327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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The 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division stationed at Thule AB, Greenland
. It was inactivated on March 25, 1960
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 64th Air Division stationed at Thule AB, Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
. It was inactivated on March 25, 1960
History
Air defense and operational training unit until March 1, 1943, and afterward replacement training unit until March 31, 1944. On 1 May 1956, they became the first squadron to employ the Convair F-102A 'Delta Dagger' in operational service, becoming the first supersonic unit in Air Defense Command.Lineage
- Constituted 327th Fighter Squadron on June 24, 1942
- Activated on July 10, 1942
- Disbanded on March 31, 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on June 20, 1955
- Activated on August 18, 1955
- Discontinued on March 25, 1960
Assignments
- IV Fighter CommandIV Fighter CommandThe IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California...
- 328th Fighter Group328th Armament Systems WingThe 328th Armament Systems Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.Currently the wing reports to the Air Armament Center, part of Air Material Command....
, July 10, 1942 – March 31, 1944- Air Defense Command
- 27th Air Division, August 18, 1955
- 4722d Air Defense Group4722d Air Defense GroupThe 4722d Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 27th Air Division, being stationed at George Air Force Base, California...
, December 1, 1956 - 27th Air Division, June 25, 1958
- 64th Air Division, July 3, 1958 – March 25, 1960.
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...
, July 10, 1942 - Mills 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...
, October 5, 1942 - Marysville 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...
, February 1 – March 31, 1944 - George 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...
, August 18, 1955 - Thule AB, GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, July 3, 1958 – March 25, 1960.
Aircraft
- P-39 Airacobra, 1942–1944
- F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1955–1956
- 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...
, 1956–1960