The 443d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 327th Fighter Group, stationed at Norfolk Army Airfield, Virginia. It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.
The group was active with the First Air Force as an operational training and air defense unit, February 1943 – February 1944, later performing replacement pilot training, February–April 1944.
History
Lineage
Constituted the 443d Fighter Squadron in February 1943
Activated on 24 February 1943
Disbanded on 10 April 1944.
Assignments
327th Fighter Group, 24 February 1943 – 10 April 1944
Stations
Richmond Army Airbase, Virginia, 24 February 1943
Norfolk Army Airfield, Virginia, 16 February – 10 April 1944
Aircraft
P-40 Warhawk, 1943
P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943–1944
References
External links
Fighter squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces
