5th Fighter Squadron (Commando)
Encyclopedia
The 5th Fighter Squadron (Commando) is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the 1st Air Commando Group
stationed at Camp Kilmer
, New Jersey
. It was inactivated on 3 November 1945. The unit was reactivated as the 605th Air Commando Squadron in 1962 at operated in the Panama Canal Zone until being deactivated in 1973.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with the 1st Air Commando Group
1st Air Commando Group
The 1st Air Commando Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Army Service Forces, based at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 3 November 1945....
stationed at Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. It was inactivated on 3 November 1945. The unit was reactivated as the 605th Air Commando Squadron in 1962 at operated in the Panama Canal Zone until being deactivated in 1973.
Lineage
- Constituted 5th Fighter Squadron (Commando) on 9 August 1944. Activated on 1 September 1944. Inactivated on 3 November 1945. Disbanded on 8 October 1948.
- Reconstituted 1963 as 605th Air Commando Squadron, Composite and activated, organized 15 November 1963, redesignated 605th Special Operations Squadron 1 August 1968, inactivated 30 April 1972.
Assignments
- 1st Air Commando Group1st Special Operations WingThe 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of two United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command ....
, 1 September 1944 - 3 November 1945. - 1st Air Commando Wing1st Special Operations WingThe 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of two United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command ....
1963 - 1 July 1964 (attached to USAF Southern Command (?) November 1963 - July 1964) - 5700th Air Base Wing - 8 November 1967
- 24th Air Commando Wing/Special Operations Wing24th WingThe 24th Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, stationed at Howard Air Force Base, Panama...
- 1972.
Stations
- AsansolAsansolAsansol is a coal mining and industrial metropolis and one of the busiest commercial centres in India. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata and the 19th largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is located in the western part of the Burdwan...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, 1 Sep 1944- one detachment operated from Cox's BazarCox's BazarCox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is the world's longest natural sandy sea beach. It is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is located 150 km south of Chittagong. Cox’s Bazar...
, BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, 15-21 Oct 1944, and another from Fenny AirfieldFenny AirfieldFenny Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.-History:...
, BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, 8-30 Nov 1944);
- one detachment operated from Cox's Bazar
- Fenny AirfieldFenny AirfieldFenny Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in Bangladesh used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.-History:...
, BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, 28 Dec 1944; - Hay, India, 7 Feb 1945;
- Asansol, India, 13 May 1945;
- KalaikundaKalaikunda Air Force StationKalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force Base near Kharagpur, located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal. It is the home of Squadron No. 20, Eastern Air Command...
, India, 23 May 1945; - Asansol, India, 22 Jun - 6 Oct 1945;
- Camp KilmerCamp KilmerCamp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...
, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, 1-3 Nov 1945. - Howard Air Force BaseHoward Air Force BaseHoward Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Panama. It was closed on 1 November 1999 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties which specified that United States military facilities in the former Panama Canal Zone be closed and the facilities be turned over to the...
, Panama Canal ZonePanama Canal ZoneThe Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
1963-1972.
Aircraft
- Helio U-10 Courier
- Douglas A-26K Invader
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- North American T-28 Trojan
- North American P-51 Mustang (1945)
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1944-1945)