398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Encyclopedia
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 February 8, 1957.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Hamilton AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The squadron was inactivated on February 8, 1957.
History
Air defense and replacement training until March 1944, and afterward replacement training plus air support for army maneuvers until August 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 February 18, 1957.Lineage
- Constituted 398th Fighter Squadron on May 26, 1943
- Activated on August 1, 1943
- Redesignated: 398th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on April 5, 1944
- Redesignated: 398th Fighter Squadron on June 5, 1944
- Inactivated on November 7, 1945
- Redesignated: 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on September 18, 1956
- Activated on November 18, 1956
- Inactivated on February 8, 1957.
Assignments
- 369th Fighter (later Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group359th Fighter GroupThe 359th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Army Service Forces, being stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 10 November 1945....
, August 1, 1943 - II Tactical Air Division, August 10, 1945
- III Tactical Air CommandIII Tactical Air CommandThe III Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Barksdale Field, Louisiana...
, September 1, 1945
- Attached to 372d Fighter Group372d Fighter GroupThe 372d Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force, stationed at Alexandria Army Air Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
, October 2 – November 7, 1945- XIX Tactical Air CommandXIX Tactical Air CommandThe XIX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The unit's last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force based at Biggs Field, Texas...
, October 25 – November 7, 1945 - Air Defense Command
- XIX Tactical Air Command
- Western Air Defense ForceWestern Air Defense ForceThe Western Air Defense Force is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960.- History :...
, November 18, 1956 – February 8, 1957.
Stations
- Hamilton Field, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, August 1943 - Marysville Army Airfield, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, November 3, 1943 - Oroville Army Airfield, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, January 29, 1944 - Hamilton Field, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, March 13, 1944 - DeRidder Army Airbase, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, March 27, 1944 - Stuttgart Army Airfield, ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, February 8, 1945 - Alexandria AAF, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, October 2 – November 7, 1945 - Hamilton AFB, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, November 18, 1956 – February 8, 1957
Aircraft
- P-39 Aircobra, 1943–1944
- A-36 Apache, 1944
- P-40 Warhawk 1944–1945
- P-51 MustangP-51 MustangThe North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
, 1945.