487th Fighter Squadron

487th Fighter Squadron

Emblem of the 487th Fighter Squadron
Active 1942–1945
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Forces
Type Fighter
Commanders
Notable
commanders
John C. Meyer
North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang Serial 44-14237 "Moonbeam McSwine" of the 487th Fighter Squadron.

The 487th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 352d Fighter Group stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.

History

Activated in September 1942. Trained with P-47 Thunderbolts under First Air Force in northeast United States. Deployed to European Theater of Operations, July 1943 as heavy bomber fighter escort squadron. Replaced Thunderbolts with long-range P-51D Mustangs, July 1944, P-47s reassigned to IX Fighter Command for tactical fighter-bomber missions supporting ground forces in France. Deployed to Belgium in December 1944 to supplement IX Fighter Command tactical air forces during Battle of the Bulge, Returned to England, engaging in long-range escort missions until April 1945.

Squadron demobilized in England during the summer of 1945, personnel returning to the United States. Inactivated as a paper unit, November 1945.

Lineage

Activated on 1 October 1942
Inactivated on 10 November 1945

Assignments

Assigned Fuselage Code: HO

Stations

Detachment operated from Asch Airfield, Belgium, 23 December 1944-27 January 1945

Aircraft

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.