538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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The 538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is a discontinued unit of the United States Air Force. It was last assigned to the Spokane Air Defense Sector at Larson Air Force Base, Washington, in mid-1960.
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Active | 1943–1944; 1955–1960 |
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Role | fighter |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 20 December 1956)[1] | ![]() |
538th Fighter Squadron emblem (World War II) | ![]() |
The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 538th Fighter Squadron. It briefly served as a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt replacement unit before being disbanded in a major reorganization of Army Air Forces training units in the spring of 1944. The squadron was again activated in 1955 as an interceptor unit of Air Defense Command, defending the northwestern United States. It was inactivated in 1960, when the Air Force transferred its Lockheed F-104 Starfighters to the Air National Guard.