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Activated in the summer of 1942 as part of [[III Fighter Command]] Became a [[P-40 Warhawk]], replacement training unit (RTU). Inactivated on 1 May 1944 as part of a reorganization of training units. |
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Operational training unit, 1942–1943; replacement training unit, 1943–1944. Air defense of the Northeastern United States, 1956–1968. |
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Reactivated in 1953 as part of [[Air Defense Command]] as an air defense squadron, equipped with [[F-89D Scorpion]] Interceptors and initially being assigned to [[Dover AFB]], Delaware with a mission for the air defense of [[Philadelphia]] Delaware-Maryland-Virginia region. |
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Moved to [[Suffolk County AFB]], [[New York]], in 1963 becoming part of the New York City air defense force, upgraded in 1959 to the to the new [[McDonnell F-101B]] Voodoo and assigned alongside the F-101B interceptor was the F-101F operational and conversion trainer. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable interceptors. Inactivated in September 1968 as part of the drawdown of ADC interceptor bases, the aircraft being passed along to the Air National Guard. |
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Revision as of 16:48, 6 November 2011
| 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
| Active | 1942–1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
The 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command New York Air Defense Sector stationed at Suffolk County AFB, New York. It was inactivated on September 30, 1968.
History
Activated in the summer of 1942 as part of III Fighter Command Became a P-40 Warhawk, replacement training unit (RTU). Inactivated on 1 May 1944 as part of a reorganization of training units.
Reactivated in 1953 as part of Air Defense Command as an air defense squadron, equipped with F-89D Scorpion Interceptors and initially being assigned to Dover AFB, Delaware with a mission for the air defense of Philadelphia Delaware-Maryland-Virginia region.
Moved to Suffolk County AFB, New York, in 1963 becoming part of the New York City air defense force, upgraded in 1959 to the to the new McDonnell F-101B Voodoo and assigned alongside the F-101B interceptor was the F-101F operational and conversion trainer. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable interceptors. Inactivated in September 1968 as part of the drawdown of ADC interceptor bases, the aircraft being passed along to the Air National Guard.
Lineage
- Constituted 98th Fighter Squadron on July 16, 1942
- Activated on July 23, 1942
- Disbanded on May 1, 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on October 24, 1955
- Activated on March 8, 1956
- Inactivated on September 30, 1968
Assignments
- 337th Fighter Group, July 23, 1942 – May 1, 1944
- 4709th Air Defense Wing, March 8, 1956
- 4621st Air Defense Wing (later New York Air Defense Sector), October 1, 1956
- 4728th Air Defense Group, February 8, 1957
- New York Air Defense Sector, July 1, 1958
- Washington Air Defense Sector, February 1, 1959
- New York Air Defense Sector, July 1, 1961 – September 30, 1968
Stations
- Morris Field, North Carolina, July 23, 1942
- Drew Field, Florida, August 7, 1942
- Sarasota, Florida, January 3, 1943 – May 1, 1944
- Dover AFB, Delaware, March 8, 1956
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, July 1, 1963 – September 30, 1968
Aircraft
- P-39 Airacobra, 1943
- P-43 Lancer, 1942
- Curtiss P-40, 1942–1944
- F-89D Scorpion, 1956
- F-89H Scorpion, 1956–1957
- F-89J Scorpion, 1957–1959
- F-101B Voodoo, 1959–1968
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
- USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).
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