348th Night Fighter Squadron

348th Night Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the 348th Night Fighter Squadron
Active	1942–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Flight Testing
Size	Flight

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.

History

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

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Northrop P-61 Black Widow—The Complete History and Combat Record, Garry R. Pape, John M. Campbell and Donna Campbell, Motorbooks International, 1991.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.