Military unit
The 2d Fighter Squadron (Commando) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Tenth Air Force, based at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 12 November 1945.
History
Lineage
- Constituted 2d Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Apr 1944
- Activated on 20 Apr 1944
- Redesignated as: 2d Fighter Squadron (Commando) on 2 Jun 1944
- Inactivated on 12 Nov 1945
- Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
Assignments
Stations
- Lakeland AAF, Florida, 20 Apr 1944
- Cross City AAF, Florida, 12 Jun 1944
- Alachua AAF, Florida, 21 Jun 1944
- Drew Field, Florida, 17 Aug 1944
- Lakeland AAF, Florida, 22 Aug-23 Oct 1944
- Kalaikunda Airfield, India, 14 Dec 1944
- Cox's Bazar, India, 13 Feb 1945
- Kalaikunda Airfield, India, io May-22 Oct 1945
- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 11-12 Nov 1945.
Aircraft
Operational history
Trained for operations with P-51 Mustangs as part of Third Air Force and trained at the the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics. Moved to India, Sep-Nov 1944 assigned to Tenth Air Force. Combat in CBI, 14 Feb-9 May 1945. After May 1945 in training. Returned to the US during Oct—Nov 1945.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
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