1st Fighter Squadron (Commando)

Lineage

Constituted 1st Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 April 1944

Activated on 20 April 1944 Redesignated as: 1st 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 (for inactivation), 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.