The 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 329th Fighter Group at

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, New York, where it was inactivated on 1 July 1959.

History

World War II

Trained replacement pilots, September 1942 – March 1944; furnished cadres for fighter squadrons, January–December 1943.; served as part of air defense force for the west coast, 1943.

Cold War air defense

Air defense of the Northeastern United States, 1954–1967.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 330th Fighter Squadron (Two Engine) on 24 June 1942 : Activated on 10 July 1942 : Disbanded on 31 March 1944 * Reconstituted and redesignated 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 14 November 1952 : Activated on 27 November 1952 : Inactivated on 1 July 1959

Assignments

329th Fighter Group 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

, 10 July 1942 – 31 March 1944 * 4709th Defense (later Air Defense) Wing, 27 November 1952 *

4700th Air Defense Group The 4700th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force (USAF) organization. Its last assignment was with the 4709th Air Defense Wing at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was activated in 1950 as a support unit for USAF units a ...

, 20 September 1954 *

, 18 August 1955 – 1 July 1959

Stations

* Hamilton Field, California, 10 July 1942 * Paine Field, Washington, 14 July 1942 * Glendale Army Air Base, California, 10 September 1942 * Lindbergh Field, California, 2 November 1942 – 31 March 1944 *

, New York, 27 November 1952 – 1 July 1959

Aircraft

Lockheed P-38 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twi ...

, 1942–1944 * Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, 1952–1953 *

North American F-86D Sabre The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the "Sabre Dog",) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor ...

, 1953–1959

References

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External links

{{USAAF 4th Air Force World War II 330 Military units and formations established in 1952 Aerospace Defense Command units