The 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive

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unit. Its last assignment was with the 329th Fighter Group at

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, New York, where it was inactivated on 1 July 1959. It was first active as the 330th Fighter Squadron during

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, serving as an

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and later as a Replacement Training Unit until being disbanded in a general reorganization of

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in the spring of 1944. It was reactivated in November 1942 as an

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unit.

History

World War II

Trained replacement pilots, September 1942 – March 1944; furnished cadres for fighter squadrons, January–December 1943.; served as part of air defense force for the west coast, 1943.

Cold War air defense

Air defense of the Northeastern United States, 1954–1967.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 330th Fighter Squadron (Two Engine) on 24 June 1942 : Activated on 10 July 1942 : Disbanded on 31 March 1944 * Reconstituted and redesignated 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 14 November 1952 : Activated on 27 November 1952 : Inactivated on 1 July 1959

Assignments

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, 10 July 1942 – 31 March 1944 * 4709th Defense (later Air Defense) Wing, 27 November 1952 * 4700th Air Defense Group, 20 September 1954 *

, 18 August 1955 – 1 July 1959

Stations

* Hamilton Field, California, 10 July 1942 *

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, Washington, 14 July 1942 * Glendale Army Air Base, California, 10 September 1942 *

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, California, 2 November 1942 – 31 March 1944 *

, New York, 27 November 1952 – 1 July 1959

Aircraft

Lockheed P-38 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinc ...

, 1942–1944 *

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two p ...

, 1952–1953 *

North American F-86D Sabre The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the "Sabre Dog") is an American transonic jet interceptor aircraft, interceptor. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was ...

, 1953–1959

References

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Bibliography

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External links

{{USAAF 4th Air Force World War II

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Military units and formations established in 1952 Aerospace Defense Command units