477th Tactical Fighter Squadron

The 477th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 312th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Cannon Air Force Base. New Mexico. It was inactivated on 18 February 1959.

History

Activated as a fourth F-100 Super Sabre squadron at Cannon AFB under the 312th TFW. Deployed to Turkey for NATO rotational comittments. Inactivated in 1959 when its parent wing was inactivated and re-designated as the 27th TFW. Personnel and equipment of the squadron were re-designated as the 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron.

Lineage

• Constituted 477th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 8 October 1957 and activated same date.

Redesignated: 477th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958

Inactivated on 18 February 1959.

Assignments

• 312th Fighter-Bomber (later Tactical Fighter) Wing, 8 October 1957-18 February 1959.

Stations

• Clovis (Later Cannon) AFB, New Mexico, 8 October 1957-18 February 1959.

Aircraft

• F-100 Super Sabre, 1957–1959.

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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