348th Night Fighter Squadron

348th Night Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the 348th NFS
Active	1942-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Role	Flight Testing
Size	Flight

The 348th Night Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve squadron. It's last assignment was with the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, based at Salinas Army Air Base, California. The unit was inactivated on 31 March 1944

The unit's mission was to train pilots and crews for night fighter operations during World War II

History

Lineage

• Constituted 348th Night Fighter Squadron on 1 Oct 1942

Activated on 1 Oct 1942

Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944

Assignments

• Fighter Command School, Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT), 21 Jan 1943
• Air Defense Department, AAFSAT, 18 Feb 1943
• Night Fighter Division, AAFSAT, 1 Apr 1943

Attached to 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 17 Jul 1943

• 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 26 Jul 1943-31 Mar 1944

Stations

• Orlando AAB, Florida, 4 Oct 1942
• Salinas Army Air Base, California, 19 Jan-31 Mar 1944

Aircraft Assigned

• A-20/DB-7/P-70 Havoc, 1942-1944
• B-18 Bolo, 1943-1944
• YP-61 Black Widow, 1943-1944

Operational History

• Operational training unit, 1943-1944

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Northrop P-61 Black Widow--The Complete History and Combat Record, Garry R. Pape, John M. Campbell and Donna Campbell, Motorbooks International, 1991.
• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975