• Source: 2d Fighter Squadron (Commando)

      • 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 April 1944
      Activated on 20 April 1944
      Redesignated as: 2d Fighter Squadron (Commando) on 2 June 1944
      Inactivated on 12 November 1945
      Disbanded on 8 October 1948.


      = Assignments

      =
      Third Air Force, 20 April 1944
      2d Air Commando Group, 22 April 1944 – 12 November 1945.
      Army Service Forces, 11–12 November 1945


      = Stations

      =
      Lakeland AAF, Florida, 20 April 1944
      Cross City AAF, Florida, 12 June 1944
      Alachua AAF, Florida, 21 June 1944
      Drew Field, Florida, 17 August 1944
      Lakeland AAF, Florida, 22 August-23 October 1944
      Kalaikunda Airfield, India, 14 December 1944
      Cox's Bazar, India, 13 February 1945
      Kalaikunda Airfield, India, io May-22 October 1945
      Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 11–12 November 1945.


      Aircraft


      P-51D Mustang, 1944–1945
      F-6 (P-51D) Mustang, 1945


      = Operational history

      =
      Trained for operations with P-51 Mustangs as part of Third Air Force and trained at the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics. Moved to India, September–November 1944 assigned to Tenth Air Force. Combat in CBI, 14 February-9 May 1945. After May 1945 in training. Returned to the US during October— November 1945.


      References


      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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