About: 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron   Sponge Permalink

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Activated in 1942 as a IV Fighter Command P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Trained P-38 pilots in California and Washington State until phaseout of Lightning training in March 1944. Reactivated in 1953 as an Air Defense Command interceptor squadron. Performed air defense mission over New York City and northeast United States, 1953-1958 with F-86Ds and F-102s.

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  • 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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  • Activated in 1942 as a IV Fighter Command P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Trained P-38 pilots in California and Washington State until phaseout of Lightning training in March 1944. Reactivated in 1953 as an Air Defense Command interceptor squadron. Performed air defense mission over New York City and northeast United States, 1953-1958 with F-86Ds and F-102s.
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  • Emblem of the 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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  • 1942(xsd:integer)
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  • Activated in 1942 as a IV Fighter Command P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Trained P-38 pilots in California and Washington State until phaseout of Lightning training in March 1944. Reactivated in 1953 as an Air Defense Command interceptor squadron. Performed air defense mission over New York City and northeast United States, 1953-1958 with F-86Ds and F-102s. Was moved to Webb AFB, Texas for air defense of South Central United States with F-104A Starfighters. In addition, the squadron received the two-seat, dual-control, combat trainer F-104B. The performance of the F-104B was almost identical to that of the F-104A, but the lower internal fuel capacity reduced its effective range considerably. It was found that the F-104A was not very well suited for service as an interceptor. Its low interception range and its incompatibility with the ADC SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) system and the 4752d ADW was a non-SAGE manual NORAD Sector Combat Center. Flew F-104s until inactivated in 1967 and re-designated as 4760th Combat Crew Training Squadron and became F-104 training organization for Royal Jordanian Air Force F-104 pilots. 4760th FIS inactivated 1 October 1967 when the Jordanian pilots were recalled because of the war with Israel in the summer of 1967.
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