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gained during World War I to a new generation of fliers. Pilots received hands-on experience in aircraft and engine maintenance. They also flew a training program that covered formation flying, aerobatics, air-to-air and air to ground gunnery, reconnaissance and patrol tactics. The aircraft used were
British
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Pursuit Squadron was integrated into other American units in Australia. Fifth Air Force carried the squadron as an active, unmanned unit through the end of the war. Lastly, 2 April 1946, the unit was placed in inactive status. It would remain inactive until almost the end
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After word was received of the attack on Pearl Harbor, FEAF units gathered in anticipation of the
Japanese attack everyone knew would be coming. However, attack orders against known Japanese forces on Formosa were not forthcoming. "We can't attack till we're fired on". By 11:00 am both the 20th and
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Thirties, the group introduced at least six new aircraft into the Air Corps inventory. It also provided personnel for newly formed squadrons and groups. The onset of the Great Depression gave the unit additional responsibilities in 1931,
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and intercept whatever the
Japanese tried to send though. At that moment, the first formation of Japanese bombers appeared over Clark Field. They came over the unprotected field in a V-formation at a height estimated at 22,000 to 25,000 feet, dropping their bombs on the aircraft and buildings below,
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in full force in the early afternoon. The pattern set at Clark Field two days earlier was repeated. High-level bombers came in first and hit the barracks, offices, and warehouses. The fighters then came in at low level to strafe the grounded planes and installations. An entire flight of 17th planes
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The 17th
Pursuit Squadron had been sent overseas without aircraft to fly Seversky P-35s that had been held back from a sale to Sweden to reinforce the Philippines. Until their aircraft arrived and were assembled in March 1941, they practiced in the Boeing P-26 Peashooters that then constituted the
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American airpower was at a low ebb. There were only 22 P-40s in commission, with six more promised if they could be repaired in time. With FEAF thus reduced in strength, it was decided to use the remaining planes for reconnaissance in order to conserve them as long as possible. The
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At Kelly Field, the squadron was assigned to the re-formed 1st
Pursuit Group, effective 22 August 1919. The pursuit school was the first step in building a new permanent air service and by providing a course of instruction for pilots at Kelly, it was a way to transfer the hard-earned knowledge
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Upon their return to the United States, in March 1991, the squadron started receiving some brand-new block 42 F-16s. Their primary mission of air interdiction remained the same. During 1993 the first rumors came that the entire wing was to be disbanded. The news was quickly acknowledged. On 31
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took special pains to ensure that it was maintained in a high state of readiness. On 21 January 1924, the War
Department sanctioned unit emblems. The "Great Snow Owl", chosen by the World War I 17th Pursuit Group as its emblem when transferred to the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 was
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interceptor force at
Nichols Field. By late 1941 standards, the P-35A was hopelessly obsolescent. It was too lightly armed and lacked either armor around the cockpit or self-sealing fuel tanks, and the instruments of the aircraft flown by the 17th were marked in Swedish and calibrated in the
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pursuit aircraft, the squadron was heavily engaged in combat in the Toul Sector and the Aisne-Marne Sector. It was part of the defense against the German offensive in mid-July in the Champagne-Marne, then went on the offensive during the Aisne-Marne during July. It took part in the
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F-105G operated a battery of sophisticated electronic equipment which was capable of detecting the emissions from enemy radars and determining the exact location of their sources. Once these sites were identified, the Wild Weasel aircraft could attack them with a battery of
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which was designed to confuse the enemy radar installation or to misdirect any surface-to-air missiles that might be launched. Alternatively, the Wild Weasel crew could direct other aircraft toward the missile sites, which would be attacked by iron bombs or cannon fire.
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just as the air raid warning sounded. As at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese achieved complete tactical surprise. The 17th and 21st Pursuit Squadrons, on patrol over Bataan and Manila, received no warning of the raid, and thus did not attack the Japanese aircraft.
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The unit was the first United States aero squadron sent to Canada to be trained by the British; the first squadron to be completely trained prior to be sent overseas with its complete quota of trained pilots; the first squadron to be attached to British
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After lying dormant for ten years, the 17th was reactivated at Nellis AFB in February 2003, and renamed the 17th Weapons Squadron. Equipped with Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles, they fly direct support of the U. S. Air Force Weapons School, assigned to the
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the group participated in several air shows staged to benefit the unemployed. Squadron involvement ranged from two- and four-ship flights to squadron deployments. Beginning in 1933, the unit saw a handful of its officers detailed to work with the
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After returning to the United States in April 1919 nearly all of the 147th's personnel were demobilized. The War Department created a new 1st Pursuit Group between late April and mid-August 1919 when it dispatched a small cadre of personnel to
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In 1985 the squadron was upgraded to the Block 25 F-16C from the General Dynamics factory in Fort Worth. These aircraft were more capable in comparison with the former block 15 models. Also new weapon systems could now be introduced, like the
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Aircraft is Curtiss P-6E Hawk serial 32-261, displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in the colors and markings of the airplane assigned to Capt. Ross G. Hoyt, the 17th's commanding officer at Selfridge Field, MI in
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on 1 November 1918 and prepared for operations on American front but did not become combat-ready before the end of hostilities on 11 November 1918. It was demobilized in 1919. One of the aces serving in the squadron during World War I was
875:, where it claimed 49 Japanese aircraft destroyed, for the loss of 17 P-40s. At the end of February, as Japanese ground forces approached, the squadron handed over its surviving aircraft to the Dutch military and returned to Australia.
417:, the squadron accomplishes its mission by providing graduate-level instructor academic and flying courses to USAF Combat Air Forces (CAF). The squadron conducts extensive technical off-station training and liaises with CAF units.
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The 17th emblem, modified from the one adopted in 1917, consists of a Great White Snowy Owl in front of a black triangle with a blue background. Because of its distinctive Owl Patch, the squadron's nickname is the Hooters.
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The Japanese followed up their success of the first day of war with air attacks that completed the destruction of American airpower in the Philippines. Before dawn of the 9th, seven Japanese naval bombers struck
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In May 1924, the group opened a satellite airfield at Oscoda, Michigan to function as an aerial gunnery camp for the unit. Loud-Reames Aviation Field was renamed Camp Skeel, for World War I pilot Captain
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Armies from 15 July-28 October 1918 seeing extensive combat during the Battle of the Somme while serving with the RAF. In October 1918 the squadron was requested by the Americans to be transferred to the
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About 11:30 am, a message from Iba Field reported a large formation of planes heading west over the China Sea, heading presumably for Manila. The 17th was ordered into the air to patrol over the
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anti-radar missiles, which were designed to home in on an enemy radar transmission and follow it all the way to its source and destroy it. The Wild Weasel aircraft would also carry powerful
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batteries by destroying or otherwise shutting down their guidance radars, leaving enemy missile sites effectively blind and impotent. The electronic weapons officer in the rear seat of the
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aircraft until August 1973. It maintained an alert mission until the squadron was inactivated in 1974. The squadron's aircraft were returned to the United States, being assigned to the
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After the end of American military flights over North Vietnam in January 1973, the squadron maintained the capability to deliver Wild Weasel support for operations over Cambodia of
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The growing threat of war with the Japanese Empire in the Philippine Islands led to the 17th Squadron to be relieved from assignment to the 1st Pursuit Group and transferred to the
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pursuit planes were based at Clark and Nichols, and the heavy bombers were withdrawn to Del Monte. On the morning of the 12th, few American planes remained to hinder the Japanese.
