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in 1941 as the 58th Bombardment Squadron (Light), a Bombardment/Reconnaissance squadron, being equipped with a mixture of
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Re-designated as a fighter-bomber squadron in mid-1943, deploying to the Central Pacific in 1944 as part of the
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Deployed to South Vietnam, 1965 and carried out combat operations until inactivated in 1970.
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beginning in early 1945 until the end of the war in August. Remained as part of
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Aircraft is North American F-86F Sabre serial 52-5193. Taken over France in 1955.
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dive bombers in 1942, remained in Hawaii as an air defense squadron until 1943.
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Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force In World War II
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and returned to combat operations in the Central Pacific, operating from
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Aircraft is North American F-100D-30-NA Super Sabre serial 55-3809.
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21st Fighter-Bomber Group, 1 January 1953 – 8 February 1958
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F-100 Super Sabre
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