The 49th Operations Group (49 OG) is the operational flying component of the

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49th Wing The 49th Wing is a remotely piloted vehicle wing of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Nineteenth Air Force, Air Education and Training Command. It is stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The wing has fought during the K ...

. It is stationed at

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, and is a part of

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(ACC). During

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, the unit's predecessor unit, the 49th Fighter Group, operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater as part of the

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. The group earned three

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s (DUC) for engaging the enemy in frequent and intense aerial combat in numerous campaigns between 1942 and 1945. During the

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, the unit initially covered the evacuation of civilian personnel from Kimpo and Suwon in 1950, later flying missions in support of UN ground forces, hitting gun positions, troop concentrations, and other objectives until the 1953 Armistice, remaining in South Korea for a time afterward. After the fall of the Soviet Union, 49th Operations group F-117A Stealth fighters were engaged in combat during

Operation Allied Force The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. The bombings continued until an a ...

in 1997, and in

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in 2003.

Overview

The 49th Operations Group (Tail Code: "HO") conducts training using the

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. Units of the 49th Operations Group are: * 49th Operations Support Squadron : The 49th Operations Support Squadron is made up of seven flights including Weather, Aircrew Flight Equipment, Airfield Operations, White Sands Radar, Intelligence, Current Operations and Weapons and Tactics. These flights support the wing, tenant units and Army's White Sands Missile Range. The Weather Flight provides operational observing, forecasting and staff weather support. They provide 26 specific types of weather warnings and advisories to 60 base agencies to ensure resource protection and flight safety of base assets worth over $7 billion. * 6th Attack Squadron (MQ-9) : A USAF FTU (Formal Training Unit) where pilots and sensor operators undergo Initial Qualification Training to operate the MQ-9 Reaper. On 23 October 2009, the 6th was reactivated as the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron at Holloman AFB, and assumed its mission of providing Initial Qualification Training for pilots and sensor operators learning to operate the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft. It eventually retired the MQ-1 and began training students on the MQ-9. *

9th Attack Squadron The 9th Attack Squadron in a United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 49th Operations Group, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The squadron is a training unit for new pilots and sensor operators for the MQ-9 Reaper Rem ...

(MQ-9) : On 4 October 2012, the 9th Fighter Squadron was redesignated and activated as the 9th Attack Squadron which will train new pilots and sensor operators for the MQ-9 Reaper. * 16th Training Squadron : Provides academic and simulator instruction to pilots and sensor operators learning to fly the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, using the Predator Mission Aircrew Training System. *

29th Attack Squadron The 29th Attack Squadron is a remotely piloted vehicle training unit of the United States Air Force. Assigned to the 49th Operations Group, 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Flying the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. It was activ ...

(MQ-9) : A USAF FTU where pilots and sensor operators undergo Initial Qualification Training to operate the MQ-9 Reaper. * 491st Attack Squadron (MQ-9) * 492d Attack Squadron (MQ-9) : A USAF FTU where pilots and sensor operators undergo Initial Qualification Training to operate the MQ-9 Reaper.

History

: ''For additional lineage and history, see 49th Fighter Wing''

World War II

The 49th Operations Group traces its origins to the formation of the 49th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) at Selfridge Field, Michigan on 20 November 1940. The group trained with

Seversky P-35 The Seversky P-35 is an American fighter aircraft built by the Seversky Aircraft Company in the late 1930s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-35 was the first single-seat fighter in United States Army Air Co ...

s and consisted of three operational squadrons (7th, 8th, and 9th). P-40e-7fs-March1942

With the advent of

, the group moved to Australia and became part of

in January 1942. It was re-designated as the 49th Fighter Group in May 1942. The unit received

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in Australia and, after training for a short time, provided air defense for the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

, being awarded a

for engaging the enemy in frequent and intense aerial combat while operating with limited materiel and facilities for the period March–August 1942. The group moved to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

in October 1942 to help stall the Japanese drive southward from Buna to

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

. Engaged primarily in air defense of Port Moresby; also escorted bombers and transports, and attacked enemy installations, supply lines, and troop concentrations in support of Allied ground forces. The 49th participated in the Allied offensive that pushed the Japanese back along the

Kokoda Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is famous as the northern end of the Kokoda Track, site of the eponymous Kokoda Track campaign of World War II. In that campaign, it had strategic significance because it had the ...

Track, took part in the

Battle of the Bismarck Sea The Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March 1943) took place in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II when aircraft of the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese convoy carrying troops ...

in March 1943, fought for control of the approaches to

Huon Gulf Huon Gulf is a large gulf in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is bordered by Huon Peninsula in the north. Both are named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. Huon Gulf is a part of the Solomon Sea. Its northern boundary is marked by ...

, and supported ground forces during the campaign in which the Allies eventually recovered New Guinea. It covered the landings on Noemfoor and had a part in. the conquest of

Biak Biak is an island located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua (province), Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak is the largest island in its small archipelago, and has many atolls, reefs, and c ...

. After having used Lockheed P-38 Lightnings,

and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, the 49th was equipped completely in September 1944 with P-38's, which were used to fly long-range escort and attack missions to

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

Halmahera Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island. Hal ...

Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent is ...

, and

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...

. The unit arrived in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

in October 1944, shortly after the assault landings on

Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has be ...

and engaged enemy fighters, attacked shipping in

Ormoc Bay Ormoc Bay is a large bay in the island of Leyte in the Philippines. The bay is an extension of the Camotes Sea. The city of Ormoc lies at the head of the bay and exports rice, copra and sugar. The World War II Battle of Ormoc Bay took place fr ...

, supported ground forces, and covered the Allied invasion of

Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...

. For or intensive operations against the Japanese on

, the group was awarded a

. Other missions from the Philippines included strikes against industry and transportation on

Formosa Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territorie ...

and against shipping along the China coast. By the war's end, the group's pilots destroyed 668 enemy aircraft (there may be some disagreement here as the 49th group site lists 678 but most sources agree at 668),Hess 2004, p. 123. a record surpassing that of any other fighter group in the Pacific Theater. The group's World War II activities merited two Philippines Republic Presidential Unit Citations, three U.S.

s, and 10 battle honors. Among the unit's 43 aces were Lt. Colonel Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner, the first World War II ace in the Pacific Theater, and Major

Richard I. Bong Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace ...

, whose 40 kills made him America's number one ace (a record that still stands). The 49th soon became endeared to the American people through the nickname, "Fighting 49ers."

Cold War

The 49th moved to

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

in August 1945 and to Japan in September. As part of the Army of occupation in Japan, the 49th Fighter Group trained, took part in maneuvers, and flew surveillance patrols, as part of

Far East Air Forces Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PACAF is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (fo ...

. The group was equipped with North American P-51 Mustangs in 1946, with Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars being added in 1948. On 10 August 1948, with the adoption of the

Hobson Plan The Hobson Plan was an organizational structure established by the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1948, following experimental organization in 1947. Known as the "Wing-Base Organization," it replaced the organization used by the United States A ...

, the

49th Fighter Wing was activated, with the 49th Fighter Group being assigned as its combat group. From this point, the history of the 49th Fighter Group is indistinguishable from that of the 49th Fighter Wing. Significant changes to the organization were: * On 1 February 1950, the group was re-designated as the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group * On 10 December 1957, the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group was inactivated when the wing adopted the Dual Deputy Organization and assigned all combat squadrons directly to the wing; the combat group commander becoming the wing Deputy Commander for Operations (DCO). The honors and history of the Group were temporarily bestowed to the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing upon inactivation of the Group. * On 31 July 1985, while inactive, the group was re-designated as the 49th Tactical Fighter Group

After the fall of the Soviet Union

On 1 November 1991, the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing adopted the Air Force Objective Organization plan and the 49th Tactical Fighter Group was re-designated as the 49th Operations Group and re-activated. The operational squadrons of the wing came under the control of the Operations Group. The 49th Operations Group was transferred the lineage, honors and history of the 49th Fighter Group. The

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, flying F-22s, was inactivated on 2 May 2014.

Lineage

* Established as 49th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 20 November 1940 : Activated on 15 January 1941 : Re-designated: 49th Fighter Group on 15 May 1942 : Re-designated: 49th Fighter Group, Single Engine, on 20 August 1943 : Re-designated: 49th Fighter Group on 6 November 1944 : Re-designated: 49th Fighter-Bomber Group on 1 February 1950 : Inactivated on 10 December 1957 * Re-designated: 49th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained Inactive) * Re-designated: 49th Operations Group on 1 November 1991 : Activated on 15 November 1991.