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The initial aircraft received were Block 10 F-16A models, but shortly afterwards the first block 15 aircraft started to arrive. The responsibility of the 17th was
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near Manila, opening the next round, but the remainder of that day's attackers were grounded on Taiwan by fog. On the 10th they struck Nichols and
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and armed reconnaissance to support worldwide contingencies. For this mission the squadron was eventually equipped with Block 50 aircraft and the
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flown by the squadron were improvements in the line of Hawks since the squadron received the P-1 in 1925. In 1934, it converted to the
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declared war on Germany. It was later redesignated Company M, and later, Company B. On 16 June, its personnel were organized as the
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returning to refuel was shot down by Zeros, although all the pilots survived. There was no
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Detachment operated from Beugnatre Airdrome, 10–20 September 1918
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Departments, until squadron reassembled on 20 June 1918
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17th Wild Weasel Squadron F-105G landing at Korat RTAFB
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Planting the Seeds of SEAD: The Wild Weasel in Vietnam
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Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 12 December 1918
1424:
Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 12 December 1918
1252:
1st Air Depot, AEF, 12 December 1918 – 15 January 1919
649:
adopted by the 17th Pursuit Squadron on 4 March 1924.
477:(RAF) squadrons and the first to be sent into combat.
242:
Patch with unofficial 17th Wild Weasel Squadron emblem
3243:
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
2365:, but was instead awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to his
960:, South Carolina, assigned to the newly redesignated
616:
On 14 March 1921, the 147th was redesignated as the
5196:
5170:
5144:
5128:
5121:
5086:
5065:
5019:
5003:
4932:
4916:
4909:
4863:
4837:
4830:
4791:
4784:
4680:
4671:
4601:
4555:
4541:
4476:
4460:
4429:
4368:
4356:
4316:
4190:
4169:
4128:
4087:
4080:
3999:
3953:
3906:
3722:
3684:
3568:
3403:
3345:
3319:
3288:
3279:
3151:
1555:, Luzon, Philippines, 25 December 1941 – April 1942
1333:
Camp Kelly (later Kelly Field), Texas, 16 June 1917
469:on 30 July. It was made of entirely of volunteers.
283:
268:
253:
241:
226:
211:
206:
178:
156:
148:
140:
132:
121:
111:
103:
95:
77:
59:
51:
31:
3238:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
3014:
2709:Assignment information in Bailey, except as noted.
1701:McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, 2003–present
836:and, after their surrender, were subjected to the
5348:Military units and formations established in 1917
1405:Auxi-le-Château Aerodrome, France, 19 August 1918
1339:, Ontario, Canada, 4 August 1917 (detachments at
1292:24th Pursuit Group, 1 October 1941 – 2 April 1946
5343:Weapons squadrons of the United States Air Force
1740:Philippine Islands 7 December 1941 – 10 May 1942
1698:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1982–1993
1265:Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 10 November 1917
3021:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
2929:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
1474:Garden City, New York, 19 February-5 March 1918
817:fire and no fighter protection over the field.
537:Lt. Wilbert Wallace White, 147th Aero Squadron.
2431:
2429:
2427:
2334:National Museum of the United States Air Force
1870:Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
1579:, Thailand, 1 December 1971 – 15 November 1974
895:It was reactivated on 12 November 1971 as the
4743:
4285:
3879:
3129:
3088:. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
3050:. In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.).
2705:
2703:
2584:
2582:
2580:
1415:Sonchamp Aerodrome, France, 20 September 1918
784:17th Pursuit Squadrons were on the ground at
197:Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
8:
2545:
2543:
2519:
2517:
2515:
2513:
2511:
2509:
2507:
2505:
2503:
2501:
2499:
2497:
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2493:
2491:
2489:
2487:
2485:
2483:
2481:
2479:
2477:
2475:
2473:
2471:
1680:Boeing P-26 Peashooter, 1934–1938, 1940–1941
1353:, Camp Taliaferro, Texas, c. 14 October 1917
1212:Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 16 June 1917
676:Curtiss P-6E Hawk in 17th Squadron markings.
449:Replica 17th Aero Squadron Sopwith F-1 Camel
3110:. Office of History, Langley AFB, Virginia
2622:
2620:
2618:
2616:
2614:
2612:
2610:
2608:
2606:
2469:
2467:
2465:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2457:
2455:
2453:
2451:
385:, some of its squadron members endured the
5125:
4913:
4834:
4788:
4750:
4736:
4728:
4677:
4552:
4365:
4292:
4278:
4270:
4084:
3886:
3872:
3864:
3285:
3136:
3122:
3114:
1465:, Camp Taliaferro, Texas, 12 November 1917
553:, Texas for training at Everman Field #2,
2691:
2689:
2687:
2685:
2683:
2561:
2559:
1776:Philippine Islands 6 January-8 March 1942
1471:, Camp Taliaferro, Texas 22 December 1917
740:P-35s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 1941.
723:in the Philippines, on 14 December 1940.
2646:
2644:
2642:
2640:
2638:
1902:
1710:
1526:Selfridge Field, Michigan, 27 April 1919
899:and assumed the mission, personnel, and
377:and garnering the first American Ace of
2696:F-16.net 17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
2423:
2303:
1489:Gengault Aerodrome, France, 1 June 1918
322:The squadron traces its lineage to the
3332:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
3196:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
2890:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
2528:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1695:Republic F-105 Thunderchief, 1971–1974
1535:Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1 July 1922
970:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons
605:that were excess from the war effort.
403:General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
227:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron emblem
28:
2526:"Factsheet 17 Weapons Squadron (ACC)"
2128:12 September 1918 – 16 September 1918
1758:Philippine Islands 8–22 December 1941
1289:4th Composite Group, 14 December 1940
1283:Unknown, December 1918–22 August 1919
780:(FEAF) when it stood up in November.
201:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
7:
2745:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2146:26 September 1918 – 11 November 1918
1890:Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
1523:Garden City, New York, 19 March 1919
1459:Kelly Field, Texas, 11 November 1917
1298:, 1 December 1971 – 15 November 1974
415:McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
144:Who Said Rats? (147th Aero Squadron)
107:Advanced F-15E Strike Eagle Training
3052:The Army Air Forces in World War II
2332:This aircraft is on display at the
1595:, Nevada, 3 February 2003 – present
1532:Ellington Field, Texas, 1 July 1921
1347:, Ontario, after c. 25 August 1917)
1030:, which was moving from the closed
968:tactical reconnaissance mission to
362:fighters, earning eight streamers.
334:, both of which were active during
3833:Air & Space Forces Association
3250:Senate Committee on Armed Services
2524:Bailey, Carl E. (4 January 2008).
1571:, Philippines, c. 8 April–May 1942
1529:Kelly Field, Texas, 31 August 1919
964:as the wing was converting from a
25:
2976:. London: Osprey Publishing, 2003
2110:18 August 1918 – 11 November 1918
1430:, France, 15 January-7 March 1919
1286:1st Pursuit Group, 22 August 1919
1034:, England to Shaw as part of the
993:suppression of enemy air defenses
480:The squadron entered combat as a
338:. The 147th was redesignated the
5188:36th Photographic Reconnaissance
4821:
4758:
4545:
4358:
4347:
4300:
3981:Air Force Technical Applications
3944:
3894:
3847:
3846:
3745:Division of Military Aeronautics
3270:
3169:Under Secretary of the Air Force
2739: This article incorporates
2734:
2233:Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
2226:
2208:
2190:
2172:
2154:
2136:
2118:
2100:
2092:8 August 1918 – 11 November 1918
2082:
2064:
2046:
2028:
2010:
1992:
1974:
1956:
1938:
1920:
1882:
1862:
1851:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
1844:
1833:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
1826:
1815:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
1808:
1792:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
1784:
1766:
1748:
1728:
1255:Unknown, 15 January-1 April 1919
1139:(Interceptor) on 6 December 1939
1005:CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
290:
275:
260:
245:
233:
218:
194:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
187:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
82:
64:
37:
5183:8th Photographic Reconnaissance
3991:United States Air Force Warfare
3013:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
2839:Gorrell, Col. Edgar S. (1974).
2822:Gorrell, Col. Edgar S. (1974).
2574:Franks & Bailey, pp. 76–77.
2267:List of American aero squadrons
2239:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
2236:17 January 1991 – 13 March 1991
2221:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
2218:9 August 1990 – 16 January 1991
2200:29 March 1972 – 28 January 1973
2182:1 December 1971 – 29 March 1972
1854:1 January 1992-31 December 1993
1839:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1836:1 January 1988-30 December 1989
1821:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1800:18 December 1972-15 August 1973
1692:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, 1941–1942
1577:Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base
1307:, 1 May 1992 – 31 December 1993
1183:Inactivated on 31 December 1993
1159:Inactivated on 15 November 1974
930:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
871:, to Java and took part in the
493:(AEF) and it was reassigned to
4804:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
3656:Reserve Officer Training Corps
3613:Judge Advocate General's Corps
3255:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
3233:House Armed Services Committee
2982:"V. The First Days of the War"
2436:"World War I Aero Squadrons".
1683:Seversky P-35, 1938–1940, 1941
1542:, Philippines, 5 December 1940
1166:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1066:29th Provisional Aero Squadron
954:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
948:17th Tactical Fighter Squadron
463:29th Provisional Aero Squadron
393:, the squadron went on to fly
324:United States Army Air Service
1:
5240:United States Army Air Forces
4855:5th Interceptor (Provisional)
3804:Women Airforce Service Pilots
2926:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
2887:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
2800:American Aces of World War I.
2588:Gorrell, Series E, Volume 18,
2164:7 December 1941 – 10 May 1942
2074:18 July 1918 – 16 August 1918
1357:Aviation Concentration Center
1275:American Expeditionary Forces
1229:American Expeditionary Forces
599:Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5s
491:American Expeditionary Forces
484:unit with British Second and
397:Wild Weasel aircraft, and in
212:17th Weapons Squadron emblem
5353:1917 establishments in Texas
2751:Edmonds, Walter D. (1992) .
2565:Gorrell, Series E, Volume 4,
1948:21 March 1918 – 6 April 1918
1874:7 December 1941-2 March 1946
1662:Curtiss PW-8 Hawk, 1924–1926
1645:Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
1641:SPAD S.XIII, 1918, 1921–1922
1197:Activated on 3 February 2003
1156:Activated on 1 December 1971
901:Republic F-105G Thunderchief
514:United States Army Air Corps
453:Company A, Remount Station,
395:Republic F-105F Thunderchief
3159:Department of the Air Force
3043:Watson, Richard L. (1948).
2986:The Fall of the Philippines
2367:Distinguished Service Cross
2056:15 July 1918 – 18 July 1918
1773:Distinguished Unit Citation
1755:Distinguished Unit Citation
1736:Distinguished Unit Citation
1665:Curtiss P-1 Hawk, 1926–1930
1313:, 3 February 2003 – present
1296:388th Tactical Fighter Wing
1142:Inactivated on 2 April 1946
1080:Demobilized on 1 April 1919
1038:drawdown at the end of the
979:17th Fighter Squadron F-16C
683:Civilian Conservation Corps
286:(approved 18 November 1918)
284:147th Aero Squadron emblem
271:(approved 18 November 1918)
254:17 Pursuit Squadron emblem
229:(approved 28 February 1984)
214:(approved 28 February 2004)
183:Distinguished Unit Citation
5369:
4210:93rd Air Ground Operations
3164:Secretary of the Air Force
2856:Hewitt, William A (1992).
2338:Distinguished Flying Cross
2323:17th Aero Squadron emblem.
2252:George Augustus Vaughn Jr.
2203:17th Wild Weasel Squadron
2197:Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign
2185:17th Wild Weasel Squadron
1897:17th Wild Weasel Squadron
1803:17th Wild Weasel Squadron
1563:Air echelon operated from
1507:, France, 1 September 1918
1436:, c. 20 March-1 April 1919
1372:, England, 25 January 1918
1365:, England, 25 January 1918
1114:(Pursuit) on 14 March 1921
966:McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II
962:363d Tactical Fighter Wing
938:35th Tactical Fighter Wing
926:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
897:17th Wild Weasel Squadron,
873:Dutch East Indies Campaign
526:
512:was consolidated with the
438:
269:17th Aero Squadron emblem
5235:
4819:
4777:
4345:
4240:505th Command and Control
3942:
3841:
3506:
3268:
2802:Osprey Publishing, 2001.
2438:Cross and Cockade Journal
1516:, 5 February-8 March 1919
1421:, France, 4 November 1918
1149:17th Wild Weasel Squadron
830:Battle of the Philippines
732:Battle of the Philippines
573:, and the great American
389:. Reactivated during the
383:Battle of the Philippines
165:Southwest Pacific Theater
36:
4468:Monkey Mountain Facility
3666:Airman Leadership School
3468:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3306:Field Operating Agencies
1480:, France, 25. March 1918
1375:France, 10 February 1918
1173:Activated on 1 July 1982
934:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
659:Wurtsmith Air Force Base
564:Initially flying French
505:On 17 October 1936, the
381:. Wiped out during the
4306:United States Air Force
3986:Cyberspace Capabilities
3651:Officer Training School
3145:United States Air Force
3082:War Department (1920).
2798:Franks, Norman, et al.
2373:,; Franks & Bailey,
2215:Defense of Saudi Arabia
1624:Sopwith F-1 Camel, 1918
1486:, France, 22 April 1918
1400:Petite Synthe Aerodrome
1020:Operation Desert Shield
826:5th Interceptor Command
776:and became part of the
698:Boeing P-26A Peashooter
575:Meuse-Argonne Offensive
309:United States Air Force
256:(approved 3 March 1924)
90:United States Air Force
3694:Awards and decorations
3327:District of Washington
3320:Direct Reporting Units
2980:Morton, Louis (1953).
2741:public domain material
2272:Lloyd Andrews Hamilton
2167:17th Pursuit Squadron
1894:1 Dec 1971-28 Jan 1973
1877:17th Pursuit Squadron
1857:17th Fighter Squadron
1779:17th Pursuit Squadron
1761:17th Pursuit Squadron
1743:17th Pursuit Squadron
1677:, 1932–1934, 1936–1938
1495:, France, 28 June 1918
1402:, France, 20 June 1918
1126:Consolidated with the
1083:Consolidated with the
980:
905:surface-to-air-missile
892:
863:) and reformed as the
856:
766:20th Pursuit Squadrons
754:Curtiss P-40E Warhawks
741:
677:
613:
538:
450:
399:Operation Desert Storm
311:unit, assigned to the
43:17th Weapons Squadron
3737:Aeronautical Division
2282:William Dolley Tipton
2262:Howard Clayton Knotts
1687:Lockheed C-40 Electra
1632:17th Weapons Squadron
1593:Nellis Air Force Base
1505:Rembercourt Aerodrome
1501:, France, 9 July 1918
1449:17th Weapons Squadron
1434:Garden City, New York
1305:363d Operations Group
1260:17th Weapons Squadron
1190:17th Weapons Squadron
1178:17th Fighter Squadron
1137:17th Pursuit Squadron
1119:17th Pursuit Squadron
1096:17th Weapons Squadron
1089:17th Pursuit Squadron
1085:17th Pursuit Squadron
978:
942:George Air Force Base
890:
865:17th Pursuit Squadron
851:
758:34th Pursuit Squadron
739:
709:Philippine Department
675:
611:
536:
517:17th Pursuit Squadron
448:
371:17th Pursuit Squadron
340:17th Pursuit Squadron
317:Nellis Air Force Base
305:17th Weapons Squadron
32:17th Weapons Squadron
18:17th Pursuit Squadron
4339:Thirteenth Air Force
4220:319th Reconnaissance
3971:612th Air Operations
3966:609th Air Operations
3961:601st Air Operations
3608:Aeronautical ratings
3207:Three-star generals
2149:147th Aero Squadron
2131:147th Aero Squadron
2113:147th Aero Squadron
2077:147th Aero Squadron
2059:147th Aero Squadron
2041:147th Aero Squadron
2023:147th Aero Squadron
1987:147th Aero Squadron
1969:147th Aero Squadron
1707:Awards and campaigns
879:of the Vietnam War.
810:Del Carmen Airfields
795:and the entrance to
571:St. Mihiel offensive
375:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
332:147th Aero Squadrons
5157:421st Night Fighter
5152:418th Night Fighter
5104:375th Troop Carrier
5099:374th Troop Carrier
5094:317th Troop Carrier
5078:71st Reconnaissance
4886:91st Reconnaissance
4696:(Republic of China)
3405:Numbered Air Forces
3186:Vice Chief of Staff
2779:Grub Street, 1992.
2775:; Bailey, Frank W.
2095:17th Aero Squadron
2005:17th Aero Squadron
1951:17th Aero Squadron
1933:17th Aero Squadron
1311:USAF Weapons School
1168:on 11 December 1981
1151:on 12 November 1971
1105:on 11 November 1917
1103:147th Aero Squadron
958:Shaw Air Force Base
952:Reactivated as the
770:4th Composite Group
713:4th Composite Group
543:147th Aero Squadron
529:147th Aero Squadron
523:147th Aero Squadron
313:USAF Weapons School
5219:66th Troop Carrier
5214:65th Troop Carrier
5204:21st Troop Carrier
5162:547th Intelligence
5109:433d Troop Carrier
5073:6th Reconnaissance
4871:54th Troop Carrier
4799:USAAF in Australia
4674:support facilities
4324:Pacific Air Forces
4200:9th Reconnaissance
3926:Twelfth (Southern)
3900:Air Combat Command
3763:The U.S. Air Force
3676:Fitness Assessment
3633:Chief of Chaplains
3552:Civilian auxiliary
3301:Air National Guard
3203:Four-star generals
2972:Molesworth, Carl.
