354th Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 354th Fighter Squadron


caption= 354th Fighter Squadron Patch
dates= 12 November 1942 - 20 November 1946
1 November 1952 - 8 January 1958
13 April 1962 - 30 April 1982
1 November 1991 - Present
country= United States
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type= Fighter Training
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12th Air Force
355th Fighter Wing
355th Operations Group
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garrison= Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
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The 354th Fighter Squadron (354 FS) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions.

Mission

Conduct Close Air Support, Air Interdiction, Forward Air Control -- Airborne, and Combat Search and Rescue for theater commanders worldwide. [http://www.dm.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4332 355 OG Fact Sheet] ]

History

The 354th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 14 September 1943–25 April 1945and in Southeast Asia from, 13 March–12 June 1965, 28 November 1965–7 October 1970, and c. 14 January–3 July 1973. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0354fs.html AFHRA 354 FS Page] ]

It conducted combat crew training from, 1971–1982 and forward air control training since 1991.

=Operations=

*World War II
*Vietnam War

=Lineage=

*354th Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1944)
*354th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1944 - 1952)
*354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1957 - 1962)
*354th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962 - 1979)
*354th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1979 - 1991)
*354th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)

=Assignments=

*355th Fighter Group (1942 - 1946)
*27th Air Division (1952 - 1953)
*533d Air Defense Group (1953 - 1955)
*355th Fighter Group (1955 - 1958)
*Tactical Air Command (1962)
*831st Air Division (1962)
*355th Tactical Fighter Wing (1962 - 1970)
*13th Air Force (1970 - 1971)
*4453d Combat Crew Training Wing (1971)
*355th Tactical Training Wing (1971 - 1982)
*602d Air Control Wing (1991 - 1992)
*355th Fighter Wing (1992 - Present)

=Bases stationed=

*Orlando, Florida (1942 - 1943)
*Zephyrhills, Florida (1943)
*Norfolk Municipal Airport, Virginia (1943)
*Philadelphia Municipal Airport, Pennsylvania (1943)
*Millville, New Jersey (1943)
*RAF Steeple Morden, England (1943 - 1945)
*Gablingen, Germany (1945 - 1946)
*Schweinfurt, Germany (1946)
*Mitchel Field, New York (1946)
*Long Beach Municipal Airport, California (1952)
*Oxnard Air Force Base, California (1952 - 1955)
**Operated From: Moody Air Force Base, Georgia (8 May - 10 June 1955)
*McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee (1955 - 1958)
*George Air Force Base, California (1962 - 1964)
**Operated From: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (24 January - 14 February 1964)
**Operated From: Incirlik Air Base, Turkey (5 May - 18 September 1964)
*McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas (1964 - 1965)
**Deployed: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (6 March - 18 June 1965)
*Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (1965 - 1970)
*Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (1970 - 1982)
**Deployed: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand (14 January - 4 July 1973)
*Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (1991 - 1993)
*McChord Air Force Base, Washington (1993 - 1994)
*Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (1994 - Present)

=Aircraft Operated=

*P-47 Thunderbolt (1943 - 1944)
*P-51 Mustang (1944 - 1946, 1952 - 1953)
*F-94 Starfire (1953 - 1955)
*F-86 Sabre (1955 - 1957)
*F-105 Thunderchief (1962 - 1970)
*A-7 Corsair II (1971 - 1979)
*A-10 Thunderbolt II (1979 - 1982, 1991 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0354fs.html USAF 354th Fighter Squadron History]
* [http://www.dm.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4332 355th Operations Group Fact Sheet]

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