341st Fighter Squadron

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341st Fighter Squadron
Active	1942–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Fighter

The 341st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 348th Fighter Group, based at Itami Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on May 10, 1946.

It was allocated to the New Jersey Air National Guard and redesignated as the 141st Fighter Squadron on May 24, 1946.

History[]

Lineage[]

• Constituted 340th Fighter Squadron on September 24, 1942

Activated on September 30, 1942

Inactivated on to May 1946.

Assignments[]

• 348th Fighter Group, September 30, 1942 – May 10, 1946

Stations[]

A 341st FS P-47D at Morotai, in January 1945.

• Mitchel Field, New York, September 30, 1942
• Bradley Field, Connecticut, September 30, 1942
• Westover Field, Massachusetts, October 30, 1942
• Hillsgrove AAF, Rhode Island, January 23, 1943
• Westover Field, Massachusetts, April 26 – May 9, 1943
• Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, June 23, 1943
• Finschafen Airfield (Dreger Field), New Guinea, December 13, 1943
• Saidor Airfield, New Guinea, March 13, 1944
• Wakde Airfield, Wakde, Netherlands East Indies, May 26, 1944
• Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield Noemfoor, Netherlands East Indies, August 24, 1944
• Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, November 30, 1944
• Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, December 14, 1944
• San Marcelino Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, February 4, 1945
• Floridablanca Airfield (Basa Air Base), Luzon, Philippines, c. May 15, 1945
• Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, July 9, 1945
• Kanoya Airfield, Japan, September 9, 1945
• Itami Airfield, Japan, c. October 20, 1945 – May 10, 1946.

Aircraft[]

• P-47 Thunderbolt, 1942–1945
• P-51 Mustang, 1945.

Operational history[]

Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, July 30, 1943 – August 15, 1945.

References[]

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

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.