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Captain Don Gentile was a pilot with 133 Squadron, claiming two air victories, and by March 1944 had become the 4th Fighter Group's top ace in World War II, with 22 aerial kills. Colonel Chesley "Pete" Peterson had 130 sorties with the Eagle Squadrons and became the youngest squadron commander in the RAF.
This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. ... Not related to 333 FS from World War II 334th Fighter Squadron: Seymour Johnson AFB: F-15E
VF-2 was established on 1 June 1943, at Naval Air Station Atlantic City. VF-2, known now as the "Rippers," became the first World War II fighting squadron to bear the same designation as a previous unit in the war. Several pilots came from VF-6 and VF-10. The squadron initially deployed 8 FM-1 Wildcats but soon received the Grumman F6F Hellcat.
418th Night Fighter Squadron (28 September – 26 December 1944) 419th Night Fighter Squadron (DET), (13th AF) (27 November 1944 – 16 March 1945) 550th Night Fighter Squadron (13th AF) (14 February – 7 April 1945) Owi Airfield, Pulau Owi, Schouten Islands
The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II. [1] [2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF. [3]
World War II operations by Enterprise Air Group ; Period Operations Squadrons Fighter Bomber Torpedo Scout 7 December 1941 – 10 March 1942: Pearl Harbor, Marshall Islands, Wake Island, Marcus Island
Pages in category "Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II" The following 173 pages are in this category, out of 173 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
382nd Fighter Squadron P-51B Mustang [note 2]. The 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group was first organized as the 363rd Fighter Group, which was activated on 1 August 1943 at Hamilton Field, California.