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443d Fighter Squadron
Active	1943–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces

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

USAAF First Air Force in World War II

Airfields

First Air Force Group Training Stations
First Air Force Replacement Training Stations
First Air Force Tactical Airfields
Freeman Army Airfield
Godman Army Airfield
Selfridge Field

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

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Combat Cargo	1st Combat Cargo 2d Combat Cargo 4th Combat Cargo
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Reconnaissance	26th Reconnaissance 73d Reconnaissance
Troop Carrier	10th Troop Carrier 60th Troop Carrier 61st Troop Carrier 62d Troop Carrier 63d Troop Carrier 89th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 315th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier 317th Troop Carrier 349th Troop Carrier 375th Troop Carrier 403d Troop Carrier 433d Troop Carrier 434th Troop Carrier 435th Troop Carrier 436th Troop Carrier 437th Troop Carrier 438th Troop Carrier 439th Troop Carrier 440th Troop Carrier 441st Troop Carrier 442d Troop Carrier
Other	1st Search Attack 477th Composite
Incidents	Freeman Field Mutiny

United States Army Air Forces