419th Night Fighter Squadron

Constituted 419th Night Fighter Squadron on 24 Mar 1943. Activated on 1 Apr 1943. Inactivated on 20 Feb 1947.

Douglas P-70 Havoc, 1943-1944
Lockheed P-38 Lightning, 1943-1945
Douglas A-24 Banshee, 1944
Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1944-1946.

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.