349th Night Fighter Squadron

The 349th Night Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. Its last assignment was with the 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, based at Hammer Field, California. The unit was inactivated on March 31, 1944.

The unit's mission was to train pilots and crews for night fighter operations during World War II.

Lineage

 * Constituted 349th Night Fighter Squadron on October 1, 1942
 * Activated on October 4, 1942
 * Disbanded on March 31, 1944

Assignments

 * Fighter Command School, 4 October 1942
 * AAF School of Applied Tactics, 21 January 1943
 * Air Defense Department, AAFSAT, 18 February 1943
 * Night Fighter Division, AAFSAT, 1 April 1943
 * Attached to 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 17 July 1943


 * 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 26 Ju1 1943-31 March 1944

Stations

 * Orlando AAB, Florida, October 4, 1942
 * Kissimmee Army Airfield, Florida, 1 January 1943
 * Hammer Army Airfield, California, January 16 – March 31, 1944

Aircraft Assigned

 * A-20/DB-7/P-70 Havoc, 1942–1944
 * B-18 Bolo, 1943–1944
 * YP-61 Black Widow, 1943–1944

Operational history

 * Operational training unit, 1943–1944