518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 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
. It was inactivated on July 1, 1959.
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 the Air Defense Command 408th Fighter Group stationed at Klamath Falls Airport
Klamath Falls Airport
Klamath Falls Airport , also known as Kingsley Field, is a joint civil-military public airport located four miles southeast of Klamath Falls, in Klamath County, Oregon, USA. The airport has two runways...
, 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 July 1, 1959.
Lineage
- Constituted 636th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on March 23, 1943
- Activated on April 5, 1943
- Redesignated 518th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on August 10, 1943
- Disbanded on April 1, 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on November 4, 1954
- Activated on January 8, 1955.
- Inactivated on August 18, 1955
- Activated on June 8, 1956
- Inactivated on July 1, 1959.
Assignments
- 408th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Group408th Fighter GroupThe 408th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 25th Air Division , based at Kingsley Field, Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 January 1970-History:...
, April 5, 1943 – April 1, 1944 - 27th Air Division, January 8 – August 18, 1955
- 408th Fighter Group408th Fighter GroupThe 408th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 25th Air Division , based at Kingsley Field, Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 January 1970-History:...
, June 8, 1956 – July 1, 1959
Stations
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, April 5, 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...
, September 22, 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...
, November 10, 1943 - DeRidder Army Airbase, 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...
, February 12, 1944 - Woodward Army Airfield, 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...
, March 24 – April 1, 1944 - George AFB, 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 8 – August 18, 1955 - Klamath Falls AirportKlamath Falls AirportKlamath Falls Airport , also known as Kingsley Field, is a joint civil-military public airport located four miles southeast of Klamath Falls, in Klamath County, Oregon, USA. The airport has two runways...
, 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...
, June 8, 1956 – July 1, 1959.
Aircraft
- A-24 Banshee, A-36 Apache, P-40 Warhawk, and P-47 ThunderboltP-47 ThunderboltRepublic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
, 1943–1944 - Cessna UC-78, 1943–1944
- F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1955