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, Georgia, where it was inactivated on 11 May 1956.

History

World War II

Formed in late 1944 under Second Air Force as one of the last

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fighter squadrons, programmed for deployment to Western Pacific theater with long-range P-47Ns for

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escort missions. Arrived in Hawaii in early 1945, assigned to Seventh Air Force. Lack of a serious fighter defense over Japan at high altitudes and reprogramming of B-29 raids over Japan to night low-level fast attacks led to reassignment as a replacement training unit based in Hawaii; also performed air defense of the islands until inactivation in November 1945.

Strategic Air Command

Reactivated as

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fighter-escort squadron for

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and Convair B-36 Peacemaker bombers. Performed fighter-escort training throughout the 1950s, inactivated in 1956 with the phaseout of the escort mission and retirement of the B-36.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 467th Fighter Squadron on 5 October 1944 : Activated on 12 October 1944. : Inactivated on 25 November 1945 * Redesignated 467th Fighter-Escort Squadron on 19 June 1952 : Activated on 1 July 1952 : Redesignated 467th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 January 1953 : Inactivated on 11 May 1956

Assignments

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, 12 October 1944 – 25 November 1945 *

508th Fighter-Escort Wing 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac ...

(later 508th Strategic Fighter Wing), 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956

Stations

* Peterson Field, Colorado, 12 October 1944 *

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, Idaho, 25 October 1944 *

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, Nebraska, 15 November – 18 December 1944 * Kahuku Army Air Field, Hawaii, 6 January 1945 *

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, Hawaii, 3 March 1945 *

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, Hawaii, 16 September – 25 November 1945 *

, Georgia, 1 July 1952 – 11 May 1956

Aircraft

* Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945 * Republic F-84 Thunderjet, 1952–1956

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes ; Citations

Bibliography

* * * {{cite book, last=Ravenstein, first=Charles A., title=Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977, url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330257/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-047.pdf, access-date= December 17, 2016, year=1984, publisher=Office of Air Force History, location=Washington, DC, isbn=0-912799-12-9 Fighter squadrons of the United States Air Force Units and formations of Strategic Air Command