348th Night Fighter Squadron

The 348th 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 Salinas Army Air Base, California. The unit was inactivated on 31 March 1944.

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

Lineage

 * Constituted 348th Night Fighter Squadron on 1 October 1942
 * Activated on 1 October 1942
 * Disbanded on 31 March 1944

Assignments

 * Fighter Command School, Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT), 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 July 1943 – 31 March 1944

Stations

 * Orlando AAB, Florida, 4 October 1942
 * Salinas Army Air Base, California, 19 January – 31 March 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