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 Emblem of the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
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| Active | 1942-1977 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
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The 319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Aerospace Defense Command's Interceptor Weapons School at Tyndall AFB, Florida. It was inactivated on 30 November 1977.
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History
Lineage
- Constituted 319th Fighter Squadron on 24 Jun 1942
- Activated on 3 Aug 1942
- Inactivated on 28 Oct 1945.
- Activated on 1 Sep 1947
- Redesignated: 319th Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 17 Jun 1948
- Redesignated: 319th Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950
- Redesignated: 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 May 1951
- Inactivated: 1 Dec 1969
- Reactivated: 1 Jul 1971
- Inactivated: 30 Apr 1972
- Redesignated: 319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron on 1 Jun 1975 and reactivated
- Inactivated: 30 Nov 1977
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Operational History
Combat in ETO and MTO, 17 Apr-22 Sep 1943, and 14 Dec 1943-7 May 1945.
In December 1951, Fifth Air Force determined a need for additional nighttime all-weather air interceptors in the Seoul area. In response, the U.S. Air Force provided the F-94-equipped 319th FIS, which was reassigned from the 90th Bombardment Wing, Medium, based at Moses Lake AFB, Washington, to Suwon AB in February and early March 1952. Until November 1952, Fifth Air Force restricted the use of the Starfires to local air defense in order to prevent the possible compromise of its airborne intercept radar equipment in a loss over enemy-held territory. From November until the end of the conflict, the 319th used F-94s to maintain fighter screens between the Yalu and Chongchon Rivers, helping to protect B-29s from enemy interceptors.
Air defense of the United States until inactivation in 1977
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References
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This article incorporates text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website which, as a United States government publication, is in the public domain. |
- Northrop P-61 Black Widow--The Complete History and Combat Record, Garry R. Pape, John M. Campbell and Donna Campbell, Motorbooks International, 1991.
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
- Wartime Service of Northrop P-61 Black Widow
- Futrell, Robert Frank (1983) The United States Air Force In Korea, 1950-1953, Maxwell AFB, Alabama Office of Air Force History, ISBN 0912799714
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell
- [1] Air Force Historical Research Agency
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