2161:Philippine Islands
1906:Campaign Streamer
1657:Dayton-Wright DH-4
1613:17th Aero Squadron
1565:Del Monte Airfield
1419:Gengault Aerodrome
1382:Nord-Pas-de-Calais
1323:17th Aero Squadron
1217:Royal Flying Corps
1207:17th Aero Squadron
1192:on 24 January 2003
1180:on 1 November 1991
1130:on 17 October 1936
1128:17th Aero Squadron
1121:on 25 January 1923
1091:on 17 October 1936
1075:17th Aero Squadron
1059:17th Aero Squadron
1012:Al Dhafra Air Base
981:
893:
857:
838:Bataan Death March
778:Far East Air Force
774:24th Pursuit Group
742:
694:Curtiss P-6E Hawks
678:
614:
539:
510:17th Aero Squadron
467:17th Aero Squadron
451:
441:17th Aero Squadron
435:17th Aero Squadron
387:Bataan Death March
348:17th Aero Squadron
344:17th Aero Squadron
116:Air Combat Command
45:F-15E Strike Eagle
5330:
5329:
5231:
5230:
5227:
5226:
5209:22d Troop Carrier
5117:
5116:
4995:417th Bombardment
4990:380th Bombardment
4985:345th Bombardment
4980:312th Bombardment
4901:310th Bombardment
4896:309th Bombardment
4891:308th Bombardment
4817:
4816:
4725:
4724:
4721:
4720:
4667:
4666:
4537:
4536:
4334:Seventh Air Force
4267:
4266:
4263:
4262:
4245:552nd Air Control
4230:461st Air Control
3936:Sixteenth (Cyber)
3861:
3860:
3646:Air Force Academy
3564:
3563:
3191:Director of Staff
2816:978-1-84176-375-0
2793:978-0-948817-54-0
2298:Explanatory notes
2243:
2242:
2179:Commando Hunt VII
1901:
1900:
1796:Combat "V" Device
1651:Thomas-Morse MB-3
1638:Nieuport 28, 1918
1627:SPAD S.XIII, 1918
1604:
1603:
1493:Touquin Aerodrome
1445:
1444:
1249:, 4 November 1918
1247:4th Pursuit Group
1101:Organized as the
1064:Organized as the
1032:RAF Upper Heyford
1028:20th Fighter Wing
985:close air support
956:in early 1982 at
918:jamming equipment
559:1st Pursuit Group
545:was organized at
500:Robert Miles Todd
298:
297:
287:
272:
257:
230:
215:
191:Combat "V" Device
16:(Redirected from
5360:
5136:31st Bombardment
5126:
4975:90th Bombardment
4965:38th Bombardment
4960:27th Bombardment
4950:19th Bombardment
4914:
4835:
4825:
4809:USAAF in Okinawa
4789:
4762:
4752:
4745:
4738:
4729:
4694:Ching Chuan Kang
4678:
4553:
4549:
4366:
4362:
4351:
4329:2nd Air Division
4304:
4294:
4287:
4280:
4271:
4085:
3976:616th Operations
3948:
3916:First (Northern)
3898:
3888:
3881:
3874:
3865:
3850:
3849:
3749:Army Air Service
3741:Aviation Section
3556:Civil Air Patrol
3286:
3274:
3273:
3138:
3131:
3124:
3115:
3104:
3102:
3100:
3078:
3076:
3074:
3049:
3039:
3037:
3035:
3020:
3009:
3007:
3005:
3000:on 6 August 2020
2996:. Archived from
2969:
2967:
2965:
2934:
2922:
2920:
2918:
2895:
2883:
2881:
2879:
2864:
2852:
2835:
2769:
2767:
2765:
2759:
2738:
2737:
2723:
2716:
2710:
2707:
2698:
2693:
2678:
2675:
2669:
2666:
2660:
2657:
2651:
2648:
2633:
2630:
2624:
2601:
2595:
2589:
2586:
2575:
2572:
2566:
2563:
2554:
2551:Combat Squadrons
2547:
2538:
2537:
2535:
2533:
2521:
2446:
2445:
2433:
2411:
2408:
2402:
2399:
2393:
2390:
2384:
2380:
2374:
2355:
2349:
2330:
2324:
2317:
2311:
2308:
2230:
2212:
2194:
2176:
2158:
2140:
2122:
2104:
2086:
2068:
2050:
2032:
2014:
1996:
1981:Montdidier-Loyon
1978:
1960:
1942:
1924:
1903:
1886:
1866:
1848:
1830:
1812:
1788:
1770:
1752:
1732:
1711:
1675:Curtiss P-6 Hawk
1499:Saints Aerodrome
1454:
1328:
1243:, 18 August 1918
861:Pensacola Convoy
834:Battle of Bataan
793:Bataan Peninsula
667:Curtiss P-1 Hawk
584:Inter-war period
459:President Wilson
455:Fort Sam Houston
294:
285:
279:
270:
264:
255:
249:
237:
228:
222:
213:
88:
86:
85:
70:
68:
67:
41:
29:
21:
5368:
5367:
5363:
5362:
5361:
5359:
5358:
5357:
5333:
5332:
5331:
5326:
5223:
5192:
5166:
5140:
5113:
5082:
5061:
5015:
5011:2d Combat Cargo
4999:
4970:43d Bombardment
4955:22d Bombardment
4945:7th Bombardment
4928:
4924:3d Air Commando
4905:
4859:
4826:
4813:
4780:
4773:
4767:Fifth Air Force
4756:
4726:
4717:
4673:
4663:
4597:
4533:
4472:
4456:
4425:
4352:
4343:
4312:
4298:
4268:
4259:
4186:
4165:
4124:
4076:
4057:Seymour Johnson
3995:
3949:
3940:
3921:Ninth (Central)
3902:
3892:
3862:
3857:
3837:
3828:Service numbers
3799:National Museum
3757:Army Air Forces
3724:
3718:
3686:
3680:
3638:Chief Scientist
3628:Medical Service
3623:Security Forces
3570:
3560:
3545:Security Forces
3502:
3399:
3341:
3315:
3275:
3271:
3266:
3147:
3142:
3098:
3096:
3081:
3072:
3070:
3047:
3042:
3033:
3031:
3029:
3012:
3003:
3001:
2979:
2963:
2961:
2943:
2932:
2925:
2916:
2914:
2904:
2893:
2886:
2877:
2875:
2873:
2862:
2855:
2838:
2821:
2763:
2761:
2757:
2750:
2735:
2732:
2727:
2726:
2717:
2713:
2708:
2701:
2694:
2681:
2676:
2672:
2667:
2663:
2658:
2654:
2649:
2636:
2631:
2627:
2604:
2596:
2592:
2587:
2578:
2573:
2569:
2564:
2557:
2548:
2541:
2531:
2529:
2523:
2522:
2449:
2435:
2434:
2425:
2415:
2414:
2409:
2405:
2400:
2396:
2391:
2387:
2381:
2377:
2356:
2352:
2331:
2327:
2318:
2314:
2309:
2305:
2295:
2290:
2248:
2089:Somme Offensive
2053:Champagne-Marne
1945:Somme Defensive
1709:
1704:
1610:
1605:
1553:Bataan Airfield
1538:Nichols Field,
1484:Epiez Aerodrome
1478:Tours Aerodrome
1446:
1320:
1241:No. 13 Wing RAF
1235:No, 65 Wing RAF
1204:
1077:on 30 July 1917
1068:on 16 June 1917
1056:
950:
885:
846:
844:Defense of Java
734:
729:
622:Ellington Field
601:and U.S.-built
591:Selfridge Field
586:
555:Camp Taliaferro
531:
525:
475:Royal Air Force
443:
437:
432:
427:
411:
301:
199:
195:
193:
185:
171:
167:
163:
83:
81:
65:
63:
47:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5366:
5364:
5356:
5355:
5350:
5345:
5335:
5334:
5328:
5327:
5325:
5324:
5319:
5314:
5309:
5304:
5299:
5294:
5289:
5284:
5279:
5274:
5269:
5264:
5259:
5254:
5249:
5243:
5242:
5236:
5233:
5232:
5229:
5228:
5225:
5224:
5222:
5221:
5216:
5211:
5206:
5200:
5198:
5194:
5193:
5191:
5190:
5185:
5180:
5178:2d Observation
5174:
5172:
5171:Reconnaissance
5168:
5167:
5165:
5164:
5159:
5154:
5148:
5146:
5142:
5141:
5139:
5138:
5132:
5130:
5123:
5119:
5118:
5115:
5114:
5112:
5111:
5106:
5101:
5096:
5090:
5088:
5084:
5083:
5081:
5080:
5075:
5069:
5067:
5066:Reconnaissance
