307th Fighter Squadron

307th Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 307th Fighter Squadron


caption= 307th Fighter Squadron Patch
dates= 30 January 1942 - 7 November 1945
20 August 1946 - 1 July 1989
30 September 1991 - 31 August 1995
1 August 2003 - Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch=United States Air Force
type= Fighter
role=
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command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
Tenth Air Force
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garrison= Langley Air Force Base
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The 307th Fighter Squadron (307 FS) is part of the Tenth Air Force and stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

Mission

History

The 307th saw combat in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations from, 17 August 1942-3 May 1945 and in Southeast Asia from, 27 June-6 December 1965 and 29 July-23 October 1972. It served as a replacement trainingunit from, 15 July 1971-30 March 1988, and stood air defense alert from, April 1978-September 1983. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0307fs.asp AFHRA 307 FS Page] ]

The squadron maintained combat readiness and performed worldwide deployments in support of US national interests between 1991 and 1995. It deployed to Saudi Arabia from, March-June 1995 in support of Operation Southern Watch.


=Operations=

*World War II
*Vietnam War
*Operation Southern Watch


=Lineage=

*307th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1942)
*307th Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1943)
*307th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1947)
*307th Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled (1947 - 1948)
*307th Fighter Squadron, Jet (1948 - 1950)
*307th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1950)
*307th Fighter-Escort Squadron (1950 - 1953)
*307th Strategic Fighter Squadron (1953 - 1957)
*307th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1957 - 1958)
*307th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958 - 1983)
*307th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1983 - 1988)
*307th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1988 - 1991)
*307th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)


=Assignments=

*31st Fighter Group (1942 - 1945)
*31st Tactical Fighter Wing (1946 - 1966)
**Attached: Alaskan Air Command (7 November - 7 December 1956)
**Attached: 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing (27 February - 9 August 1958)
**Attached: 18th Tactical Fighter Wing (17 December 1962 - 16 March 1963)
**Attached: 7231st Combat Support Group (23 November 1964 - 14 March 1965)
**Attached: 34th Tactical Group (27 June - 7 July 1965)
**Attached: 6251st Tactical Fighter Wing (8 July - 20 November 1965)
**Attached: 3d Tactical Fighter Wing (21 November - 6 December 1965)
*401st Tactical Fighter Wing (1966 - 1971)
*31st Tactical Fighter Wing (1971 - 1989)
**Attached: 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (29 July - 31 October 1972)
*31st Fighter Wing (1991 - 1992)
*347th Fighter Wing (1992 - 1995)
*Tenth Air Force (2003- Present)


=Bases stationed=

*Baer Field, Indiana (1942)
*New Orleans Air Base, Louisiana (1942)
*RAF Atcham, England (1942)
*RAF Biggin Hill, England (1942)
*Merston, England (1942)
*Tafaraoui, Algeria (1942)
*La Senia, Algeria (1942)
*Dar El Beïda, Algeria (1942 - 1943)
*Thelepte, Tunisia (1943)
*Tébessa, Algeria (1943)
*Youks-les-Bains, Algeria (1943)
*Kalaa Djerda, Algeria (1943)
*Djilma, Tunisia (1943)
*Le Sers, Tunisia (1943)
*Korba, Tunisia (1943)
*Gozo (1943)
*Ponte Olivo, Sicily (1943)
*Agrigento, Sicily (1943)
*Palermo, Sicily (1943)
*Termini Imerese, Sicily (1943)
*Milazzo, Sicily (1943)
*Montecorvino, Italy (1943)
*Pomigliano, Italy (1943 - 1944)
*Castel Volturno, Italy (1944)
*San Severo, Italy (1944 - 1945)
*Mondolfo, Italy (1945)
*Triolo, Italy (1945)
*Drew Field, Florida (1945)
*Giebelstadt, Germany (1946)
*Kitzengen, Germany (1946 - 1947)
*Langley Field, Virginia (1947)
*Turner Field, Georgia (1947 - 1959)
**Deployed: RAF Manston, England (26 December 1950 - 25 July 1951)
**Deployed: Misawa Air Base, Japan (20 July - 16 October 1952)
**Deployed: Misawa Air Base, Japan (7 November 1953 - 9 February 1954)
**Deployed: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (7 November - 7 December 1956)
**Deployed: Hahn Air Base, Germany (25 February - 17 August 1958)
*George Air Force Base, California (1959 - 1962)
**Deployed: Moron Air Base, Spain (15 March - 19 July 1959)
**Deployed: Aviano Air Base, Italy (8 November 1960 - 9 March 1961)
**Deployed: Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico (18 - 28 February 1962)
*Homestead Air Force Base, Florida (1962 - 1966)
**Deployed: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa (17 December 1962 - 16 March 1963)
**Deployed: Itazuke Air Base, Japan (27 December 1963 - 5 March 1964)
**Deployed: Çiğli, Turkey (23 November 1964 - 14 March 1965)
**Deployed: Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam (24 June - 7 December 1965)
*Torrejon Air Base, Spain (1966 - 1971)
*Homestead Air Force Base, Florida (1971 - 1989, 1991 - 1992)
**Deployed: Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (29 July - 31 October 1972)
*Moody Air Force Base, Georgia (1992 - 1995)
*Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (2003 - Present)


=Aircraft Operated=

*P-40 Warhawk (1942)
*P-39 Airacobra (1942)
*Supermarine Spitfire (1942 - 1943)
*P-51 Mustang (1943 - 1945, 1947 - 1948)
*P-80 Shooting Star (1946 - 1947)
*F-84 Thunderjet (1948 - 1957)
*F-100 Super Sabre (1957 - 1970)
*F-4 Phantom II (1970 - 1988)
*F-16 Fighting Falcon (1988 - 1989, 1991 - 1995)

References

[
Pastro, TX. (Photo taken at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany]

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0307fs.asp AFHRA 307th Fighter Squadron History]

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