484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
| 484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943–1959 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter-Interceptor |
The 484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 473d Fighter Group, stationed at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. It was inactivated on 16 February 1959.
History
Operated as replacement unit, October 1943– April 1944. Activated but never equipped or manned, 1956–1959
Lineage
- Constituted 484th Fighter Squadron on 12 October 1943. Activated 1 November 1943
- Disbanded on 31 March 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 15 November 1955
- Activated on 8 June 1956
- Inactivated on 16 February 1959
Assignments
- 473d Fighter Group, November 1943-31 March 1944; 8 June 1956 – 16 February 1959
Stations
- Grand Central Air Terminal, California, 1 November 1943
- Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington, 31 March 1944
- K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 June 1956 – 16 February 1959.
Aircraft
- Cessna AT-17, 1944
- A-25 Helldiver, 1944
- P-39 Airacobra, 1944
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 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.
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