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13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

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Voodoo. Assigned alongside the F-101B interceptor was the F-101F operational and conversion trainer. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable interceptors. On 22 October 1962, before President
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region. It was moved to Sioux City, Iowa in 1955 for air defense of the Great Plains, and in 1957 began re-equipping with the North American F-86L Sabre, an improved version of the F-86D which incorporated the
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McMullen, Richard F. (1964) "The Fighter Interceptor Force 1962-1964" ADC Historical Study No. 27, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, CO (Confidential, declassified 22 Mar 2000)
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It was inactivated in June 1968 as part of the drawdown of ADC interceptor bases, and the aircraft were passed along to the Air National Guard.
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told Americans that missiles were in place in Cuba, the squadron dispersed one third of its force, equipped with nuclear tipped missiles to
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Following the perceived end of the emergency need for the unit, it returned to the United States in early 1943 where it became a
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from 1941 until 1943 when it returned to the United States and became a training unit until it was disbanded in 1944.
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The squadron was reassigned to Glasgow AFB, Montana in July 1959, upgraded to the new
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Hagdedorn, Dan (1995), Alae Supra Canalem: Wings Over the Canal, Turner Publishing,
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Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)
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for the defense of the canal with the United States entry into World War II.
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Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 27 April 1953 – 18 August 1955
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North American F-86D Sabre 51-8437 at Selfridge AFB in December 1953
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Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 2 January — 10 November 1942
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on 15 May 1942 in keeping with the USAAF scheme at the time.
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The squadron was first activated in January 1941 as the
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NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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For the present-day Pacific Air Forces squadron, see
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13th Fighter Squadron
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McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
Glasgow AFB
United States
United States Air Force
Fighter-interceptor


United States Air Force
Minot Air Defense Sector
Glasgow Air Force Base
air defense
Panama Canal
Southeast Air District
Pearl Harbor Attack
Panama Canal Zone
Howard Field
Bell P-39D Airacobras
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
North American P-51 Mustang
III Fighter Command

Air Defense Command
North American F-86D Sabres

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