| 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
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482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem |
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| Active | 1943–1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
The 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Montgomery Air Defense Sector, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 30 June 1969.
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Activated in 1943 as a IV Fighter Command P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Trained P-38 pilots until phaseout of Lightning training in March 1944.
Reactivated in 1955 as an Air Defense Command interceptor squadron. Performed air defense mission over the Mid-Atlantic states with F-102 Delta Daggers. Deployed to Miami during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis providing air defense over South Florida.
In July 1965 was moved to Homestead AFB, Florida, where it flew F-104A Starfighters. In addition, the squadron received the two-seat, dual-control, combat trainer F-104B. The performance of the F-104B was almost identical to that of the F-104A, but the lower internal fuel capacity reduced its effective range considerably. It was decided after the Cuban Missile Crisis to establish permanently assigned interceptors to Homestead to counter any air intrusion by Soviet/Cuban fighters. These ADC F-104As remained in service for several years until inactivated in June 1969 with the phaseout of the F-104.
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