520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
| 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
|---|---|
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North American F-86D-40-NA Sabre 52-3840, 530th Air Defense Group, Geiger Field, Washington, February 1955 Note 3 stripes on aircraft indicating squadron commander's aircraft | |
| Active | 1943–1955 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
The 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 530th Air Defense Group, stationed at Geiger Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.
History
Training for combat, October 1943– April 1944. Air defense of the Mprthwest United States, 1954–1955
Lineage
- Constituted 638th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 23 March 1943
- Activated on 5 April 1943
- Redesignated 520th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 April 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 4 November 1954
- Activated on 8 December 1954
- Inactivated on 18 August 1955
Assignments
- 408th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Group, 5 April 1943 – 1 April 1944
- 530th Air Defense Group, 8 December 1954 – 18 August 1955.
Stations
- Key Field, Mississippi, 5 April 1943
- Drew Field, Florida, 24 September 1943
- Abilene AAF, Texas, 10 November 1943
- DeRidder AAB, Louisiana, 11 February 1944
- Woodward AAF, Oklahoma, 26 March – 1 April 1944
- Geiger Field, Washington, 8 December 1954 – 18 August 1955.
Aircraft
- A-24 Banshee, 1943–1944
- A-36 Apache, 1943–1944
- P-40 Warhawk, 1943–1944
- P-47 Thunderbolt 1943-1944
- F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1954–1955
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
- USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).
External links
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