422d Night Fighter Squadron

Constituted as 422d Night Fighter Squadron on 14 Jul 1943. Activated on 1 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1945.

Douglas DB-7 Havoc, 1943
Douglas P-70 Havoc, 1943
Northrop YP-61 Black Widow, 1943
Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1944-1945
Interstate L-6 Grasshopper, 1944
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford, 1944
Cessna C-78 Bobcat, 1944
Douglas A-20 Havoc, 1944-1945

Emblem approved on 29 Dec 1943.


Sations. Orlando AB, FL, 1 Apr 194.3; Kissimmee AAFld, FL, 22 Apr-15 Oct 1943; Guadalcanal, 15 Nov 1943; (one detachment operated from Bougainville, 25 Jan-27 May 1944, Nadzab, New Guinea, 26 Jun-25 Jul 1944, and Noemfoor, 26 Jul-27 Nov 1944; another from Los Negros, 27 Jun-18 Aug 1944); Middelburg Island, 21 Aug 1944 (detachment operated from Morotai, 27 Nov 1944-16 Mar 1945); Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 6 Mar 1945 (one detachment operated from Zamboanga, Mindanao, 18 Mar-20 Jul 1945; another from Sanga Sanga, Sulu, 20 Jun-24 Jul 1945); Clark Field, Luzon, 10 Jan 1946; Floridablanca, Luzon, 7 May 1946-20 Feb 1947.