The 47th Fighter Squadron is an
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commiss ...
unit based at
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base
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, Arizona, where it flies
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republ ...
aircraft and is assigned to the
442d Operations Group
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The unit's World War II predecessor unit, the 442 ...
.
The
squadron
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* Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, ...
was first activated in 1940, as the United States expanded its military forces prior to
World War II
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, as the 46th Pursuit Squadron. The squadron formed part of the
air defense
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
s of the Hawaiian Islands, and suffered heavy losses in the
attack on Pearl Harbor
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. It served in Hawaii and the Pacific for the remainder of the war, earning a
Distinguished Unit Citation
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for long-range fighter missions over Japan in 1945. It returned to Hawaii in 1946 and was inactivated.
The squadron was activated again as the 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in 1952, when it replaced an
Air National Guard
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unit that had been
mobilized
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for the
Korean War and was being returned to state control. It continued in the
air defense
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role until inactivating in 1960. It was activated again in 1962 as the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron and became one of the first
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
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fighter units, flying the Phantom until 1971, and deploying elements to Southeast Asia. It was activated again in the
Reserve
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* Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish
* Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County
* Reserve, New Mexico, a US vi ...
in 1973 and has served as an Air Force Reserve fighter squadron since then.
Mission
The 47th conducts advanced
A-10 Thunderbolt II
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republic ...
training.
History
World War II
The 47th Fighter Squadron was activated on 1 December 1940, as the 47th Pursuit Squadron,
[Maurer, ''Combat Units'', p. 206] one of three squadrons assigned to the
15th Pursuit Group
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15 is:
* A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and .
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at
Wheeler Field
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, territory of Hawaii. The squadron also flew missions from Hawaiian stations of
Bellows Field
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,
Haleiwa Fighter Strip
Haleiwa Fighter Strip was a military airfield on Oahu, Hawaii. It was used as part of the island's defense in World War II.
History
This obscure former military strip became famous during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Originally u ...
and
Mokuleia Field
Dillingham Airfield is a public and military use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Mokulēia, in Honolulu County. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012. on the Nort ...
, as well as
Barking Sands Army Air Field
The Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands is a U.S. naval facility and airport located five nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the central business district of Kekaha, in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States.
PMRF is the world's l ...
.
[
The 47th Pursuit Squadron participated in numerous campaigns from 1940 to 1945, flying P-10, ]Boeing P-26 Peashooter
The Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" was the first American production all-metal fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane to enter squadron service with the United States Army Air Corps. Designed and built by Boeing, the prototype first flew in ...
, Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...
, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bombe ...
, and North American P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter aircraft, fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team ...
aircraft. The squadron was credited with shooting down eight Japanese aircraft on 7 December 1941, before being inactivated on 15 October 1946, at Wheeler Field.[
]
Air Defense Command
On 1 December 1952, the 47th was redesignated the 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and was activated at Niagara Falls Municipal Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport is located east of downtown Niagara Falls, in the Town of Niagara in Niagara County, New York, United States. Owned and operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the airport is a joint civ ...
, New York,[ where it assumed the mission, personnel and equipment of the 136th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, a federalized ]New York Air National Guard
The New York Air National Guard (NY ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of New York, United States of America. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard.
As state militia units, the units ...
unit that was returned to state control.[Cornett & Johnson, p. 112] Assigned to the 4708th Defense Wing
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under Air Defense Command
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, the squadron flew F-47 aircraft. In February 1953 the 47th was reassigned to the 518th Air Defense Group
The 518th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4707th Air Defense Wing, stationed at Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, New York, where it was inactivated in 1955.
The group was or ...
. It upgraded to Mighty Mouse rocket armed and airborne intercept radar
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equipped North American F-86D Sabre
The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the "Sabre Dog",) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor ...
s in September 1953. In 1957 the squadron began re-equipping with the North American F-86L Sabre, an improved version of the F-86D which incorporated data link
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to communicate directly with the Semi Automatic Ground Environment
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, computer
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-controlled direction system for intercepts. The service of the F-86L was destined to be quite brief, since by the time the last F-86L conversion was delivered, the type was already being phased out in favor of supersonic interceptors. In May 1958 the Sabres were replaced by Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft designed and manufactured by Convair.
