Lineage. Constituted as 22 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated: 22 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 22 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1946. Activated on 15 Oct 1946. Redesignated: 22 Fighter Squadron, Jet