325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Truax Field
, Wisconsin
. The squadron was inactivated on June 25, 1966.
*Note: Squadron inactivated and reactivated August 18, 1955, assuming personnel and equipment of 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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 Truax Field
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi , also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, USA.-History:...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The squadron was inactivated on June 25, 1966.
History
Air defense and operational training unit until February 1944, and afterward replacement training unit until April 1944. Air Defense of Pacific Coast, 1953–1955; Air Defense of upper Midwest, 1955–1966Lineage
- Constituted 325th Fighter Squadron on June 24, 1942
- Activated on August 25, 1942
- Disbanded on io April 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, February 1953
- Activated on April 20, 1953
- Inactivated on August 18, 1955
- Reactivated on August 18, 1955
- Inactivated on June 25, 1966
Assignments
- I Fighter CommandI Fighter CommandThe I Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Mitchel Army Airfield, New York...
- 327th Fighter Group327th Aircraft Sustainment WingThe 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It reports to Air Force Material Command through the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, its Numbered Air Force equivalent superior.The 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing...
, August 25, 1942 – April 10, 1944 - Attached to Philadelphia Fighter WingPhiladelphia Fighter WingThe Philadelphia Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the I Fighter Command, stationed at Philadelphia Airport, Pennsylvania It was inactivated on 3 April 1946....
, September 15, 1943 – January 28, 1944- Air Defense Command
- 28th Air Division, April 20, 1953
- 566th Air Defense Group, February 1, 1954 – August 18, 1955*
- 327th Fighter Group327th Aircraft Sustainment WingThe 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It reports to Air Force Material Command through the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, its Numbered Air Force equivalent superior.The 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing...
, August 18, 1955 – June 25, 1966*
*Note: Squadron inactivated and reactivated August 18, 1955, assuming personnel and equipment of 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command San Francisco Air Defense Sector stationed at Oxnard AFB, California. It was inactivated on July 18, 1968.-History:...
Stations
- Mitchel Field, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, August 25, 1942 - Richmond AAB, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, August 25, 1942 - Millville AAF, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, September 18, 1943 - Richmond AAB, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, January 8, 1944 - Norfolk AAF, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, February 16 – April 10, 1944 - Travis 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...
, April 20, 1953 - 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...
, February 10, 1954 – August 18, 1955 - Truax Field, WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, August 18, 1955 – June 25, 1966
Aircraft
- P-40 Warhawk, 1942–1943
- P-47 ThunderboltP-47 ThunderboltRepublic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
, 1943–1944 - F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1953–1957
- F-102 Delta DaggerF-102 Delta DaggerThe Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a US interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bomber fleets...
, 1957–1966