5063:
5062:
5060:
5059:
5054:
5049:
5044:
5039:
5034:
5029:
5023:
5021:
5017:
5016:
5014:
5013:
5007:
5005:
5001:
5000:
4998:
4997:
4992:
4987:
4982:
4977:
4972:
4967:
4962:
4957:
4952:
4947:
4942:
4940:3d Bombardment
4936:
4934:
4930:
4929:
4927:
4926:
4920:
4918:
4911:
4907:
4906:
4904:
4903:
4898:
4893:
4888:
4883:
4878:
4873:
4867:
4865:
4861:
4860:
4858:
4857:
4852:
4847:
4841:
4839:
4832:
4828:
4827:
4820:
4818:
4815:
4814:
4812:
4811:
4806:
4801:
4795:
4793:
4786:
4782:
4781:
4778:
4775:
4774:
4757:
4755:
4754:
4747:
4740:
4732:
4723:
4722:
4719:
4718:
4716:
4715:
4709:
4703:
4697:
4691:
4684:
4682:
4675:
4669:
4668:
4665:
4664:
4662:
4661:
4656:
4651:
4646:
4641:
4636:
4631:
4626:
4621:
4616:
4611:
4605:
4603:
4599:
4598:
4596:
4595:
4590:
4585:
4580:
4575:
4570:
4565:
4559:
4557:
4550:
4539:
4538:
4535:
4534:
4532:
4531:
4526:
4521:
4516:
4511:
4506:
4501:
4496:
4491:
4486:
4480:
4478:
4474:
4473:
4471:
4470:
4464:
4462:
4458:
4457:
4455:
4454:
4449:
4444:
4439:
4433:
4431:
4427:
4426:
4424:
4423:
4418:
4413:
4408:
4403:
4398:
4393:
4388:
4383:
4378:
4372:
4370:
4363:
4357:South Vietnam
4354:
4353:
4346:
4344:
4342:
4341:
4336:
4331:
4326:
4320:
4318:
4314:
4313:
4299:
4297:
4296:
4289:
4282:
4274:
4265:
4264:
4261:
4260:
4258:
4257:
4255:633rd Air Base
4252:
4247:
4242:
4237:
4232:
4227:
4222:
4217:
4212:
4207:
4202:
4196:
4194:
4188:
4187:
4185:
4184:
4179:
4173:
4171:
4167:
4166:
4164:
4163:
4158:
4153:
4148:
4143:
4138:
4132:
4130:
4126:
4125:
4123:
4122:
4117:
4112:
4107:
4102:
4097:
4091:
4089:
4082:
4078:
4077:
4075:
4074:
4069:
4064:
4059:
4054:
4049:
4044:
4039:
4034:
4027:Langley–Eustis
4024:
4019:
4014:
4009:
4003:
4001:
3997:
3996:
3994:
3993:
3988:
3983:
3978:
3973:
3968:
3963:
3957:
3955:
3951:
3950:
3943:
3941:
3939:
3938:
3933:
3928:
3923:
3918:
3912:
3910:
3904:
3903:
3893:
3891:
3890:
3883:
3876:
3868:
3859:
3858:
3856:
3855:
3842:
3839:
3838:
3836:
3835:
3830:
3825:
3820:
3815:
3806:
3801:
3796:
3791:
3786:
3781:
3776:
3774:Airman's Creed
3771:
3769:Air Force Band
3766:
3759:
3753:Army Air Corps
3734:
3728:
3726:
3720:
3719:
3717:
3716:
3711:
3706:
3701:
3696:
3690:
3688:
3682:
3681:
3679:
3678:
3673:
3668:
3663:
3661:Basic Training
3658:
3653:
3648:
3641:
3640:
3635:
3630:
3625:
3620:
3615:
3610:
3605:
3603:Specialty Code
3600:
3599:
3598:
3593:
3588:
3580:
3574:
3572:
3566:
3565:
3562:
3561:
3559:
3558:
3549:
3548:
3547:
3542:
3532:
3531:
3530:
3520:
3519:
3518:
3507:
3504:
3503:
3501:
3500:
3495:
3490:
3485:
3480:
3475:
3470:
3465:
3460:
3455:
3450:
3445:
3440:
3435:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3415:
3409:
3407:
3401:
3400:
3398:
3397:
3395:USAFE–AFAFRICA
3392:
3387:
3382:
3377:
3372:
3367:
3362:
3357:
3351:
3349:
3347:Major commands
3343:
3342:
3340:
3339:
3334:
3329:
3323:
3321:
3317:
3316:
3314:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3292:
3290:
3283:
3277:
3276:
3269:
3267:
3265:
3264:
3263:
3262:
3257:
3247:
3246:
3245:
3240:
3230:
3229:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3205:
3200:
3199:
3198:
3193:
3188:
3183:
3181:Chief of Staff
3173:
3172:
3171:
3166:
3155:
3153:
3149:
3148:
3143:
3141:
3140:
3133:
3126:
3118:
3112:
3111:
3105:
3079:
3040:
3027:
3010:
2977:
2970:
2941:
2923:
2902:
2884:
2872:978-1249328094
2871:
2853:
2836:
2819:
2796:
2773:Franks, Norman
2770:
2731:
2728:
2725:
2724:
2711:
2699:
2679:
2670:
2661:
2652:
2634:
2625:
2602:
2590:
2576:
2567:
2555:
2539:
2447:
2422:
2421:
2420:
2419:
2413:
2412:
2403:
2394:
2385:
2375:
2363:Medal of Honor
2350:
2325:
2312:
2302:
2301:
2300:
2299:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2285:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2257:Howard Burdick
2254:
2247:
2244:
2241:
2240:
2237:
2234:
2231:
2223:
2222:
2219:
2216:
2213:
2205:
2204:
2201:
2198:
2195:
2187:
2186:
2183:
2180:
2177:
2169:
2168:
2165:
2162:
2159:
2151:
2150:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2133:
2132:
2129:
2126:
2123:
2115:
2114:
2111:
2108:
2105:
2097:
2096:
2093:
2090:
2087:
2079:
2078:
2075:
2072:
2069:
2061:
2060:
2057:
2054:
2051:
2043:
2042:
2039:
2036:
2033:
2025:
2024:
2021:
2018:
2015:
2007:
2006:
2003:
2000:
1997:
1989:
1988:
1985:
1982:
1979:
1971:
1970:
1967:
1964:
1961:
1953:
1952:
1949:
1946:
1943:
1935:
1934:
1931:
1928:
1925:
1917:
1916:
1913:
1910:
1907:
1899:
1898:
1895:
1892:
1887:
1879:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1867:
1859:
1858:
1855:
1852:
1849:
1841:
1840:
1837:
1834:
1831:
1823:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1805:
1804:
1801:
1798:
1789:
1781:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1763:
1762:
1759:
1756:
1753:
1745:
1744:
1741:
1738:
1733:
1725:
1724:
1721:
1718:
1715:
1714:Award streamer
1708:
1705:
1703:
1702:
1699:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1684:
1681:
1678:
1672:
1666:
1663:
1660:
1654:
1648:
1642:
1639:
1635:
1634:
1633:
1629:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1615:
1614:
1609:
1606:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1596:
1589:
1588:
1584:
1583:
1580:
1573:
1572:
1561:
1557:
1556:
1549:
1548:
1544:
1543:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1511:
1508:
1502:
1496:
1490:
1487:
1481:
1475:
1472:
1466:
1463:Benbrook Field
1460:
1452:
1451:
1450:
1443:
1442:
1438:
1437:
1431:
1425:
1422:
1416:
1412:
1411:
1407:
1406:
1403:
1395:
1394:
1393:
1377:
1376:
1373:
1366:
1360:
1354:
1348:
1343:, Ontario and
1334:
1326:
1325:
1324:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1314:
1308:
1302:
1299:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1244:
1238:
1237:, 20 June 1918
1232:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1153:
1152:
1144:
1143:
1140:
1135:Redesignated:
1132:
1131:
1123:
1122:
1115:
1107:
1106:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1081:
1078:
1070:
1069:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1052:
949:
946:
944:, California.
