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550th Fighter Squadron

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In 2017, the 550th 'Silver Eagles' was reactivated to be part of the Total Force Integration (TFI) program. TFI is an acronym used to describe a military organization which has both reserve and active component members working side by side in the same organization for a common mission. They replaced
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Replacement Training Unit (RTU), taking over the assets of the 4517th Combat Crew Training Squadron. Squadron aircraft carried tail code "LA" with a red fin cap. The task of the 550th was to take experienced pilots and weapon systems officers and train them to fly the F-4 as one of the main
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In the late 1980s, the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle ground attack version of the F-15 arrived at Luke, and the 550th was equipped with the new aircraft in March 1989, aircraft carrying a white fin cap. Once qualified the crews were then relocated to an operational squadron at the
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The TFI was initiated after the Chief of Staff of the Air Force directed increased production of F-15C pilots. To achieve this goal the Air Force recognized the need for additional aircraft and manpower at the 173rd Fighter Wing, the sole Boeing F-15C Eagle training base for the USAF.
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on the east coast of Borneo in late June 1945; staging out of Sanga Sanga in the Sulu Archipelago. Performed pre-invasion intruder strikes, expending large numbers of 5-inch HVARS, and performing night air defense over the invasion Naval task force.
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committed units. It became a RTU for the F-15E Strike Eagle before being inactivated in 1995 when the F-15 was phased out from Luke after 21 years. In 2017, it was reactivated as a training squadron flying the F-15C based with the
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operations during the initial phases of the introduction of the Eagle into service. The wing received its first TF-15A Eagle in November 1974, however problems with the reliability of the plane's
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at Seymour Johnson. The last crews graduated at Luke in February 1995 and the last F-15E left Luke in March closing an era of 21 years of F-15s there. The 550th was inactivated on 31 March.
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was reactivated as an F-15E RTU squadron in March, assuming the 555th's aircraft and personnel, with the aircraft carrying black tail stripe with silver wings. However, by 1994 all F-15
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The unit moved to newly established bases in the Philippines in March, and the 550th began flying a number of direct infantry support missions, helping with the battle on
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Combat ended by the end of July. Squadron personnel were largely released from service after the end of the war. In September, the squadron's aircraft were sent to
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and 550th Fighter Squadrons flying the F-15E Strike Eagle. Looking at the costs made and efficiency it was decided to be much more cost effective to make the
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engines led to the 550th not being equipped with the aircraft until 1977. The improved F-15C and D models arrived in 1982 for pilot training.
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550th Fighter Squadron members fall under the command of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, but operate out of
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group. Therefore, it was decided that Strike Eagle training at Luke was to cease with assets transferred to the 4th Fighter Wing.
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missions against enemy troop movements, bridges and other targets of opportunity. It was inactivated in 1946.
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Detachment operated from Middleburg Airfield, Netherlands East Indies, 31 December 1944 – 14 February 1945
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In late 1994 the F-15Es from the 550th started leaving Luke, and being reassigned to the newly formed
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interceptor protection against Japanese night air raids on American airfields. It later served in the
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in the late 1970s continuing the RTU mission at Luke. It also performed interceptor training for
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58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing (later 58th Tactical Training Wing), 18 January 1970
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550th Night Fighter Squadron P-61 Black Widow carrying 310 gallon external wing tanks
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The squadron was established on 1 June 1944 as the 550th Night Fighter Squadron at
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Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings
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for reassignment. The squadron was inactivated in California in early 1946.
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where in addition to night interceptor missions it also flew day and night
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in the Netherlands East Indies part of New Guinea in December 1944. The
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Aircraft is McDonnell Douglas F-15E-44-MC Strike Eagle serial 87-171.
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Northrop P-61 Black Widow: The Complete History and Combat Record
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977
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Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, 18 January 1970 – 30 November 1991
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Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 7 April – 4 December 1945
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McDonnell (later Boeing) F-15C Eagle, 1982–1989, 2017–present
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McDonnell F-4C-21-MC Phantom 63-7675 - 550th TFTS, March 1972
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McDonnell (later Boeing F-15D Eagle, 1982–1989, 2017–present
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Pape, Garry R.; Campbell, John M.; Campbell, Donna (1991).
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Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, 25 March 1994 – 31 March 1995
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Patch with 550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron emblem
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Patch with 550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron emblem
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Unofficial 550th Night Fighter Squadron emblem (variation)
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Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle: All-Weather Attack Aircraft
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The squadron was later activated in the Cold War as a
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and ordered to the Netherlands East Indies to provide
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After training, it was deployed to 681:, Netherlands East Indies, 14 February 1945 1487: 1480: 1383: 1355: 1314: 1283: 1269: 1261: 1024: 1022: 1020: 1018: 958: 956: 667:Netherlands East Indies, 14 December 1944 661:, California, 25 August – 2 November 1944 287:, Arizona. It later transitioned to the 32:550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron 1008: 1006: 714:, Philippines, 27 April – 17 June 1945; 557:550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron 397:550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron 861: 842: 978: 976: 974: 972: 933:Robertson, Patsy (24 September 2008). 256:The unit was originally formed as the 44:1944–1946; 1970-1991; 1994-1995, 2017- 17: 1222:. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. 722:, Philippines, 28 May - August 1945; 694:, Philippines, 8 March – 7 April 1945 655:Hammer Field, California, 1 June 1944 605:Thirteenth Air Force, 2 December 1944 488:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 245:unit. 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F-15E Strike Eagle
United States
United States Air Force
Air Education and Training Command

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation





United States Air Force
56th Operations Group
Kingsley Field
Thirteenth Air Force
air defense
Philippines Campaign
air interdiction
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Luke Air Force Base
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
Air Defense, Tactical Air Command
NORAD
Oregon Air National Guard
Hammer Field
Army Air Forces
San Joaquin Valley

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