Lineage. Constituted as 44 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 Nov 1940. Activated on 1 Jan 1941. Redesignated as: 44 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 44 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 26 Jan 1944; 44 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 6 May 1946; 44 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 23 Dec 1949; 44