Assignments

* GHQ Air Force, 15 January 1941 *

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, 24 May 1941 : Attached to

III Interceptor Command The III Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946. History Background GHQ Air Force (GHQ,AF) had been established with two major combat ...

, 9 August-1 October 1941 *

, 2 October 1941 * Allied Air Forces, Southwest Pacific Area, February 1942 *

, 10 October 1942 *

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, 11 November 1942 : Attached to:

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, 1 February 1944– * 85th Fighter Wing, 19 April 1944 : Remained attached to:

until 1 May 1944 : Attached to:

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, 1 May 1944– * 308th Bombardment Wing, 5 June 1944 : Remained attached to:

entire time *

, 11 July 1944 *

, 11 August 1944 : Remained attached to:

entire time * 309th Bombardment Wing, 21 August 1944 : Remained attached to:

entire time *

, 22 August 1944 * 308th Bombardment Wing, 26 September 1944 : Remained attached to:

entire time *

, 8 December 1944 : Remained attached to:

until 9 January 1945 : Attached to:

, 9 January – 29 May : Attached to: 309th Bombardment Wing, 29 May-25 September 1945 : Attached to:

, 25 September-10 November 1945 *

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, 10 November 1945 * 314th Composite Wing, 1 June 1946 * 49th Fighter (later, 49th Fighter-Bomber) Wing, 18 August 1948 – 10 December 1957 : Attached to:

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, 7 August-30 September 1950 : Attached to: 6149th Tactical Support Wing, 1 October-30 November 1950 : Attached to: 58th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 16–31 March 1953 : Attached to: Japan Air Defense Force, 2 November 1953 – 31 August 1954 : Attached to:

, 1 September 1954 – 15 April 1957 * 49th Fighter (later 49th Wing), 15 November 1991–present

Components

* 6th Attack Squadron * 7th Pursuit (later, Fighter; Fighter-Bomber; Fighter; Combat Training; Fighter) Squadron: 16 January 1941 – 10 December 1957; 15 November 1991 – 2 May 2014 * 8th Pursuit (later, Fighter; Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Squadron: 16 January 1941 – 10 December 1957; 15 November 1991 – 2007; 25 September 2009 – 19 May 2011 * 9th Pursuit (later, Fighter; Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Squadron: 16 January 1941 – 10 December 1957; 15 November 1991 – present * 20th Fighter Squadron: 1 July 1993 – 20 December 2004 *

: 23 October 2009 – present * 48th Rescue Squadron: 1 May 1993 – 1 February 1999 * 415th Fighter Squadron: 8 July 1992 – 1 July 1993 * 416th Fighter Squadron: 8 July 1992 – 1 July 1993 * 417th Fighter Squadron: 8 July 1992 – 1 December 1993 * 433d Fighter Squadron: 15 November 1991 – 8 July 1992 * 435th Fighter Squadron: 12 May 1993 – 1 April 1997 * 491st Attack Squadron: 15 April 2019 – present * 492d Attack Squadron: 15 April 2019 – present

Stations

Selfridge Field Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Unit ...

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, 15 January 1941 * Morrison Field, Florida, c. 23 May 1941 – 5 January 1942 * Camp Darley (near Melbourne), Australia, 2 February 1942 *

Bankstown Airfield Bankstown Airport is an airport and business park located in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, approximately from the Sydney Central Business District (CBD), Australia and west of Sydney Airport. It is situated on of land and has three pa ...

, Australia, 16 February 1942 *

Archerfield Airport Archerfield can refer to: *Archerfield, Queensland Archerfield is a mixed-use southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Archerfield had a population of 544 people. Geography Archerfield is bounded by Oxley Cree ...

, Australia, 7 April 1942 *

RAAF Base Darwin RAAF Base Darwin is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia. The base shares its runway with Darwin International Airport, for civil aviation purposes. The herit ...

, Australia, 17 April 1942 *

Port Moresby Airfield Complex The Port Moresby Airfield Complex was a World War II military airfield complex, built near Port Moresby in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. It was used during the Battle of New Guinea as a base of Allied air operations primarily in 1942 an ...

