7th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor; 7th Fighter Squadron; 7th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine & 7th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine

Constituted as 7 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 7 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 7 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 7 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 6 Nov 1944; 7 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 8 Jan 1946; 7 Fighter Squadron, Jet-Propelled, on 1 May 1948; 7 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 10 Aug 1948; 7 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Feb 1950; 7 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 Jul 1958; 7 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991; 7 Combat Training Squadron on 17 Jun 1999; 7 Fighter Squadron on 22 Jul 2005. Inactivated on 15 Dec 2006.

Insignia approved on 13 May 1944. Australian made.

Stations. Selfridge Field, MI, 15 Jan 1941; Morrison Field, FL, c. 23 May 1941-4 Jan 1942; Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1942; Bankstown, Australia, 16 Feb 1942; Batchelor, Australia, 9 Apr 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 19 Sep 1942; Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Apr 1943; Gusap, New Guinea, 16 Nov 1943; Finschhafen, New Guinea, 27 Apr 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 3 May 1944; Biak, 5 Jun 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, 24 Oct 1944; San Jose, Mindoro, 30 Dec 1944; Lingayen, Luzon, c. 25 Feb 1945; Okinawa, 17 Aug 1945; Atsugi, Japan, 15 Sep 1945.