495th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
495TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History:Constituted as 9 Reconnaissance Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as 88 Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 14 Aug 1941; 88 Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 28 Aug 1942; 495 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 15 Aug 1943. Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 495 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 24 Jan 1977. Activated on 1 Apr 1977. Inactivated on 13 Dec 1991. Redesignated as 495 Fighter Squadron on 6 Apr 2021. Activated on 1 Oct 2021.
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The Emblem was approved on 21 March 2023
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