337th Fighter Group
Encyclopedia
The 337th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, Portland Air Defense Sector, stationed at Portland Airport
, Oregon
. It was inactivated on 30 March 1966.
s, 1942-1944. Reactivated as an Air Defense Command Aircraft Control and Warning Group, forming radar squadrons in the late 1940s and the early 1950s and deploying them around the New York, New Jersey area under First Air Force
and the 26th Air Division. Moved to Oregon in 1955 and operated interceptor squadrons under 25th Air Division until phaseout of interceptors due to budget reductions in 1966.
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 Air Defense Command, Portland Air Defense Sector, stationed at Portland Airport
Portland Air National Guard Base
Portland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located northeast of Portland, Oregon.-Overview:The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. It was inactivated on 30 March 1966.
History
Operated as replacement training unit, flying P-40 Warhawks and P-51 MustangP-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
s, 1942-1944. Reactivated as an Air Defense Command Aircraft Control and Warning Group, forming radar squadrons in the late 1940s and the early 1950s and deploying them around the New York, New Jersey area under First Air Force
First Air Force
The First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
and the 26th Air Division. Moved to Oregon in 1955 and operated interceptor squadrons under 25th Air Division until phaseout of interceptors due to budget reductions in 1966.
Lineage
- Constituted as 337th Fighter Group on 16 July 1942
- Activated on 23 July 1942
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944
- Activated as 503d Aircraft Warning Group, 1 April 1948
- Re-designated 503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 6 December 1949
- Inactivated on 6 February 1952
- Activated as: 503d Air Defense Group, on 16 February 1953
- Reconstituted and redesignated 337th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 20 June 1955
- Activated on 18 August 1955 by redesignation of 503d Air Defense Group503d Air Defense GroupThe 503d Air Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division, being stationed at Portland International Airport, Oregon...
. - Inactivated on 30 March 1966
Assignments
- III Fighter CommandIII Fighter CommandThe III Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946.-Lineage:...
, 23 July 1942-1 May 1944 - First Air ForceFirst Air ForceThe First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
, 1 April 1948 - 26th Air Division, 16 November 1948 – 6 February 1952
- 4704th Defense Wing, 16 February 1953
- 25th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- Portland Air Defense SectorPortland Air Defense SectorThe Portland Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division, being stationed at Adair Air Force Station, Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.- History :...
, 15 April 1960-30 March 1966
World War II
- 98th Fighter Squadron: 21 July 1942-1 May 1944
- 303d Fighter Squadron303d Fighter SquadronThe 303d Fighter Squadron is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. It operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II in conducting close air support missions.-History:...
: 21 July 1942-1 May 1944 - 304th Fighter Squadron: 21 July 1942-1 May 1944
- 440th Fighter Squadron: 21 July 1942-1 May 1944
Interceptor squadrons
- 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Portland AirportPortland Air National Guard BasePortland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located northeast of Portland, Oregon.-Overview:The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard...
, 18 August 1955–30 March 1966- 357th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Portland AirportPortland Air National Guard BasePortland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located northeast of Portland, Oregon.-Overview:The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard...
, 6 February 1953-25 May 1953- 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Portland AirportPortland Air National Guard BasePortland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located northeast of Portland, Oregon.-Overview:The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard...
, 18 February 1953-18 August 1955
Radar squadrons
- 645th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Mitchel Field, New York, 30 April 1948-1 January 1951
- 646th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Highlands AFS, New Jersey, 1 June 1948-6 February 1952
- 647th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Fort George G. MeadeFort George G. MeadeFort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation that includes the Defense Information School, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Courier Service...
, Maryland, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952- 648th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Mud Pond, Pennsylvania, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952
- 658th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Santini, New York, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952
- 770th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron
- Palermo AFS, New Jersey, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952
- 771st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Cape Charles AFS, Virginia, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952
- 772d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Connellsville, PennsylvaniaConnellsville, PennsylvaniaConnellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time...
, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952- 773d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Camp Hero, New York, 1 June 1948-6 December 1949
Stations
- Morris Field, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 23 July 1942 - Drew Field, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 7 August 1942 - Sarasota Army Airfield, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, c. 3 January 1943-1 May 1944 - Fort Slocum (later, Slocum AFB)Fort Slocum (New York)Fort Slocum, New York was a US military base occupying Davids' Island and Hart Island at the western end of Long Island Sound. The fort was named for Major General Henry W...
, 1 April 1948 - Roslyn AFS, New York, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952
- Portland AirportPortland Air National Guard BasePortland Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Portland International Airport, Oregon. It is located northeast of Portland, Oregon.-Overview:The base is the home of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard...
, OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, 18 August 1955-30 March 1966
Aircraft
- P-40 Warhawk, 1942–1943
- P-51 MustangP-51 MustangThe North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
, 1944 - F-89 ScorpionF-89 ScorpionThe Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered fighter designed from the outset as an all-weather interceptor. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first USAF jet fighters with guided missiles, and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air...
, 1955–1958 - 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...
, 1958–1966
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter SquadronsAerospace Defense Command Fighter SquadronsThe second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces, with the mission of planning for and executing the air defense of the United States...