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547th Intelligence Squadron
547th Intelligence Squadron - Emblem
Emblem of the 547th Intelligence Squadron
Active 1944–1946, 1969-1975, 1991-present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Intelligence
Engagements
World War II Victory Medal ribbon Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon
  • World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1944–1945)
547th Night Fighter Squadron - P-61 Black Widow

P-61B Black Widow from the 547th Night Fighter Squadron landing on Lingayen airstrip,Luzon,P.I. on May 17, 1945.

P-38M Night Fighter

P-38M Lighting Night Fighter showing AN/APS-6 Radar radome and elevated radar operator seat/canopy

The 547th Intelligence Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is responsible for intelligence support for all Red Flag-Nellis exercises.

History[]

Activated in March 1944 at Hammer Field, California. The 547th was one of the last purpose-activated night fighter squadrons of World War II. Trained in Southern California, under IV Fighter Command initially equipped with specifically modified twin-seat black painted P-38M Lightnings equipped with AN/APS-6 radar in an external radome underneath the nose, relocated radio equipment and anti-flash gun muzzles. The pilot sat in the front seat, radar operator in the rear.

Deployed to the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) in September 1944, being assigned to Fifth Air Force and engaged in defensive night operations, also conducting night interdiction raids on enemy targets. Received P-61 Black Widows in Oct 1944 at Owi Airfield, Netherlands East Indies. Operated in NEI, Philippines, Okinawa.

Moved to Japan in October 1945 as part of Fifth Air Force occupation Forces, Inactivated in Japan February 1946.

Trained US and allied forward air controllers, 1969-1975 and psychological warfare pilots, 1969-1972.

Serves as USAFs center of excellence for adversary tactics analysis; develops intelligence threat training programs; defines potential threats to the US, provides intelligence support to Air Combat Command's test and evaluation programs and live-fly exercises, 1991–present.

Lineage[]

  • Constituted as: 547th Night Fighter Squadron on February 18, 1944
Activated on March 1, 1944
Inactivated on February 20, 1946
  • Redesignated 547th Special Operations Training Squadron on 22 Aug 1969.
Activated on 15 Oct 1969
  • Redesignated 547th Tactical Air Support Training Squadron on 15 Aug 1972
Inactivated on 30 Apr 1975
  • Redesignated and activated 547th Adversary Threat Squadron on 1 Nov 1991
  • Redesignated 547th Intelligence Squadron on 1 Jul 1994.

Assignments[]

Attached to: V Fighter Command, 10 October–November 1944
Attached to: 310th Bombardment Wing, 5–16 January 1945
Attached to: 308th Bombardment Wing, 16 January–February 1945
Attached to: 310th Bombardment Wing, 22 October-10 November 1945
Attached to: V Bomber Command, 10 November 1945–20 February 1946

Stations[]

  • Hammer AAF, California, March 1, 1944
  • Visalia AAF, California, May 31 – August 5, 1944,
  • Oro Bay (Cape Sudest) Airfield, New Guinea, New Guinea, September 5 – October 6, 1944
  • Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, October 6 – December 31, 1944
Detachment: Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, November 9, 1944 – January 11, 1945
Detachment: McGuire Field, Mindoro, Philippines, December 1944 – January 16, 1945

Aircraft[]

References[]

PD-icon This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/. 547th Intelligence Squadron Lineage at AFHRA

Unofficial 547th Night Fighter Squadron emblem design: round background with thin inner rings near border red and black, inside a cartoon Black Widow spider wearing a yellow cap, having his legs spread in a circular pattern around his body, holding in each foot/hand a weapon of various types , consisting of , knife, pistol, brass knuckles,sapper,tomahawk,mace club,swordand a round bomb with fuse lit.

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