462nd Tactical Fighter Squadron

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The 462d Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 506th Tactical Fighter Wing, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 1 April 1959.

462d Tactical Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the 62d Tactical Fighter Squadron
Active1944-1959
RoleFighter

History

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Trained in the continental United States, Oct 1944 – Feb 1945. Moved to western Pacific Ocean in spring of 1945. Escorted B-29 bombers in raids against Japan, and attacked targets such as enemy airfields, May-Aug 1945. Between 1953 and 1959 the unit trained for a variety of tactical air missions. Frequently deployed for training exercises, some of them overseas.

Lineage

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  • Constituted as 462d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 5 Oct 1944
Activated on 21 Oct 1944
Inactivated on 16 Dec 1945
  • Re-designated as 462d Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Nov 1952
Activated on 20 Jan 1953
Predesignated as: 462d Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 Jul 1957
Predesignated as: 462d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jan 1958
Predesignated as: 462d Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958
Inactivated on 1 Apr 1959

Assignments

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Stations

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Air echelon operated from West Field, Tinian, 23 Mar – 11 May 1945

Aircraft

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References

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.