▁as ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁squad rons ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁P urs uit ▁Group ▁at ▁Whe eler ▁Field , ▁territory ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁also ▁fle w ▁miss ions ▁from ▁Hawai ian ▁stations ▁of ▁Bell ows ▁Field , ▁H ale i wa ▁F ighter ▁St rip ▁and ▁M ok ule ia ▁Army ▁Air field , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁B ark ing ▁S ands ▁Army ▁Air field . ▁The ▁ 4 7 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁campaign s ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁flying ▁P - 1 0 , ▁P - 2 6 , ▁P - 3 6 ▁Haw k , ▁P - 4 7 ▁Th under bol t , ▁and ▁P - 5 1 ▁Must ang ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁shooting ▁down ▁eight ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁before ▁being ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁at ▁Whe eler ▁Field . ▁ ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Command ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁F ighter - Interceptor ▁Squadron ▁and ▁was ▁activ ated ▁at ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls ▁Municipal ▁Airport , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁it ▁assumed ▁the ▁mission , ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment ▁of ▁the