517th Strategic Fighter Squadron

517th Strategic Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the 517th Strategic Fighter Squadron
Active	1943-1957
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Type	Fighter
Engagements	World War II

The 517th Strategic Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 407th Strategic Fighter Wing stationed at Great Falls AFB, Montana. It was inactivated on 1 July 1957.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as: 633d Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 23 Mar 1943

Activated on 28 Mar 1943

Redesignated as: 517th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 Aug 1943

Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944

• Reconstituted, and redesignated as: 517th Strategic Fighter Squadron, on 13 Nov 1953.

Activated on 18 Dec 1953

Inactivated on 1 Jul 1957.

Assignments

• 407th Bombardment(later Fighter-Bomber) Group, 28 Mar 1943-1 Apr 1944
• 407th Strategic Fighter Wing, 18 Dec 1953-1 Jul 1957

Stations

• Drew Field, Florida, 28 Mar 1943

Operated from Amchitka AAF Alaska, Jul–Aug 1943

• Lakeland AAF, Florida, 2 Oct 1943
• Galveston AAF, Texas, 9 Nov 1943
• Bruning AAF, Nebraska, 3 Mar-1 Apr 1944
• Great Falls AFB, Montana, 18 Dec 1953-1 Jul 1957.

Aircraft

• A-24 Dauntless, A-36 Apache, and P-51 Mustang, 1943
• P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943-1944
• F-84 Thunderjet, 1954-1957

Operations history

Combat in Northern Pacific, Aelutians, Jul–Aug 1943. Training for combat and later replacement training 1943-1944. SAC Strategic Fighter Escort, 1954-1957

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