419th Night Fighter Squadron
- 419th Night Fighter Squadron
The 419th Night Fighter Squadron was a United States Army Air Force night fighter squadron during World War II. The squadron fought in the South Pacific Theater of Operations and South West Pacific Theater of Operations under the Thirteenth Air Force.
History
Activated on 1 April 1943. The squadron arrived at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on 15 November 1943, from the US with P-38s and P-70s. The squadron absorbed Detachment B of the 6th Night Fighter Squadron. On the 21 November 1943, the squadron was assigned to the 18th Fighter Group. The squadron received the P-61 Black Widow to replace the P-70s in May 1944. Then on 25 August 1944, the squadron was re-assigned to the XIII Fighter Command. Inactivated on 20 February 1947 at Puerto Princess, Palawan, Philippines.
Bases stationed
*Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (1943 - 1944)
*Bougainville Island (1944)
*Nadzab, New Guinea (1944)
*Mokerang Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands (1944)
*Middleburg Island, Dutch New Guinea (1944)
*Noemfoor, Biak Islands, Dutch New Guinea (1944)
*Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines (1945 - 1947)
*Morotai, Dutch New Guinea (1944 - 1945)
*Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines (1945)
*Sanga Sanga, Sulu (1945)
Aircraft Operated
*P-38 Lightning (1943 - 1947)
*P-70 (1943 - 1944)
*P-61 Black Widow (1944 - 1947)
References
* [http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Jul.45.html USAAF Chronology]
* [http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p61_9.html Wartime Service of Northrop P-61 Black Widow]
* [http://www.usaaf.net/ww2/night/nightpg9.htm The United States Army Air Force in World War II]
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