398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron


The 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to Air Defense Command, at Hamilton AFB, California. The squadron was inactivated on 8 February 1957 before being manned or equipped.

History

Air defense and replacement training until March 1944, and afterward replacement training plus air support for army maneuvers until August 1945.
The squadron was redesignated the '398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and activated in November 1956 at Hamilton AFB and scheduled to receive F-104s. Before personnel or equipment were in place, the unit was inactivated on 18 February 1957.

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 398th Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1943
  • Redesignated 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 18 September 1956

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