471st Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron

World War II

The first predecessor of the squadron was the 71st Liaison Squadron, which was activated overseas at Ondal, India in June 1943. The squadron served in India, Burma and China until the end of the war. It was inactivated in India in December 1945.

Cold War

The 471st Fighter-Bomber Squadron was activated at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan in April 1954. It trained with Republic F-84 Thunderjets until 1957, when its parent 439th Fighter-Bomber Group converted to a troop carrier unit.

In September 1985 the 71st Liaison Squadron and the 471st Fighter-Bomber Squadron were consolidated as the 471st Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron.

Lineage

71st Liaison Squadron

Constituted as the 71st Liaison Squadron on 17 June 1943

Activated on 15 July 1943

Inactivated on 8 December 1945

Consolidated on 19 September 1985 with the 471st Fighter-Bomber Squadron as the 471st Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron

471st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron

Constituted as the 471st Fighter-Bomber Squadron

Activated on 1 April 1954 Inactivated on 1 July 1957

Consolidated on 19 September 1985 with the 71st Liaison Squadron as the 471st Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron

Assignments

Tenth Air Force: 15 July 1943

United States Army Forces, China-Burma-India: 19 August 1943 (attached to 5903d Combat Troops (later 5903d Area Command, Northern Combat Area Command) from c. Oct 1943

Army Air Forces, India-Burma Sector: 2 March 1944 (remained attached to Northern Combat Area Command)

Tenth Air Force: 21 August 1944 (attached to 1st Liaison Group (Provisional) 19 August 1944 - 30 April 1945)

Fourteenth Air Force: 6 July 1945 (attached to 14th AF Tactical Air Command 24 July 1945 - 1 August 1945)

Tenth Air Force: 1 August 1945 - 8 December 1945

439th Fighter-Bomber Group: 1 April 1954 – 1 July 1957