884:
881:
845:
842:
733:
730:
728:
725:
646:War Department
585:
582:
527:Main article:
524:
521:
439:Main article:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
410:
407:
299:
296:
295:
288:
281:
280:
273:
266:
265:
258:
251:
250:
243:
239:
238:
231:
224:
223:
216:
209:
208:
204:
203:
180:
176:
175:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
79:
75:
74:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
42:
34:
33:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5365:
5354:
5351:
5349:
5346:
5344:
5341:
5340:
5338:
5323:
5320:
5318:
5315:
5313:
5310:
5308:
5305:
5303:
5300:
5298:
5295:
5293:
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5280:
5278:
5275:
5273:
5270:
5268:
5265:
5263:
5260:
5258:
5255:
5253:
5250:
5248:
5245:
5244:
5241:
5238:
5237:
5234:
5220:
5217:
5215:
5212:
5210:
5207:
5205:
5202:
5201:
5199:
5197:Troop Carrier
5195:
5189:
5186:
5184:
5181:
5179:
5176:
5175:
5173:
5169:
5163:
5160:
5158:
5155:
5153:
5150:
5149:
5147:
5145:Night Fighter
5143:
5137:
5134:
5133:
5131:
5127:
5124:
5120:
5110:
5107:
5105:
5102:
5100:
5097:
5095:
5092:
5091:
5089:
5087:Troop Carrier
5085:
5079:
5076:
5074:
5071:
5070:
5068:
5064:
5058:
5057:475th Fighter
5055:
5053:
5052:348th Fighter
5050:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5040:
5038:
5035:
5033:
5030:
5028:
5025:
5024:
5022:
5018:
5012:
5009:
5008:
5006:
5002:
4996:
4993:
4991:
4988:
4986:
4983:
4981:
4978:
4976:
4973:
4971:
4968:
4966:
4963:
4961:
4958:
4956:
4953:
4951:
4948:
4946:
4943:
4941:
4938:
4937:
4935:
4931:
4925:
4922:
4921:
4919:
4915:
4912:
4908:
4902:
4899:
4897:
4894:
4892:
4889:
4887:
4884:
4882:
4879:
4877:
4874:
4872:
4869:
4868:
4866:
4862:
4856:
4853:
4851:
4848:
4846:
4843:
4842:
4840:
4836:
4833:
4829:
4824:
4810:
4807:
4805:
4802:
4800:
4797:
4796:
4794:
4790:
4787:
4783:
4776:
4772:
4768:
4765:
4761:
4753:
4748:
4746:
4741:
4739:
4734:
4733:
4730:
4713:
4710:
4707:
4704:
4701:
4698:
4695:
4692:
4690:(Philippines)
4689:
4686:
4685:
4683:
4679:
4676:
4670:
4660:
4657:
4655:
4652:
4650:
4647:
4645:
4642:
4640:
4637:
4635:
4632:
4630:
4627:
4625:
4622:
4620:
4617:
4615:
4612:
4610:
4607:
4606:
4604:
4600:
4594:
4591:
4589:
4586:
4584:
4581:
4579:
4576:
4574:
4573:Nakhon Phanom
4571:
4569:
4566:
4564:
4561:
4560:
4558:
4554:
4551:
4548:
4544:
4540:
4530:
4527:
4525:
4522:
4520:
4517:
4515:
4512:
4510:
4507:
4505:
4502:
4500:
4497:
4495:
4492:
4490:
4487:
4485:
4482:
4481:
4479:
4475:
4469:
4466:
4465:
4463:
4459:
4453:
4450:
4448:
4445:
4443:
4440:
4438:
4435:
4434:
4432:
4428:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4414:
4412:
4409:
4407:
4404:
4402:
4399:
4397:
4394:
4392:
4389:
4387:
4384:
4382:
4379:
4377:
4374:
4373:
4371:
4367:
4364:
4361:
4355:
4350:
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5042:49th Fighter
5037:35th Fighter
5032:24th Pursuit
5004:Combat Cargo
4917:Air Commando
4881:86th Fighter
4876:85th Fighter
4771:World War II
4494:14th ACW/SOW
4452:Ban Me Thuot
4416:Tan Son Nhut
4191:
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3823:Thunderbirds
3685:Uniforms and
3337:USAF Academy
3226:2020–present
3107:
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173:Desert Storm
112:Part of
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5129:Bombardment
5027:8th Fighter
4933:Bombardment
4672:Other major
4310:Vietnam War
4022:Grand Forks
3818:Honor Guard
3779:Core Values
3723:History and
3073:17 December
3034:17 December
2964:17 December
2917:17 December
2553:, pp. 94–96
2342:Silver Star
2277:Robert Olds
2071:Aisne-Marne
1818:-1 Jun 1983
1689:, 1939–1940
1671:, 1930–1932
1669:Boeing P-12
1659:, 1919–1925
1653:, 1922–1925
1647:, 1919–1922
1469:Hicks Field
1368:Romsey RC,
1351:Hicks Field
1345:Camp Borden
1202:Assignments
909:Wild Weasel
883:Vietnam War
869:Arafura Sea
786:Clark Field
603:Airco DH.4s
566:Nieuport 28
547:Kelly Field
507:World War I
495:Second Army
430:World War I
413:Flying the
401:flying the
391:Vietnam War
360:SPAD S.XIII
356:Nieuport 28
336:World War I
179:Decorations
169:Vietnam War
161:World War I
157:Engagements
133:Nickname(s)
122:Garrison/HQ
5337:Categories
5312:Fourteenth
5307:Thirteenth
4437:Quang Ngai
4170:Cyberspace
3908:Air Forces
3725:traditions
3644:Training:
3488:Nineteenth
3483:Eighteenth
3152:Leadership
3099:4 December
2764:7 February
2668:Molesworth
2288:References
2107:Oise-Aisne
1370:Winchester
797:Manila Bay
551:Fort Worth
319:, Nevada.
