440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Active1943–1944; 1953–1960
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleFighter-Interceptor
Nickname(s)Mad Dogs
Insignia
Patch with 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem[note 2][1]

The 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Erding Air Station, Germany, where it was inactivated on 1 January 1960. The squadron served as a NATO air defense unit from February 1953. The squadron was originally established as a Replacement Training Unit during World War II in February 1943, but was disbanded when the Army Air Forces reorganized its training units in 1944.


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  1. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 545