442nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron explained

Unit Name:	442d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
Dates:	1943-1977
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Air Force

The 442d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing and stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

History

Established in 1943 as a P-47 Thunderbolt Replacement Training Squadron (RTU) under I Fighter Command. Also performed air defense over New England. Inactivated in 1944 with the end of RTU training. Activated in 1956 under Tactical Air Command and programmed for F-100 Super Sabres. Never manned or equipped, inactivated in early 1957.

Reactivated in 1969 as a General Dynamics F-111A training squadron, assigned to the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing. It was inactivated in 1977 when the parent wing transferred its F-111 aircraft to the 366th TFW at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.

Lineage

Constituted 442d Fighter Squadron on 19 Feb 1943

Activated on 24 Feb 1943

Disbanded on 10 Apr 1944.

Reconstituted, and redesignated 442d Fighter-Day Squadron, on 4 Oct 1956.

Activated on 15 Oct 1956

Inactivated on 8 Feb 1957

Established and activated by Tactical Air Command as the 4527th Combat Crew Training Squadron on 20 January 1968

Inactivated on 15 October 1969

Re-designated as 442d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 October 1969

Organized on 15 October 1969, assuming assets of TAC 4527th Combat Crew Training Squadron

Inactivated on 31 July 1977

Assignments

326th Fighter Group, 24 Feb 1943
402d Fighter Group, 25 Nov 1943 – 10 Apr 1944
402d Fighter-Day Group, 15 Oct 1956 – 8 Feb 1957
474th Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 January 1968 – 31 July 1977

Stations

Westover Field, Massachusetts, 24 Feb 1943
Bedford Army Airfield, Massachusetts, 17 Sep 1943
Hillsgrove Army Airfield, Rhode Island, 21 Nov 1943 – 10 Apr 1944
Greenville AFB, Mississippi, 15 Oct 1956 – 8 Feb 1957
Nellis AFB, Nevada, 20 January 1968 – 31 July 1977

Aircraft

P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943-1944
General Dynamics F-111A, 1968-1977

References

Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
Book: Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. 1969. reprint. 1982. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-405-12194-6. 72556. 70605402.