327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

The 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division stationed at Thule AB, Greenland. It was inactivated on 25 March 1960.

History
Air defense and operational training unit until 1 March 1943, and afterward replacement training unit until 31 March 1944. On 1 May 1956, they became the first squadron to employ the Convair F-102A 'Delta Dagger' in operational service, becoming the first supersonic unit in Air Defense Command.

Lineage

 * Constituted 327th Fighter Squadron on 24 June 1942
 * Activated on 10 July 1942
 * Disbanded on 31 March 1944


 * Reconstituted, and redesignated 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 20 June 1955
 * Activated on 18 August 1955
 * Discontinued on 25 March 1960

Assignments

 * IV Fighter Command
 * 328th Fighter Group, 10 July 1942 – 31 March 1944


 * Air Defense Command
 * 27th Air Division, 18 August 1955
 * 4722d Air Defense Group, 1 December 1956
 * 27th Air Division, 25 June 1958
 * 64th Air Division, 3 July 1958 – 25 March 1960.

Stations

 * Hamilton Field, California, 10 July 1942
 * Mills Field, California, 5 October 1942
 * Marysville AAF, California, 1 February – 31 March 1944
 * George AFB, California, 18 August 1955
 * Thule AB, Greenland, 3 July 1958 – 25 March 1960.

Aircraft

 * P-39 Airacobra, 1942–1944
 * F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1955–1956
 * F-102 Delta Dagger, 1956–1960