- 131st Fighter Squadron
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 131st Fighter Squadron
caption= 131st— Fighter Squadron Squadron Emblem
dates= ???-Present
country=United States
allegiance=
branch=United States Air Force
type= Squadron
role= Fighter
size=
command_structure=Air National Guard /Air Combat Command
current_commander=
garrison=Barnes Municipal Airport
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Death VIpers
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
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anniversaries=The 131st Fighter Squadron flies theF-15C Eagle . It is a unit of theMassachusetts Air National Guard . Its parent unit is the104th Fighter Wing .Mission
History
Assignments
Major Command *
Air National Guard /Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard /Tactical Air Command (1962-1992)Previous DesignationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
*131st Fighter Squadron (1992-Present)
*131st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962-1992)Bases Stationed
*
Barnes Municipal Airport ,Massachusetts (2003-Present)
*Operation Iraqi Freedom (Unknown location), various locations in Southwest Asia (2003)
*Barnes Municipal Airport ,Massachusetts (2000-2003)
*Al Jaber Air Base ,Kuwait , Locations in Southwest Asia (2000)
*Barnes Municipal Airport ,Massachusetts (1995-2000)
*Aviano Air Base ,Italy (1995)
*Barnes Municipal Airport ,Massachusetts (1982-1995)
*Yenisehir Airbase,Turkey (1982)
*Barnes Municipal Airport ,Massachusetts (1962-1982)
*Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base ,France (1961-1962)
*Barnes Municipal Airport ,Massachusetts (1947-1961)Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
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F-15C Eagle (September 2007–Present)
*A-10 Thunderbolt II (1979– June 2007)
*F-100 Super Sabre (1971–1979)
*F-84 Thunderstreak (1964–1971)
*F-86H Sabre (1958–1964)
*F-94A/B Starfire (1954–1958)
*F-51H Mustang (1951-1954)
*P-47D Thunderbolt (1947-1951)References
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