398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Patch
Active	1942-1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Interceptor

The 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Hamilton AFB, California. The squadron was inactivated on 8 Feb 1957.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 398th Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1943

Activated on 1 Aug 1943

Redesignated: 398th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 5 Apr 1944

Redesignated: 398th Fighter Squadron on 5 Jun 1944

Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945

• Redesignated: 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 18 Sep 1956

Activated on 18 Nov 1956

Inactivated on 8 Feb 1957.

Assignments

• 369th Fighter (later Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group, 1 Aug 1943
• 2d Tactical Air Division, 10 Aug 1945
• III Tactical Air Command, 1 Sep 1945

Attached to 372d Fighter Group, 2 Oct-7 Nov 1945

• XIX Tactical Air Command, 25 Oct-7 Nov 1945
• Air Defense Command

Western Air Defense Force, 18 Nov 1956-8 Feb 1957.

Stations

• Hamilton Field, California, Aug 1943
• Marysville AAF, California, 3 Nov 1943
• Oroville AAF, California, 29 Jan 1944
• Hamilton Field, California, 13 Mar 1944
• DeRidder AAB, Louisiana, 27 Mar 1944
• Stuttgart AAF, Arkansas, 8 Feb 1945
• Alexandria AAF, Louisiana, 2 Oct-7 Nov 1945
• Hamilton AFB, California, 18 Nov 1956-8 Feb 1957

Aircraft

• P-39, 1943-1944
• A-36, 1944
• P-40 1944-1945
• P-51, 1945.

Operational History

Air defense and replacement training until Mar 1944, and afterward replacement training plus air support for army maneuvers until Aug 1945. The 398th FIS was activated in November 1956 at Hamilton AFB and scheduled to receive F-104s. Before personnel or equipment were in place, the unit was deactivated on 18 February 1957.

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