548th NFS

Activated:
10 Apr 44
Inactive:
19 Dec 45

Operating Locations:
Hickam Field, Hawaii 16 Sep 44 to 17 Oct 44
Kipapa Gulch, Hawaii 17 Oct 44 to 26 Jan 45
Det. Siapan 15 Dec 44 to 26 Jan 45
Siapan 26 Jan 45 to 5 Mar 45
Det.(Ground Echelon) Iwo Jima 28 Frb 45 to 5 Mar 45
Iwo Jima 5 Mar 45 to 12 Jun 45
Le Shima, Ryukyus 12 Jun 45 to 1 Dec 45

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:
5

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:
22 Jun 45

Received first P-61:
Sep 44

Operational Aircraft:
P-70: 1944
P-61 A & B: 1944-1945

Service Streamers:
None

Decorations:
None

Commanders:
Maj. Robert D. Curtiss 16 Apr 44 to 19 Dec 45

Victories:
Shepherd/Shulenberger "Midnight Miss" 1 Tojo
Dames/D'Andrea "Bat Outa Hell II" 1 Rufe
Bradford/Lunt "Midnite Madness II" 1 Betty
Bertram/Fairweather "Hangar Lil" 1 Betty
Schultz/Hill 1 Betty

Assigned Aircraft:

Midnight Miss

Serial No. 42-5611

P-61 A-11

No Picture Available

Blackout Hostess

Serial No. Unknown

P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available

Saddle Happy

Serial No. Unknown

P-61 ?-?

The Spook

Serial No. 42-39405

P-61 B-1

Lady In The Dark

Serial No. 42-39408

P-61 B-2

Our Panther

Serial No. 42-39428

P-61 B-2

Coopers Snooper

Serial No. 42-39454

P-61 B-2

Night Take Off

Serial No. 42-39525

P-61 B-6

Bat Outa Hell

Serial No. 42-5609

P-61 A-11

Midnight Madness

Serial No. 42-5610

P-61 A-11

Markings:
Squadron emblem on nose, with red spinners and cowl flaps

Emblems:
On a disc, medium blue border light blue-green, a caricature black cat with a look of ferocity on face, wearing white gloves and holding in the left forepaw a lighted gray flashlight emitting yellow beam toward dexter fess, and in the right forepaw a revolver proper, emitting smoke from the barrel while stalking across a brown fence edged orange, in base, all in front of large, orange, full moon. (Approved Aug 1944)

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