349th Night Fighter Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 349th Night Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
squadron. Its last assignment was with the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, based at Hammer Field, California
. 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
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 Hammer Field, 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...
. 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
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Lineage
- Constituted 349th Night Fighter Squadron on October 1, 1942
- Activated on October 4, 1942
- Disbanded on March 31, 1944
Assignments
- Fighter Command School, 4 October 1942
- AAF School of Applied Tactics, 21 January 1943
- Air Defense Department, AAFSAT, 18 February 1943
- Night Fighter Division, AAFSAT, 1 April 1943
- Attached to 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 17 July 1943
- 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 26 Ju1 1943-31 March 1944
Stations
- Orlando AABOrlando Executive AirportOrlando 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...
, 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...
, October 4, 1942 - Kissimmee 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...
, 1 January 1943 - Hammer Army Airfield, 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...
, January 16 – March 31, 1944
Aircraft Assigned
- A-20/DB-7/P-70 Havoc, 1942–1944
- B-18 BoloB-18 BoloThe 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