398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

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398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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Active1942–1966
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeInterceptor

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 8 February 1957.

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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 inactivated on 18 February 1957.

Lineage

Activated on 1 August 1943
Redesignated: 398th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 5 April 1944
Redesignated: 398th Fighter Squadron on 5 June 1944
Inactivated on 7 November 1945
Activated on 18 November 1956
Inactivated on 8 February 1957.

Assignments

Attached to 372d Fighter Group, 2 October – 7 November 1945
Western Air Defense Force, 18 November 1956 – 8 February 1957.

Stations

Aircraft

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/ .