Built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s, it entered service in 1956. Its main purpos ...
s. On 1 July 1960, the 47th was again inactivated.[
]
Tactical Air Command
The summer of 1962 brought two significant changes to the 47th: The squadron was reactivated as the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron and became part of Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...
. Assigned to the 15th Tactical Fighter Wing at MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida.
The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assig ...
, Florida, the 47th flew Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
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and McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and Bowe ...
aircraft.[
In July 1965, the 47th deployed to ]Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility located near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in Ubon Ratchathani Province. It is approximately 488 km (303 miles) northeast of Bangkok. The Laos border is about dire ...
, Thailand, and compiled 1,743 combat missions over Southeast Asia
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. The squadron returned to MacDill on 27 November 1965, and converted from a training mission to a combat training mission before being inactivated on 2 July 1971.[
On 1 October 1973 the squadron was reactivated as the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron, under the 917th Tactical Fighter Group at ]Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in northwest Louisiana, United States, in Bossier Parish. It is contiguous to Bossier City, Louisiana, along the base's western and northwestern edge. Barksdale AFB ...
, Louisiana. The 47th flew Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
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aircraft until 1 October 1980, when A-37s were phased out and replaced with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republ ...
.[
]
Air Force Reserve operations
In December 1993, August 1994, and May 1995, the squadron deployed to Aviano Air Base
Aviano Air Base ( it, Base aerea di Aviano) is a base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located in the Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps or Southern Carnic Alps, about from Pordenone.
Th ...
, Italy, to support Operation Deny Flight
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, the United Nations
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no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. In May 1996 the squadron deployed for the fourth time to Aviano, this time under the auspices of Operation Decisive Edge. The end result was a total of 501 sorties flown by the 47th from 1993 to 1996 as part of the NATO
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peacekeeping effort.
On 7 October 1996, the 47th's mission changed from combat to A-10 pilot training. Since that time they have participated in Operation Century Eagle 1999 & 2001, Saguaro Patriot 2001, Patriot Claw 2001 and Patriot Buccaneer 2002. During the first tactical and conventional gunnery competition open to A-10s, Hawgsmoke
Hawgsmoke is a biennial United States Air Force (USAF) bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition for A-10 Thunderbolt II units. It is hosted by the winners of the previous competition and provides both skills competition and an opportunity ...
2000, and the 47th took First Place for Top Hawgsmoke Tactical Unit, Top Overall Pilot and Top Overall Tactical Pilot. Then during the next Hawgsmoke competition in 2002, they won top A-10 Squadron in the world.
In June 2003, the squadron deployed to Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second-largest city in Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson. Along with Biloxi, Gulfport is the co-county seat of Harrison County and the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan ...
for Operation Patriot Pursuit.[ In April 2004, the 47th hosted Hawgsmoke 2004 at the ]England Air Park
Alexandria International Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) west of the central business district of Alexandria, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. The airport is operated by the ...
(former England AFB
England Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Louisiana, located northwest of Alexandria and about northwest of New Orleans. Originally known as Alexandria Army Air Base, on 23 June 1955 the facility was renamed England Ai ...
), Louisiana. There were 18 A-10 teams from all over the world deployed to participate in the biennial A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. The 47th deployed to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida for Operation Patriot Gator the end of July through the first of August 2004.[ In 2005, the 47th deployed to ]McChord Air Force Base
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, Washington
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, for Operation Patriot Lightning, a close air support
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training exercise
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in conjunction with the Army National Guard
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.
In 2006 pursuant to a Base Realignment and Closure
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decision, the 47th gained eight A-10 aircraft and a number of full-time and part-time positions. In March the 47 FS won third overall out of 17 teams in Hawgsmoke 2006 at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base
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, Arizona. Also in March, they participated in Operation Atlantic Strike
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III, a joint training exercise held at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida with the squadron operating from nearby MacDill AFB.
As a training unit augmenting the active duty A-10 Formal Training Unit (FTU) squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, the 47th graduated about 45 active-duty
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India
The Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Armed F ...
, Air National Guard
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and Air Force Reserve
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students per year.
