408th Fighter Group
Encyclopedia
The 408th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with 25th Air Division (Air Defense Command), based at Kingsley Field, Oregon
. It was inactivated on 1 January 1970
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 25th Air Division (Air Defense Command), based at Kingsley Field, 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 1 January 1970
History
Served as an operational training and a replacement training unit. Also participated occasionally in demonstrations and maneuvers 1944-1944. Designated as SAC Fighter-Escort squadron 1953, never made active. Air Defense of Pacific Northwest, 19556-1970Lineage
- Constituted as 408th Bombardment Group (Dive) on 23 March 1943
- Activated on 5 April 1943
- Redesignated as 408th Fighter-Bomber Group in August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 April 1944
- Established as: 408th Strategic Fighter Wing, on 3 March 1953
- Never made active
- Reconstituted and redesignated as 408th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 8 July 1955
- Activated on 8 April 1956
- Inactivated on 1 January 1970
Assignments
- Third Air ForceThird Air ForceThe Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 10 February 1942 - 72d Fighter Wing72nd Fighter Wing (World War II)The 72d Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Second Air Force, based at Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado...
, 1 November 1943-1 April 1944 - Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 3 March 1953 - Air Defense Command, 8 July 1955
- 28th Air Division, 8 April 1956
- 25th Air Division, 1 March 1959
- Spokane Air Defense SectorSpokane Air Defense SectorThe Spokane Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 25th Air Division, being stationed at Larson Air Force Base, Washington.-History:...
, 15 April 1960 - 25th Air Division, 1 September 1963-1 November 1970
Units assigned
- 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron59th Test and Evaluation SquadronThe 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the Air Combat Command 53d Wing, 53d Test Management Group at Nellis AFB, Nevada.-Overview:...
: 30 September 1968-17 December 1969 - 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron322d Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Kingsley Field, Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 July 1968.-History:...
: 8 April 1956-1 July 1968 - 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron460th Fighter-Interceptor Training SquadronThe 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 325th Fighter Wing stationed at Tyndall AFB, Florida. It was inactivated on October 15, 1982.-History:...
: 1 November-3 December 1969 - 455th Fighter Squadron: 1944
- 636th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) (later 518th Fighter Squadron)518th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 408th Fighter Group stationed at Klamath Falls Airport, Oregon...
: 1943-1944; 1956-1 July 1959 - 637th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) (later 519th Fighter Squadron)519th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 519th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 521st Air Defense Group, stationed at Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.-History:...
: 1943-1944 - 638th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) (later 520th Fighter Squadron)520th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 530th Air Defense Group, stationed at Geiger Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.-History:...
: 1943-1944 - 639th Bombardment Squadron (Dive): 1943.
Stations
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, 5 April 1943 - 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...
, 22 September 1943 - Abilene AAFDyess Air Force BaseDyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Abilene, Texas.The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, 20 November 1943 - DeRidder AAB, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, 12 February 1944 - Woodward AAF, OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, 26 March-i April 1944 - Klamath Falls Mun Aprt (later Kingsley Field), 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...
, 8 April 1956-1 November 1970