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Original emblem of the 48th FBW Statue of Liberty emblem of the 48th FBW F-86Fs 48th FBW, at Chaumont Air Base, France, November 1953 Statue dedication ceremony, F-86s at Chaumont Air Base, 4 July 1956 North American F-100D Super Sabres of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing – 1957. The aircraft in foreground, AF Ser. No. 54-2222, is the Wing ...
The 48th OG was assigned the Fighter Squadrons previously assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing upon activation, all equipped with the General Dynamics F-111F. it phased out the F-111 aircraft and was equipped with F-15 aircraft, at first 2 squadrons of "E" model Strike Eagles and then later adding a full squadron of "C" & "D" model Eagles.
The 48th Fighter Wing official website (www.lakenheath.af.mil) has used the 'Madhatters' nickname in articles dated 2006, 2010, and occasionally since. However, in more recent years (e.g. articles dated 2017, 2020, and 2022), the use of 'Bolars' now appears more common.
The 493rd Fighter Squadron (493rd FS), nicknamed the Grim Reapers, is part of the United States Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing located at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, United Kingdom. The 493rd FS operates the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II .
The status of the pilot as well as cause of the crash are unknown, according to a statement from 48th Fighter Wing. U.S. fighter jet crashes off the U.K. coast during training mission, pilot ...
Squadron F-100D [note 2] 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-100Ds at Chaumont Air Base in 1957 [note 3] Then in late 1956 the squadron upgraded to the F-100D Super Sabre . However the nuclear-weapon capable F-100 caused disagreements with France concerning atomic storage and custody issues within NATO, resulting in a decision to remove Air Force ...
In the beginning, it was the U.S. Army Air Force’s Fourth Air Force. ... With 1,106 military and civilian personnel, the 144th Fighter Wing remains one of Fresno’s most valued employers.
Jul. 27—The Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 88th Security Forces both scheduled separate exercises today. Alert fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing ...