USAAF Sixth Air Force in World War II

Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)

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Canal Zone	Albrook · France · Howard

Panama	Aguadulce · Anton · Calzada Larga · Chame · David · La Chorrera · Madden · Patilla Point · Pocri · Rio Hato

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