326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the 328th Fighter Wing stationed at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri
. It was inactivated on 2 January 1967.
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 328th Fighter Wing stationed at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It was inactivated on 2 January 1967.
History
Air defense and operational training unit until 1 March 1944, and afterward replacement training unit until 31 March 1944. Air defense of the midwest United States, 1953–1967.Lineage
- Constituted 326th Fighter Squadron on 24 June 1942
- Activated on 10 July 1942
- Disbanded on 31 March 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 23 March 1953
- Activated on 18 December 1953
- Inactivated on 2 January 1967
Assignments
- 328th Fighter Group, 10 July 1942-31 March 1944
- 4676th Air Defense Group4676th Air Defense GroupThe 4676th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 33d Air Division, being stationed at Grandview AFB Missouri. It was discontinued on 18 Aug 1955.-History:...
, 18 December 1953 - 328th Fighter Group, 18 August 1955
- 328th Fighter Wing, 1 February 1961-2 January 1967
Stations
- Hamilton Field, 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...
, 10 July 1942 - Santa Rosa AAF, 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...
, 13 December 1943-31 March 1944 - Fairfax Field, KansasKansasKansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, 18 December 1953 - Grandview (later Richards-Gebaur) AFB, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, 1 March 1954-2 January 1967
Aircraft
- P-39 Aircobra, 1942–1944
- 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...
, 1957–1967