126:Nellis AFB
5322:Twentieth
5317:Fifteenth
5122:Squadrons
4850:V Fighter
4785:Airfields
4659:474th TFW
4649:388th TFW
4639:355th TFW
4634:354th TFW
4629:347th TFW
4563:Don Muang
4524:377th ABW
4519:366th TFW
4514:315th TAW
4430:Airfields
4411:Phan Rang
4396:Nha Trang
4381:Binh Thuy
4235:480th ISR
4225:363rd ISR
4088:Composite
3931:Fifteenth
3704:Equipment
3687:equipment
3618:RED HORSE
3578:Personnel
3535:Squadrons
3493:Twentieth
3478:Sixteenth
3473:Fifteenth
3281:Structure
3221:2010–2019
3216:2000–2009
3211:1940–1959
3176:Air Staff
2994:53-063678
2878:5 October
2849:215070705
2832:215070705
2418:Citations
2369:. Franks
2125:St Mihiel
2017:Champagne
1909:Campaign
1363:Liverpool
1341:Deseronto
1048:57th Wing
1016:Abu Dhabi
752:When new
561:in June.
149:Tail Code
5297:Eleventh
4845:V Bomber
4838:Commands
4700:Andersen
4654:432d TRW
4624:307th SW
4619:56th SOW
4614:49th TFW
4543:Thailand
4529:633d SOW
4509:37th TFW
4504:35th TFW
4499:31st TFW
4489:12th TFW
4442:Qui Nhon
4386:Cam Ranh
4376:Bien Hoa
4317:Commands
4205:70th ISR
3852:Category
3794:Memorial
3714:Uniforms
3709:Aircraft
3596:enlisted
3586:officers
3571:training
3458:Eleventh
3289:Commands
3060:48003657
2951:70605402
2912:61060979
2722:., p. 86
2718:Franks,
2677:Hewitt,
2632:Edmonds,
2549:Maurer,
2246:See also
1999:Flanders
1963:Lorraine
1608:Aircraft
1569:Mindanao
1318:Stations
1040:Cold War
687:New Deal
207:Insignia
141:Motto(s)
128:, Nevada
99:Squadron
5302:Twelfth
5277:Seventh
5020:Fighter
4792:Pacific
4714:(Japan)
4708:(Japan)
4609:8th TFW
4583:U-Tapao
4484:3rd TFW
4447:Tay Loc
4421:Tuy Hoa
4401:Phu Cat
4391:Da Nang
4308:in the
4129:Fighter
4072:Tyndall
4067:Tonopah
4031:Langley
3954:Centers
3732:History
3463:Twelfth
3438:Seventh
3296:Reserve
2659:Watson,
2650:Morton,
1927:Picardy
1337:Toronto
1087:as the
1054:Lineage
719:, near
626:Houston
624:, near
482:pursuit
425:History
409:Mission
365:During
136:Hooters
60:Country
52:Founded
5282:Eighth
5262:Fourth
5252:Second
4910:Groups
4712:Misawa
4706:Kadena
4702:(Guam)
4578:Takhli
4461:SIGINT
4406:Pleiku
4052:Offutt
4047:Nellis
4012:Creech
3789:Symbol
3699:Badges
3591:cadets
3523:Groups
3443:Eighth
3428:Fourth
3418:Second
3094:118250
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1915:Notes
1912:Dates
1723:Notes
1621:, 1917
1599:
1440:
1428:Nantes
1388:, and
987:, air
932:, and
721:Manila
369:, the
87:
78:Branch
69:
5292:Tenth
5287:Ninth
5272:Sixth
5267:Fifth
5257:Third
5247:First
4864:Wings
4831:Units
4764:USAAF
4688:Clark
4681:Bases
4644:366th
4602:Wings
4593:Udorn
4568:Korat
4556:Bases
4477:Wings
4369:Bases
4192:Other
4182:688th
4161:388th
4156:366th
4151:325th
4120:432nd
4115:355th
4081:Wings
4037:Moody
4007:Beale
4000:Bases
3582:Rank
3511:Wings
3453:Tenth
3448:Ninth
3433:Fifth
3423:Third
3413:First
3390:PACAF
3380:AFSOC
3365:AFGSC
3048:(PDF)
3004:7 May
2959:72556
2933:(PDF)
2894:(PDF)
2863:(PDF)
2758:(PDF)
2720:et al
2532:7 May
2383:1933.
2371:et al
2346:et al
2293:Notes
1794:with
1720:Dates
1717:Award
1540:Luzon
1386:Somme
1036:USAFE
642:group
486:Third
307:is a
189:with
4588:Ubon
4177:67th
4146:20th
4110:57th
4105:55th
4100:53rd
4095:23rd
4062:Shaw
3784:Flag
3671:SERE
3375:AFRC
3370:AFMC
3360:AETC
3101:2016
3090:OCLC
3075:2016
3064:OCLC
3056:LCCN
3036:2016
3023:ISBN
3006:2018
2990:LCCN
2966:2016
2955:OCLC
2947:LCCN
2937:ISBN
2919:2016
2908:LCCN
2898:ISBN
2880:2009
2867:ISBN
2845:OCLC
2828:OCLC
2812:ISBN
2804:ISBN
2789:ISBN
2781:ISBN
2766:2018
2534:2018
2038:1918
2020:1918
2002:1918
1984:1918
1966:1918
1930:1918
1390:Oise
764:and
692:The
685:, a
638:95th
636:and
634:94th
630:27th
541:The
358:and
330:and
328:17th
303:The
152:"WA"
104:Role
96:Type
55:1917
4769:in
4141:4th
4136:1st
3540:ANG
3528:ANG
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2321:See
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