428th Fighter Squadron

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unit_name= 428th Fighter Squadron


caption= 428th Fighter Squadron Patch
dates= 1 August 1943 - 5 December 1945 10 July 1952 - 30 June 1989 2 April 1990 - 12 October 1995 15 September 1998 - 6 July 2005
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The 428th Fighter Squadron (428 FS) was most recently part of the 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft while conducting air superiority missions.

Mission

History

The 428th flew mainly ground support, armed reconnaissance, and some counter air, sorties against the Luftwaffe from, 25 April 1944-8 May 1945. It flew interdiction, close air support, and escort sorties against the enemy in Korea from, 1 August 1952-27 July 1953. The squadron also flew close air support, and some escort and counter air, sorties against the enemy in Southeast Asia from, November 1964-March 1965. Detachment 1 also flew night combat sorties against North Vietnam from, 25 March-c. 21 November 1968. The 428th Squadron went on to fly interdiction and close air support sorties over North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from, 11 January-15 August 1973. It bombed Koh Tang Island in support of U.S. Marines during the Mayagüez incident, 13-15 May 1975. [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10743 AFHRA 428 FS Page] ]

The 438th was an operational F-4, 1977-1980, and F-16, squadron, 1980-1989. It also provided F-111 flight training from, 1990-1995.

=Operations=

*World War II
*Korean War
*Vietnam War

=Lineage=

*428th Fighter Squadron (1943 - 1952)
*428th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952 - 1958)
*428th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958 - 1990)
*428th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1990 - 1991)
*428th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)

=Assignments=

*474th Fighter Group (1943 - 1945)
*474th Tactical Fighter Wing (1952 - 1973)
*347th Tactical Fighter Wing (1973 - 1975)
*474th Tactical Fighter Wing (1975 - 1989)
*27th Fighter Wing (1990 - 1995, 1998 - 2005)

=Bases stationed=

*Glendale, California (1943)
*Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport, California (1943 - 1944)
*Palmdale, California (1944)
*RAF Moreton, England (1944)
*Neuilly, France (1944)
*Saint-Marceau, France (1944)
*Peronne, France (1944)
*Florennes, Belgium (1944 - 1945)
*Straßfeld, Germany (1945)
*Bad Langensalza, Germany (1945)
*Schweinfurt, Germany (1945)
*Stuttgart, Germany (1945)
*Camp Kilmer, New Jersey (1945)
*Misawa Air Base, Japan (1952)
*Kunsan Air Base, South Korea (1952 - 1953)
*Taegu Air Base, South Korea (1953 - 1954)
*Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico (1954 - 1968)
**Deployed: Toul-Rosières Air Base, France (1 April - 28 September 1957)
**Deployed: Incirlik Air Base, Turkey (16 February - 19 June 1959)
**Deployed: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa (31 May - 23 June 1960)
**Deployed: Incirlik Air Base, Turkey (2 October 1961 - 15 February 1962)
**Deployed: Incirlik Air Base, Turkey (9 January - 14 April 1963)
**Deployed: Aviano Air Base, Italy (12 February - 8 May 1964)
**Deployed: Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam (24 November 1964 - 13 March 1965)
*Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (1968 - 1973)
**Deployed: Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (8 January - 29 July 1973)
*Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (1973 - 1974)
*Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (1974 - 1975)
*Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (1975 - 1989)
**Deployed: Ramstein Air Base, Germany (27 August - 26 September 1987)
*Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico (1990 - 1995, 1998 - 2005)

=Aircraft Operated=

*P-38 Lightning (1943 - 1945)
*F-84 Thunderjet (1952 - 1954)
*F-86 Sabre (1955 - 1957)
*F-100 Super Sabre (1957 - 1965)
*F-111 Aardvark (1968 - 1977, 1990 - 1995)
*T-33 Shooting Star (1968, 1970 - 1971)
*F-4 Phantom II (1977 - 1980)
*F-16 Fighting Falcon (1980 - 1989, 1998 - 2005)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10743 USAF 428th Fighter Squadron History]

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