458th Tactical Fighter Squadron

World War II Trained in the continental United States, Oct 1944 – Feb 1945. Moved to western Pacific Ocean in spring of 1945. Escorted Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers in raids against Japan, and attacked targets such as enemy airfields, May-Aug 1945. Cold War Between 1953 and 1959 the unit trained for a variety of tactical air missions. Frequently deployed for training exercises, some of them overseas. ==Lineage==

• Constituted as the 458th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 5 October 1944 : Activated on 21 October 1944 : Inactivated on 16 December 1945 • Redesignated 458th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 November 1952 : Activated on 20 January 1953 : Redesignated 458th Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 July 1957 : Redesignated 458th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 January 1958 : Redesignated 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958 : Inactivated on 1 April 1959 Assignments • 506th Fighter Group, 21 October 1944 – 16 December 1945 • 506th Strategic Fighter Wing (later 506th Fighter-Day Wing, 506th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 506th Tactical Fighter Wing), 20 January 1953 – 1 April 1959 Stations • Lakeland Army Air Field, Florida, 21 October 1944 – 16 February 1945 • North Field, Iwo Jima, 24 April – 3 December 1945 • Camp Anza, California, 15–16 December 1945 • Dow Air Force Base, Maine, 20 January 1953 • Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 20 March 1955 – 1 April 1959 Aircraft • North American P-51 Mustang, 1944-1945 • Republic F-84 Thunderjet, 1953-1957 • North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1957-1958 ==References==