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398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

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398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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The 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to Air Defense Command, at Hamilton AFB, California. The squadron was inactivated on 8 February 1957 before being manned or equipped.

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Air defense and replacement training until March 1944, and afterward replacement training plus air support for army maneuvers until August 1945.[1]

The squadron was redesignated the '398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and activated in November 1956 at Hamilton AFB and scheduled to receive F-104s. Before personnel or equipment were in place, the unit was inactivated on 18 February 1957.[1]

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  • Constituted as the 398th Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1943
Activated on 1 August 1943
Redesignated 398th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 5 April 1944
Redesignated 398th Fighter Squadron on 5 June 1944
Inactivated on 7 November 1945
  • Redesignated 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 18 September 1956
Activated on 18 November 1956
Inactivated on 8 February 1957[1]

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