1 October 2011, the 47th Fighter Squadron converted from a training unit to a combat coded unit. January 2012, the 917 Wing was inactivated. The wing's B-52 squadron, the 93d Bombardment Squadron, was assigned to the 307th Bombardment Wing and the 47th was assigned to the 917th Fighter Group, which became part of the 442d Fighter Wing
The 442d Fighter Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Overview
The 442d Fighter Wing trains military reserv ...
at Whiteman Air Force Base
Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located just south of Knob Noster, Missouri, United States. The base is the current home of the B-2 Spirit bomber. It is named for 2nd Lt George Whiteman, who was killed during the attack ...
, MO.
In September 2013, the squadron relocated to Davis-Monthan AFB.
Lineage
* Constituted as the 47th Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 22 November 1940
: Activated on 1 December 1940
: Redesignated: 47th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 12 February 1942
: Redesignated: 47th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
: Redesignated: 47th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 August 1944
: Inactivated on 15 October 1946
* Redesignated 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 10 October 1952
: Activated on 1 December 1952
: Discontinued on 1 July 1960
* Redesignated 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 17 April 1962
: Organized on 1 July 1962
: Inactivated on 1 July 1971
* Activated in the Reserve on 1 October 1973
: Redesignated 47th Fighter Squadron on 1 February 1992[
]
Assignments
* 15th Pursuit Group (later 15th Fighter Group), 1 December 1940 – 15 October 1946
* 4708th Defense Wing, 1 December 1952
* 518th Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953
* 15th Fighter Group, 18 August 1955 – 1 July 1960
* Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...
, 17 April 1962 (not organized)
* 15th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 July 1962 (attached to 2d Air Division 25 July – 22 November 1965)
* 1st Tactical Fighter Wing
The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Langley Air Force Base, VA. where it is a tenant unit, being supported by the 633d Air Base Wing.
Its 1s ...
, 1 October 1970 – 1 July 1971
* 917th Tactical Fighter Group (later 917th Tactical Fighter Wing; 917th Fighter Wing), 1 October 1973
* 917th Operations Group, 1 August 1992
* 917th Fighter Group, 1 January 2011 – 26 September 2013[Assignment, station and aircraft information October 2012 in Robertson, Factsheet 47th Fighter Squadron.]
* 442d Operations Group 27 September 2013 – present
Stations
* Wheeler Field, Hawaii, 1 December 1940
* Bellows Field, Hawaii, 22 February 1942
* Haleiwa Field, Hawaii, 25 March 1942
* Barking Sands Army Air Field, Hawaii, 29 July 1943
* Mokuleia Field, Hawaii, 8 November 1943
* Bellows Field, Hawaii, 8 June 1944 – 27 January 1945)
* South Field (Iwo Jima)
South Field was a World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Volcano Islands are part of Japan. The airfield was located on the southern corner of Iwo Jima located on the Motoyama plateau, to ...
, 27 February 1945
* Bellows Field, Hawaii, 25 November 1945
* Wheeler Field, Hawaii Territory, 9 February – 15 October 1946
* Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, New York 1 December 1952 – 1 July 1960)
* MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1 July 1962 – 1 July 1971 (deployed to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility located near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in Ubon Ratchathani Province. It is approximately 488 km (303 miles) northeast of Bangkok. The Laos border is about dire ...
, Thailand 25 July – 22 November 1965)
* Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1 October 1973[
* Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 27 September 2013 – present
]
Aircraft operated
* Boeing P-26 Peashooter (1941)
* Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1941–1943)
* Curtiss P-36 Hawk (1941–1943)
* Republic P-47 (later F-47) Thunderbolt (1943–1945) (1952–1953
* North American P-51 Mustang (1944–1946)
* North American F-86D Sabre (1954–1957)
* North American F-86L Sabre (1957–1958)
* North American F-102 Delta Dagger (1958–1960)
* Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (1962–1964)
* McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (1964–1971)
* Cessna A-37 Dragonfly (1973–1980)
* Republic Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II (1980–present)[
]
References
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
47th Fighter Squadron Fact Sheet
www.Wantscheck.com 47th Fighter Squadron Homepage
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