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The 70th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. The Squadron was constituted on 14 Dec 1940 as the 70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor). This squadron was activated on 1 Jan 1941 and patrolled the airspace around Fiji. After the war, the squadron was declared inactivated on 26 Dec 1945.
He was with the 70th Pursuit Squadron, stranded near Charlotte, North Carolina during the attack on Pearl Harbor, due to a malfunctioning P-40. [2] P-39 Airacobra. After re-organizing, and training new recruits as well as possible, Mitchell and the members of the 70th Fighter Squadron embarked for Fiji on Jan. 20, 1942.
Lanphier completed his pilot training at Stockton Army Air Field, California on October 30, 1941, and was assigned to the 70th Pursuit Squadron, 35th Pursuit Group at Hamilton Field in Novato, California. [1] Until December 1942 he served in Fiji then his squadron was moved to Guadalcanal and he joined the 347th Fighter Group.
68th Fighter Squadron: 1 November-15 December 1945; 70th Fighter Squadron: 30 March 1943 – 1 November 1945; 73d Pursuit Squadron: 8 May 1929 – 15 July 1931 (not operational entire period) 73d Pursuit (later, 73d Fighter): 5 October 1941 – 15 October 1942; 74th Pursuit Squadron: 8 May 1929 – 15 July 1931 (not operational entire period)
Constituted in the Army Air Service as the 19th Squadron (Pursuit) on 30 August 1921; Inactivated on 29 June 1922; Re-designated 19th Pursuit Squadron on 25 January 1923, and activated 1 May 1923; [34] Re-designated: 19th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942, Currently 19th Fighter Squadron, Hickam Field, Hawaii [10] 20th Aero Squadron: 26 June 1917
He joined the 70th Pursuit Squadron, which arrived at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in December 1942. Flying a Bell P-39 Airacobra, he scored his first victory by downing a Japanese bomber on the 28th. Upon transfer to the 339th Squadron, he began flying P-38 Lightnings and claimed two Zero fighters on April 7.
20th Pursuit Squadron, July – December 1941 (P-40B) 14th Bombardment Squadron 16 September 1941 – 1 January 1942 (B-17) 24th Pursuit Group, 1 October – 20 December 1941 (P-40B) 19th Bombardment Group, 26 October – 24 December 1941 (B-17) 30th Bombardment Squadron 23d – 20 October December 1941 (B-17)
The 70th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 433d Troop Carrier Group , based at Cleveland Municipal Airport , Ohio . It was inactivated on 3 October 1950.