348th Night Fighter Squadron
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The 348th Night Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
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...

 squadron. Its last assignment was with the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, based at Salinas Army Air Base
Salinas Municipal Airport
Salinas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Salinas, a city in Monterey County, California, United States.-Facilities and aircraft:...

, California
California
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. The unit was inactivated on March 31, 1944

The unit's mission was to train pilots and crews for night fighter operations during World War II
World War II
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Lineage

  • Constituted 348th Night Fighter Squadron on October 1, 1942
Activated on October 1, 1942
Disbanded on March 31, 1944

Assignments

  • Fighter Command School, Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
    Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
    The Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics was a military training organization of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II...

     (AAFSAT), January 21, 1943
  • Air Defense Department, AAFSAT, February 18, 1943
  • Night Fighter Division, AAFSAT, April 1, 1943
Attached to 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, July 17, 1943
  • 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, July 26, 1943 – March 31, 1944

Stations

  • Orlando AAB
    Orlando Executive Airport
    Orlando Executive Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Orlando, a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority...

    , Florida
    Florida
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    , October 4, 1942
  • Salinas Army Air Base
    Salinas Municipal Airport
    Salinas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Salinas, a city in Monterey County, California, United States.-Facilities and aircraft:...

    , California
    California
    California 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...

    , January 19 – March 31, 1944

Aircraft Assigned

  • A-20/DB-7/P-70 Havoc, 1942–1944
  • B-18 Bolo
    B-18 Bolo
    The Douglas B-18 Bolo was a United States Army Air Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber of the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was built by Douglas Aircraft Company and based on its DC-2 and was developed to replace the Martin B-10....

    , 1943–1944
  • YP-61 Black Widow, 1943–1944
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