329th Fighter-Interceptor Group

329th Fighter-Interceptor Group
Emblem of the 329th Fighter-Interceptor Group
Active	1942–1959
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Fighter

The 329th Fighter-Interceptor Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Stewart AFB, New York. The squadron was inactivated on 1 August 1959.

During World War II, the unit was primarily a replacement training group assigned to Fourth Air Force which trained P-38 Lightning pilots. It also provided cadres for fighter groups. Reactivated during the Cold War by Air Defense Command, the group was tasked with air defense of upper Northeast United States (1955–1959) flying F-86 Sabres.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Stations 1.4 Components 2 References 3 External links

History

Lineage

• Constituted as: 329th Fighter Group on 24 June 1942

Activated on 10 July 1942

Disbanded on 31 March 1944.

• Reactivated as: 4700th Air Defense Group on 20 September 1954

Redesignated 329th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 20 June 1955

Activated on 18 August 1955 by redesignation of 4700th Air Defense Group

Inactivated on 1 August 1959.

Assignments

• IV Fighter Command, 10 July 1942

Attached to: Los Angeles Fighter Wing, 29 November 1943 – 31 March 1944

• 4707th Air Defense Wing, 20 September 1954
• Eastern Air Defense Force, 18 October 1956 – 1 August 1959

Stations

• Hamilton Field, California, 10 July 1942
• Paine Field, Washington, 14 July 1942
• Grand Central Airport Glendale California,11 September 1942
• Ontario Army Airfield, California, 27 February – 31 March 1944
• Stewart AFB, New York, 18 August 1955 – 1 August 1959

Components

• 330th Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944

330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1955–1959

• 331st Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944

331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1955–1959

• 332d Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944
• 337th Fighter Squadron: 1942–1944
• 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1955

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.

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