340th Fighter Squadron

340th Fighter Squadron
Active	1942-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Fighter

The 340th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 348th Fighter Group, based at Itami Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 10 May 1946.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 341st Fighter Squadron on 24 September 1942

Activated on 30 September 1942

Inactivated on 10 May 1946

• Redesignated 141st Fighter Squadron, and allotted to New Jersey ANG on 24 May 1946.

Assignments

• 348th Fighter Group, 30 September 1942 – 10 May 1946.

Stations

• Mitchel Field, New York, 30 September 1942
• Bradley Field, Connecticut, 30 September 1942
• Westover Field, Massachusetts, 30 October 1942
• Hillsgrove AAF, Rhode Island, 11 January 1943
• Westover Field, Massachusetts, 29 April – 9 May 1943
• Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 23 June 1943
• Finschafen Airfield (Dreger Field), New Guinea, 17 December 1943
• Saidor Airfield, New Guinea, 27 March 1944
• Wakde Airfield, Wakde, Netherlands East Indies, 22 May 1944
• Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield Noemfoor, Netherlands East Indies, 24 August 1944
• Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 30 November 1944
• Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, c. 15 December 1944
• San Marcelino Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 7 February 1945
• Floridablanca Airfield (Basa Air Base), Luzon, Philippines, c. 15 May 1945
• Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 12 July 1945
• Kanoya Airfield, Japan, 9 September 1945
• Itami Airfield, Japan, c. 20 October 1945 – 10 May 1946.

Aircraft

• P-47 Thunderbolt, 1942–1945
• P-51 Mustang, 1945-1946.

Operational history

Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 30 July 1943 – 15 August 1945.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. 

External links

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