443d Fighter Squadron

443d Fighter Squadron
Active1943–1944
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
Military unit

The 443d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 327th Fighter Group, stationed at Norfolk Army Airfield, Virginia. It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.

The group was active with the First Air Force as an operational training and air defense unit, February 1943 – February 1944, later performing replacement pilot training, February–April 1944.

History

Lineage

  • Constituted the 443d Fighter Squadron in February 1943
Activated on 24 February 1943
Disbanded on 10 April 1944.

Assignments

  • 327th Fighter Group, 24 February 1943 – 10 April 1944

Stations

  • Richmond Army Airbase, Virginia, 24 February 1943
  • Norfolk Army Airfield, Virginia, 16 February – 10 April 1944

Aircraft

  • P-40 Warhawk, 1943
  • P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943–1944

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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