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335TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 335 Fighter Squadron on 22 August 1942. Activated on 12 September 1942. Redesignated as 335 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 August 1943. Inactivated on 10 November 1945. Activated on 9 September 1946. Redesignated as: 335 Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled, on 23 April 1947; 335 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 14 June 1948; 335 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 January 1950; 335 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 8 March 1955; 335 Fighter-Day Squadron on 25 April 1956; 335 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958; 335 Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), October 1942–April 1945. Fighter aircraft escorted first bombing raid over Berlin, March 1944. On 21 June 1944, escorted bombers in the first shuttle bombing mission from England to Russia. Received a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for destroying enemy aircraft and attacking air bases, 5 March-24 April 1944. In 1947 received jet aircraft; performed at air shows around the US; began night flying. Combat in Korea, December 1950–July 1953. Received second and third DUCs for combat in Korean War, 22 April-8 July 1951 and 9 July-27 November 1951. In World War II and Korea combined, the 335th earned more aerial victories than any other squadron. Combat in Southeast Asia, Nov–Dec 1965 and July–December 1972. During the 1980s, trained in combat readiness in order to maintain worldwide commitment and mission capability in air-to-air events. Combat in Southwest Asia, January–February 1991. From 1990-1994, shared quarterly rotation duties to Southwest Asia with 334 and 336 FS. Since 1991, trained as combat-ready fighter squadron prepared for rapid worldwide deployment of fighter aircraft to accomplish air-to-ground, air-to-air, strategic attack and deep interdiction missions.
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Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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