44th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
44TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 44 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 November 1940. Activated on 1 January 1941. Redesignated as: 44 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 44 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 26 January 1944; 44 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 6 May 1946; 44 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 23 December 1949; 44 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 20 January 1950; 44 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958; 44 Fighter Squadron on 1 October 1991. Flew patrols over the Pacific from Hawaii, 7 December 1941–October 1942. Combat in the South and Southwest Pacific, 21 December 1942–15 August 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, 18 December 1964–25 February 1965, 21 April–22 June 1965, 19–29 October 1965, and 25 April 1967–6 October 1970. Unmanned, 31 December 1966–24 April 1967 and November 1970–15 May 1971. Air defense of Okinawa and Japan, 1971–. Conducted operations, exercises, and training in support of general and contingency war plans, 1993-.
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Origin/meaning
Approved on 18 February 1942; requires updated drawing in accordance with CSAF directive.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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