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F-16C Block 52Q Fighting Falcon (s/n 93-0535) from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, lands at the Marrakech, Morocco airport on 23 January 2010. Early in the 1990s with the declared end of the Cold War and the continued decline in military budgets, the Air Force restructured to meet changes in ...
The wartime 304th Fighter Squadron was re-constituted and re-designated as the 169th Fighter Squadron on 24 May 1946. It was allotted to the Illinois Air National Guard , being organized at Greater Peoria Airport , Illinois and was extended federal recognition on 21 June 1947.
Re-constituted in the Army Air Service as the 36th Pursuit Squadron on 24 March 1923; [34] Re-designated: 36th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; fought in Pacific Theater during World War II; Korean War 1950–1953; Currently 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea. [10] 37th Aero Squadron: 13 June 1917 AEF: 18 September 1917 – 5 April 1919
The 157th Fighter Squadron (157 FS) is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina. The 157th FS is one of the few Air National Guard squadrons to operate the HARM Targeting System (HTS)-equipped F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon , also known as the F-16CJ.
Inactivated 1959 – Not related to 386 FS from World War II 386th Fighter Squadron: P-47: Redesignated 174th Fighter Squadron 387th Fighter Squadron: P-47: Redesignated 175th Fighter Squadron 388th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
No. 169 squadron was formed on 15 June 1942 at RAF Twinwood Farm as a tactical reconnaissance squadron from 'B' flight of 613 Squadron, and took over their North American Mustang Mk.Is. [3] The squadron moved to RAF Duxford in December 1942 and began coastal reconnaissance and ground attack missions.
Wheeler AAF comprises approximately 1,389 acres (5.62 km 2) of land adjacent to Schofield Barracks and is home to a variety of Department of Defense activities including the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (169 ACWS) of the Hawaii Air National Guard, the 193rd Aviation Regiment (Medium Lift), Detachment 55 Operational Support Airlift ...
What is now the 169th Airlift Squadron originated during World War II as the 304th Fighter Squadron, which was activated on 23 July 1942. The 304th was assigned to the 337th Fighter Group at the Pinellas County Airport, Florida, and served as an operational training unit equipped with the P-39 Airacobra and the P-40 Warhawk.