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458th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	458th Tactical Fighter Squadron
image	506th Strategic Fighter Wing F-84G Thunderjets 1954.jpg
image_size	300
caption	[506th Strategic Fighter Wing](506th-strategic-fighter-wing) F-84 Thunderjets in 1954
dates	1944–1945; 1953–1959
country
branch
role	Fighter
battles	Pacific Ocean Theater
decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation
identification_symbol	[[File:458th Fighter Squadron - Emblem.png	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	458th Strategic Fighter Squadron emblemApproved 14 April 1954. Based on World War II emblem. Watkins, p.46

The 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 506th Tactical Fighter Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where it was inactivated on 1 April 1959.

History

World War II

Trained in the continental United States, Oct 1944 – Feb 1945. Moved to western Pacific Ocean in spring of 1945. Escorted Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers in raids against Japan, and attacked targets such as enemy airfields, May-Aug 1945.

Cold War

Between 1953 and 1959 the unit trained for a variety of tactical air missions. Frequently deployed for training exercises, some of them overseas.

Lineage

Constituted as the 458th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 5 October 1944 : Activated on 21 October 1944 : Inactivated on 16 December 1945
Redesignated 458th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 November 1952 : Activated on 20 January 1953 : Redesignated 458th Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 July 1957 : Redesignated 458th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 January 1958 : Redesignated 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958 : Inactivated on 1 April 1959

Assignments

506th Fighter Group, 21 October 1944 – 16 December 1945
506th Strategic Fighter Wing (later 506th Fighter-Day Wing, 506th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 506th Tactical Fighter Wing), 20 January 1953 – 1 April 1959

Stations

Lakeland Army Air Field, Florida, 21 October 1944 – 16 February 1945
North Field, Iwo Jima, 24 April – 3 December 1945
Camp Anza, California, 15–16 December 1945
Dow Air Force Base, Maine, 20 January 1953
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 20 March 1955 – 1 April 1959

Aircraft

North American P-51 Mustang, 1944-1945
Republic F-84 Thunderjet, 1953-1957
North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1957-1958

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

References

Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp.564-565

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