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440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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Not to be confused with No. 440 Squadron RCAF.
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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![]() Squadron F-86D Sabre[note 1] | |
Active | 1943–1944; 1953–1960 |
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Role | Fighter-Interceptor |
Nickname(s) | Mad Dogs |
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Patch with 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem[note 2][1] | ![]() |
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