Timeline
This is a timeline as I have been able to
piece together. If anyone has any
additional information regarding missing elements or errors, PLEASE feel free to E-mail me..Thank you…..Terry
1943 Formed as one of the first “Nightfighter”
units in the Army Air force. Trained in
Florida and then
moved to Scorton, England in
May. Flying British “Beaufighters”.
Deployed later in the year to Algeria
1944 Moved to LeVallons, France. Moved again to St. Dizier, France and later in the year to
Giebelstadt, Germany
1945
Converts to P-61 Black Widow
aircraft
1946
De-activates.
1952 Activates at Clovis AFB, New Mexico,
flying the P-51 Mustang
1953 Hahn Air Base, Germany. Part of the 50th TFW along with
the 10th TFS and the 81st TFS. Lt. Col. Chuck Yeager Commander. F-86 Sabre Jet
1956 Moves
to Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France. Lt.
Col. Last year as Commander
1958 The
50th begins to transition to the F-100D
Super Sabre
1959 Moves to
Ramstein Air Base, Germany but remains part of the 50th TFW
1966 Transitions
to the Phantom F-4D Fighter
1968 Moves
to Mt. Home AFB, Idaho as part of “Crested Cap”, assigned to the 67th
TRW while in the states but still part of the 50th.
1969 Rotates
to Hahn for 3 months as part of Crested Cap
1970 Transfers
to Holloman AFB, New Mexico as part of the 49th TFW
1972 Moves
to Takhli RTAFB, Thailand with the 49th TFW, May 1972 to Oct. 1972
1972 Back
to Holliman
1973 417th
inactivated
1978 417th
activates
1982 Assigned
to the 86th TFW at Ramstein AB, Germany. F-16’s
1989 Assigned
35th TFW, activated as the 417th TFTS, F-117’s
1993
The 417th was deactivated and redisgnated as
the 7th Fighter Squadron