520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 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.
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 530th Air Defense Group, stationed at Geiger Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.
History
Training for combat, October 1943– April 1944. Air defense of the Mprthwest United States, 1954–1955Lineage
- Constituted 638th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 23 March 1943
- Activated on 5 April 1943
- Redesignated 520th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943
- Disbanded on 1 April 1944
- Reconstituted, and redesignated 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 4 November 1954
- Activated on 8 December 1954
- Inactivated on 18 August 1955
Assignments
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, 5 April 1943-1 April 1944 - 530th Air Defense Group, 8 December 1954-18 August 1955.
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...
, 24 September 1943 - Abilene AAF, 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...
, 10 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...
, 11 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-1 April 1944 - Geiger Field, Washington, 8 December 1954-18 August 1955.
Aircraft
- A-24 Banshee, 1943–1944
- A-36 Apache, 1943–1944
- P-40 Warhawk, 1943–1944
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1943-1944 - F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1954–1955