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| 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
| Active | 1942-1967 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
The 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Webb Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 March 1967
History
Lineage
- Constituted 33ist Fighter Squadron on 24 Jun 1942
- Activated on 10 Jul 1942
- Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 3 Feb 1953
- Activated on 24 Feb 1953
- Inactivated 1 Mar 1967
Assignments
- 329th Fighter Group, 10 Jul 1942-31 Mar 1944
- Air Defense Command
- 519th Air Defense Group, 24 Feb 1953
- 329th Fighter Group, 18 Aug 1955
- 33d Air Division, 15 Aug 1958
- Albuquerque Air Defense Sector, 1 Jan 1960
- Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 15 Sep 1960
- 4752d Air Defense Wing, 1 Sep 1961-1 Mar 1967
Stations
- Hamilton Field, California, 10 Jul 1942
- Paine Field, Washington, 14 Jul 1942
- Inglewood AAF, California, 10 Sep 1942
- Van Nuys Airport, California, 4 Nov 1942
- Olympia AAF, Washington, 13 Aug 1943;
- Ellensburg AAF, Washington, 1 Nov 1943
- Ontario AAF, California, 27 Dec 1943-31 Mar 1944
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 24 Feb 1953
- Stewart AFB, New York, 18 Aug 1955
- Webb AFB, Texas, 15 Aug 1958-1 Mar 1967
Aircraft
- P-38 Lightning, 1942-1944
- F-51 Mustang, 1953
- F-86 Sabre, 1953-1960
- F-102 Delta Dagger, 1960-1963
- F-104 Starfighter, 1968-1967
Operations History
Trained replacement pilots, Sep 1942-Mar 1944, and furnished cadres for fighter squadrons, Jan-Dec 1943. Air Defense of the Northeast United States, 1953-1968; Air Defense of the South Central United States, 1958-1967
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975