The 458th Tactical 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...

 unit. It was last assigned to the 506th Tactical Fighter Wing, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base

Tinker Air Force Base

Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in the southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area, directly south of the suburb of Midwest City, Oklahoma.-Overview:...

, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 1 April 1959.

History

Trained in the continental United States, Oct 1944-Feb 1945. Moved to western Pacific Ocean in spring of 1945. Escorted B-29 bombers in raids against Japan, and attacked targets such as enemy airfields, May-Aug 1945. Between 1953 and 1959 the unit trained for a variety of tactical air missions. Frequently deployed for training exercises, some of them overseas.

Lineage

• Constituted as 458th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 5 Oct 1944

Activated on 21 Oct 1944

Inactivated on 16 Dec 1945

• Re-designated as 458th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Nov 1952

Activated on 20 Jan 1953

Predesignated as: 458th Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 Jul 1957

Predesignated as: 458th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jan 1958

Predesignated as: 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958

Inactivated on 1 Apr 1959

Assignments

• 506th Fighter Group, 21 Oct 1944-16 Dec 1945
• 506th Strategic Fighter (later, 506th Fighter-Day; 506th Fighter-Bomber; 506th Tactical Fighter) Wing, 20 Jan 1953-1 Apr 1959

Stations

• Lakeland Army Airfield, Florida, 21 Oct 1944-16 Feb 1945
• North Field
  North Field (Iwo Jima)
  North Field or Iwo Jima Air Base is a World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Bonin Islands are part of Japan...
  
  , Iwo Jima, 25 Apr-3 Dec 1945

Air echelon operated from West Field

Tinian International Airport

Tinian International Airport , also known as West Tinian Airport, is a public airport located on Tinian Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This airport is owned by Commonwealth Ports Authority.Although most U.S...

, Tinian, 23 Mar-11 May 1945

• Camp Anza
  Camp Anza
  Camp Anza was a United States Army installation near Riverside, California during World War II. Construction began on July 3, 1942, and was completed on February 15, 1943....
  
  , California, 15-16 Dec 1945
• Dow AFB, Maine, 20 Jan 1953
• Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 20 Mar 1955-1 Apr 1959

Aircraft

• P-51 Mustang
  P-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...
  
  , 1944-1945
• F-84 Thunderjet
  F-84 Thunderjet
  The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 flew in 1946...
  
  , 1953-1957
• F-100 Super Sabre
  F-100 Super Sabre
  The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
  
  , 1957-1958