The 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive

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unit. It was last assigned to the 506th Tactical Fighter Wing at

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, Oklahoma, where it was inactivated on 1 April 1959.

History

World War II

Trained in the continental United States, Oct 1944 – Feb 1945. Moved to western Pacific Ocean in spring of 1945. Escorted Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers in raids against Japan, and attacked targets such as enemy airfields, May-Aug 1945.

Cold War

Between 1953 and 1959 the unit trained for a variety of tactical air missions. Frequently deployed for training exercises, some of them overseas.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 458th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 5 October 1944 : Activated on 21 October 1944 : Inactivated on 16 December 1945 * Redesignated 458th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 November 1952 : Activated on 20 January 1953 : Redesignated 458th Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 July 1957 : Redesignated 458th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 January 1958 : Redesignated 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958 : Inactivated on 1 April 1959

Assignments

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, 21 October 1944 – 16 December 1945 * 506th Strategic Fighter Wing (later 506th Fighter-Day Wing, 506th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 506th Tactical Fighter Wing), 20 January 1953 – 1 April 1959

Stations

* Lakeland Army Air Field, Florida, 21 October 1944 – 16 February 1945 * North Field, Iwo Jima, 24 April – 3 December 1945 *

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, California, 15–16 December 1945 *

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, Maine, 20 January 1953 *

, Oklahoma, 20 March 1955 – 1 April 1959

Aircraft

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, 1944-1945 *

Republic F-84 Thunderjet The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thun ...

, 1953-1957 *

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, 1957-1958

References

Notes

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Bibliography

* * * * {{cite book, last=Watkins, first=Robert A., title=Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force In World War II, volume=VI, China-Burma-India & The Western Pacific, year=2017, publisher=Shiffer Publishing, Ltd., location=Atglen,PA, isbn=978-0-7643-5273-7 458 Fighter 0458