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 websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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

USAAF Fifth Air Force in World War II

Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)

Airfields

Pacific	USAAF in Australia USAAF in the Southwest Pacific USAAF in Okinawa

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

Air Commando	3d Air Commando

Bombardment	3d Bombardment 7th Bombardment 19th Bombardment 22d Bombardment 27th Bombardment 38th Bombardment 43d Bombardment 90th Bombardment 312th Bombardment 345th Bombardment 380th Bombardment 417th Bombardment

Combat Cargo	2d Combat Cargo

Fighter	8th Fighter 24th Pursuit 35th Fighter 49th Fighter 58th Fighter 348th Fighter 475th Fighter

Reconnaissance	6th Reconnaissance 71st Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	317th Troop Carrier 374th Troop Carrier 375th Troop Carrier 433d Troop Carrier

Squadrons

Bombardment	31st Bombardment

Night Fighter	418th Night Fighter 421st Night Fighter 547th Intelligence

Reconnaissance	2d Observation 8th Photographic Reconnaissance 36th Photographic Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	21st Troop Carrier 22d Troop Carrier 65th Troop Carrier 66th Troop Carrier

United States Army Air Forces

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