Description
Show your support with this historic US Air Force Squadron decal!
The 428th Fighter Squadron was activated in August 1943 as a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter squadron under IV Fighter Command in Southern California. Trained with the fighter over the Mojave Desert, moving to the European Theater of Operations, being assigned to Ninth Air Force in England during March 1944. Engaged in combat operations beginning in April, making low level sweeps over Occupied France, attacking enemy transportation targets and military convoys, bridges, armor formations and airfields. During D-Day, the squadron flew patrols over the invasion fleet. Remained in England after D-Day until August, moving to France and primarily provided ground-air support to the United States First Army in Northern France. Moved to Occupied Germany at the end of the war, becoming part of the United States Air Forces in Europe army of occupation during the summer of 1945.
PROUDLY PRINTED IN BEMIDJI, MN USA!
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Decals can be applied on windows, vehicles, boats, any metal, glass, plastic, painted, varnished or other hard surfaces.
Great on cars, motorcycles, laptops, helmets, coolers, insulated cups & ceramic or glass cups and mugs, suitcases, skateboards, ammo boxes, gun safes, and toolboxes.
This is an artist rendering of the original USAAF design by AirCorps Art (2019)