| Unit Name: | 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron |
| Dates: | 1942–1944; 1955–1967 |
| Role: | Fighter-Interceptor |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Patch with 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 27 October 1955)[1] |
The 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Los Angeles Air Defense Sector at George Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 1 July 1967.
Established in mid-1942 as a IV Fighter Command Operational Training Unit (OTU) with a mission to train fighter pilots on single-engine fighter aircraft. Later became a Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Inactivated in early 1944 when the need for fighter pilots was reduced.
The squadron was redesignated the 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and reactivated at George Air Force Base, California in August 1955[1] as part of Air Defense Command's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.[2] At George. the squadron replaced the 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which had been detached from the 520th Air Defense Group at Truax Field, Wisconsin, assuming its North American F-86D Sabres and its mission to provide air defense over the Southern California region.[3]
In the spring of 1957 it received F-86L Sabres and a year later transitioned into Convair F-102A Delta Dagger aircraft. In July 1960 the unit began flying Convair F-106 Delta Darts. The 329th was inactivated on 31 July 1967 as part of the phasedown of ADC.
Activated on 10 July 1942
Redesignated 329th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine c. 1 August 1943
Disbanded on 31 March 1944
Activated on 18 August 1955[4]
Inactivated on 1 July 1967