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==History== |
==History== |
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Activated in late 1942. Trained under First Air Force in northeastern United States with P-40 Warhawks. Deployed to European Theater of Operations, June 1943, being equipped with P-47 Thunderbolts in England. Assigned as a heavy bomber escort squadron under VIII Fighter Command. Re-equipped with long-range P-51D Mustangs, July 1944, Thunderbolts being transferred to IX Fighter Command as tactical fighter-bombers supporting ground forces in France. Performed bomber escort missions until the end of the war in Europe, April 1945. |
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Squadron demobilized in England during the summer of 1945, inactivated in United States as a paper unit, October 1945. |
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=== Lineage=== |
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* Constituted 35ist Fighter Squadron on 29 Sep 1942 |
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: Activated on 1 Oct 1942 |
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: Inactivated on 18 Oct 1945. |
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* Redesignated 158th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Georgia ANG, on 24 May 1946 |
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===Assignments=== |
===Assignments=== |
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* 353d Fighter Group, 1 Oct 1942-18 Oct 1945 |
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===Stations=== |
===Stations=== |
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* Mitchel Field, NY, 1 Oct 1942 |
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* Richmond AAB, Va, c. 7 Oct 1942 |
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* Norfolk AAFld, Va, 23 Oct 1942 |
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* Millville AAFld, NJ, 16 Feb-27 May 1943 |
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* RAF Goxhill, England, 8 Jun 1943 |
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* RAF Metseld, England, 5 Aug 1943 |
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* RAF Raydon, England, 14 Apr 1944-11 Oct 1945 |
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* Camp Kilmer, NJ, 16-18 Oct 1945 |
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===Aircraft=== |
===Aircraft=== |
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* P-40 Warhawk, 1942-1943 |
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* P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943-1944 |
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* P-51 Mustang, 1944-1945 |
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== References== |
== References== |
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Revision as of 14:22, 2 May 2010
| 351st Fighter Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 351st Fighter Squadron | |
| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Fighter |
The 351st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 353d Fighter Group stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
On 24 May 1946, the unit was redesignated as the 158th Fighter Squadron and allocated to the Georgia Air National Guard.
History
Activated in late 1942. Trained under First Air Force in northeastern United States with P-40 Warhawks. Deployed to European Theater of Operations, June 1943, being equipped with P-47 Thunderbolts in England. Assigned as a heavy bomber escort squadron under VIII Fighter Command. Re-equipped with long-range P-51D Mustangs, July 1944, Thunderbolts being transferred to IX Fighter Command as tactical fighter-bombers supporting ground forces in France. Performed bomber escort missions until the end of the war in Europe, April 1945.
Squadron demobilized in England during the summer of 1945, inactivated in United States as a paper unit, October 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted 35ist Fighter Squadron on 29 Sep 1942
- Activated on 1 Oct 1942
- Inactivated on 18 Oct 1945.
- Redesignated 158th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Georgia ANG, on 24 May 1946
Assignments
- 353d Fighter Group, 1 Oct 1942-18 Oct 1945
Stations
- Mitchel Field, NY, 1 Oct 1942
- Richmond AAB, Va, c. 7 Oct 1942
- Norfolk AAFld, Va, 23 Oct 1942
- Millville AAFld, NJ, 16 Feb-27 May 1943
- RAF Goxhill, England, 8 Jun 1943
- RAF Metseld, England, 5 Aug 1943
- RAF Raydon, England, 14 Apr 1944-11 Oct 1945
- Camp Kilmer, NJ, 16-18 Oct 1945
Aircraft
- P-40 Warhawk, 1942-1943
- P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943-1944
- P-51 Mustang, 1944-1945
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