, 9 October 1942 * Dobodura Airfield Complex,

, March 1943 *

Gusap Airfield Gusap Airport is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. located at the base of the Finisterre Range. It has no scheduled commercial airline service. It is currently in use, and maintained by Ramu Agri Industries Ltd. ( ...

, 20 November 1943 *

Finschhafen Airfield Finschhafen Airport is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. . It is located on the south-east tip of Huon Peninsula at Finschafen. A half mile inland, parallel to Schneider Harbor, with Dregerhaffen to the south-east. ...

, 19 April 1944 *

Hollandia Airfield Complex Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport, also known as Sentani International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Sentani) is an airport serving Jayapura,

Netherlands East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

, c. 17 May 1944 *

Mokmer Airfield Frans Kaisiepo International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Frans Kaisiepo) , is an airport in Biak, Papua, Indonesia. It is also known as Mokmer Airport. The airport is named after Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979), the fourth Governor of ...

, 5 June 1944 *

Tacloban Airfield Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (Waray language, Waray: ''Luparan Daniel Z. Romualdez'', fil, Paliparang Daniel Z. Romualdez; ), also known as Tacloban City Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Tacloban, a highly urbanized city in Leyt ...

, Philippines, 24 October 1944 * McGuire Field, San Jose, Mindoro, Philippines, c. 30 December 1944 * Lingayen Airfield,

, Philippines, c. 25 February 1945 *

Kadena Airfield (IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a highly strategic United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its hi ...

, 16 August 1945 * Atsugi Airfield, Japan, 15 September 1945 *

Chitose Airfield , is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located in Chitose, Hokkaidō, adjacent to New Chitose Airport. It is the JASDF's primary base in northern Japan and tasked with monitoring Japan's maritime borders with Russia. It was also Hokkaidō's ...

, Japan, 18 February 1946 * Misawa AAB (later, AB), Japan, late March 1948 * Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 9 July 1950 * Taegu AB (K-2),

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, 1 October 1950 * Kunsan AB (K-8),

, 1 April 1953 *

Komaki Air Base , also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport which lies within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was once an international airport, but is now a domestic sec ...

, Japan, 2 November 1953 * Nagoya AB (later, Nagoya Air Stn; Moriyama Air Stn), Japan, 16 September 1954 *

Misawa Air Base is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the United States Air Force, and the United States Navy located in Misawa, Aomori, in the northern part of the island of Honshū of Japan. It is located northeast of Misawa railwa ...

, Japan, 1 June-9 December 1957 * Étain-Rouvres Air Base, France, 10 December 1957 *

Holloman AFB Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. ...

, 15 November 1991–present

Aircraft

, 1941 *

P-40 Warhawk The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and ...

, 1941–1944 *

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 ...

, 1943–1944 *

P-38 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive tw ...

, 1943, 1944–1946 *

P-51 Mustang The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat 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 headed by James ...

, 1946–1950 *

F-80 Shooting Star The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, prod ...

, 1948–1951 *

F-84 Thunderjet The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thu ...

, 1951–1957 *

F-86 Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing So ...

, 1956–1957 *

F-100 Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series of ...

, 1957 *

F-15 Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas's ...

, 1991–1992 *

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 Bow ...

, 1992–2004 *

F-117 Nighthawk The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational airc ...

, 1992–2007 *

F-22 Raptor The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). As the result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, th ...

, 2007–2014 *

MQ-1 Predator The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator (often referred to as the predator drone) is an American remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency ( ...

, 2009 – present *

, 2009 – present

References

;; Bibliography * Ferguson, Steve W. and William K. Pascalis. ''Protect & Avenge: The 49th Fighter Group in World War II''. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1995. . * Hess, William N. ''49th Fighter Group: Aces of the Pacific''. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2004. . * * McDowell, Ernest R. ''49th Fighter Group''. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal, Inc., 1989. . * * Thompson, Warren. ''F-84 Thunderjet Units Over Korea''. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. 2000. . * Thompson, Warren. ''F-80 Shooting Star Units over Korea''. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2001. . {{USAAF 3d Air Force World War II Military units and formations in New Mexico 049 1941 establishments in Michigan Military units and formations established in 1941

Overview

History

World War II

Cold War

After the fall of the Soviet Union

Lineage

Assignments

Components

Stations

Aircraft

See also

References