70th Fighter Squadron

70th Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 70th Fighter Squadron


caption= 70th Fighter Squadron Patch
dates= 1 January 1941 - 26 December 1945
30 September 1975 - 30 June 2000
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Fighter
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nickname= White Knights
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The 70th Fighter Squadron (70 FS) was most recently part of the 347th Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. It operated F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.

History

The 70th provided air defense for Fiji from, February–December 1942. It then went on to fly combat missions in South and Southwest Pacific from, 21 December 1942–21 July 1944 and 9 September 1944–9 August 1945. It deployed aircraft and personnel to Southwest Asia from, 10 January16 September 1992. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0070fs.html 70 FS Page] ]


=Operations=

*World War II


=Lineage=

*70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1940 - 1942)
*70th Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1943)
*70th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1944)
*70th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine (1944 - 1975)
*70th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1975 - 1991)
*70th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)


=Assignments=

*35th Pursuit Group (1941 - 1942)
*US Army Forces in Fiji (1942)
*347th Fighter Group (1942 - 1943, 1945)
*18th Fighter Group (1943 - 1945)
*347th Fighter Wing (1975 - 2000)
**Attached: 86th Tactical Fighter Wing (29 August - 28 September 1989)


=Bases stationed=

*Hamilton Field, California (1941 - 1942)
*Fiji (1942 - 1943)
**Operated From: Guadalcanal (22 December 1942 - April 1943)
*Guadalcanal (1943)
*New Georgia (1943 - 1944)
*Sansapor, New Guinea (1944 - 1945)
**Operated From: Morotai (9 November 1944 - 16 January 1945)
*Lingayen, Luzon (1945)
*San Jose, Mindoro (1945)
*Zamboanga, Mindanao (1945)
*Puerto Princesa, Palawan (1945)
*Moody Air Force Base, Georgia (1975 - 2000)
**Deployed: Ramstein Air Base, Germany (29 August - 28 September 1989)


=Aircraft Operated=

*P-36 Hawk (1941)
*P-39 Airacobra (1942 - 1944)
*P-40 Warhawk (1943)
*P-38 Lightning (1943 - 1945)
*RA-24 Banshee (1944)
*F-4 Phantom II (1975 - 1987)
*F-16 Fighting Falcon (1987 - 2001)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0070fs.html USAF 70th Fighter Squadron History]

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