464th Fighter Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 464th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the 507th Fighter Group, based at Yontan Airfield
, Okinawa. It was inactivated on 27 May 1946.
as a Very Long Range P-47N Thunderbolt bomber escort squadron, programmed for B-29 escort duty from Okinawa. Training delayed due to P-47N aircraft non-availability, finally equipped in the late spring of 1945 with the long-distance fighters. Deployed to Okinawa in June 1945 as part of the 507th Fighter Group and prepared for the invasion of Japan along with the 413th and 414th Fighter Groups, all equipped with P-47N.
The squadron flew some long distance fighter-bomber sweeps over Japanese Home Islands 1 July 1945-14 August 1945 but never performed operational B-29 escort missions due to the end of the war in August. Last "Ace in a Day" of W.W.II was 1st LT Oscar Perdomo of the 464th. Remained in Okinawa until inactivated in May 1946.
On 28 May 1946, the unit was redesigned as the 199th Fighter Squadron
and allocated to the Hawaii
Air National Guard
.
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. Its last assignment was with the 507th Fighter Group, based at Yontan Airfield
Yontan Airfield
Yontan Airfield is a former military airfield on Okinawa, located near the village of Sobe on the Okinawa western coast. It was closed and turned over to the Japanese government in 1972...
, Okinawa. It was inactivated on 27 May 1946.
History
Established in late 1944 at Peterson Field, Colorado. Trained under XXII Bomber CommandXXII Bomber Command
The XXII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Peterson Field, Colorado. It was inactivated on 13 February 1945.-Lineage:...
as a Very Long Range P-47N Thunderbolt bomber escort squadron, programmed for B-29 escort duty from Okinawa. Training delayed due to P-47N aircraft non-availability, finally equipped in the late spring of 1945 with the long-distance fighters. Deployed to Okinawa in June 1945 as part of the 507th Fighter Group and prepared for the invasion of Japan along with the 413th and 414th Fighter Groups, all equipped with P-47N.
The squadron flew some long distance fighter-bomber sweeps over Japanese Home Islands 1 July 1945-14 August 1945 but never performed operational B-29 escort missions due to the end of the war in August. Last "Ace in a Day" of W.W.II was 1st LT Oscar Perdomo of the 464th. Remained in Okinawa until inactivated in May 1946.
On 28 May 1946, the unit was redesigned as the 199th Fighter Squadron
199th Fighter Squadron
The 199th Fighter Squadron is an aviation unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard of the United States Air Force. Its parent unit is the 154th Wing and it currently operates the F-22 Raptor aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-History:...
and allocated to the Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
.
Lineage
- Constituted 464th Fighter Squadron on 5 October 1944
- Activated on 12 October 1944
- Inactivated on 27 May 1946
- Redesignated 199th Fighter Squadron199th Fighter SquadronThe 199th Fighter Squadron is an aviation unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard of the United States Air Force. Its parent unit is the 154th Wing and it currently operates the F-22 Raptor aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-History:...
, and allotted to the HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
on 28 May 1946.
Stations
- Peterson FieldPeterson Air Force BasePeterson Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States and it provides runways for the adjacent City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport under a shared joint civil-military airport arrangement...
, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, 12 October 1944 - Bruning Army AirfieldBruning Army AirfieldBruning Army Airfield was a flight training installation of the United States Army Air Forces used during World War II and located in northeast Thayer County, Nebraska, at coordinates 40°20'25" North, 97°25'42" West, approximately six miles east of Bruning....
, NebraskaNebraskaNebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, 20 October 1944 - Dalhart Army AirfieldDalhart Municipal AirportDalhart Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Dalhart, Texas, a city straddling the border of Dallam and Hartley counties in the northwest corner of the Texas Panhandle.The airport is not served by any commercial...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, 15 December 1944-30 April 1945 - Ie Shima AirfieldIe Shima Airfieldis a gunnery and training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea...
, Okinawa, 24 June 1945 - Yontan AirfieldYontan AirfieldYontan Airfield is a former military airfield on Okinawa, located near the village of Sobe on the Okinawa western coast. It was closed and turned over to the Japanese government in 1972...
, Okinawa, 29 January-27 May 1946.