The 94th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force

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located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia. The 94th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor. The 94 FS is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being organized on 20 August 1917 as the 94th Aero Squadron of the United States Army Air Service at

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, Texas. The squadron deployed to France and fought on the

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during World War I as a pursuit squadron. It took part in the Champagne-Marne defensive; Aisne-Marne offensive; St. Mihiel offensive, and Meuse-Argonne offensive.Gorrell, History of the 94th Aero Squadron In 1924, it was consolidated with the

103d Aero Squadron The 103rd Aero Squadron was an aviation pursuit squadron of the U.S. Air Service that served in combat in France during World War I. Its original complement included pilots from the disbanded Lafayette Escadrille and Lafayette Flying Corps. One ...

(Pursuit). The 103d was largely composed of former members of the

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Lafayette Escadrille (from the French ''Escadrille de Lafayette''). This was a squadron of American volunteer pilots who had joined the French Air Service prior to the United States entry into the war on 6 April 1917.Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 314–316 In July 1926, with the disestablishment of the U.S. Army Air Service, the squadron became part of the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC). In June 1941, the squadron became part of the renamed

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(USAAF). During World War II the unit served in the

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(MTO) as part of Twelfth Air Force as a P-38 Lightning fighter squadron, participating in the North African and Italian campaigns. In September 1947, it became part of the newly established United States Air Force (USAF). During the

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it was both an

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(ADC) fighter-interceptor squadron, and later as part of

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(TAC). It was one of the first USAF operational squadrons equipped with the

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in January 1976.Rogers, . With the disestablishment of TAC in 1992, it was assigned to the newly established

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(ACC).

Overview

The 94 Fighter Squadron (94 FS) is tasked to provide air superiority for the United States and allied forces by engaging and destroying enemy forces, equipment, defenses or installations for global deployment as part of the 1st Fighter Wing. The squadron flies one of today's most advanced air dominance fighters, the

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, being the USAF's second operational F-22 squadron in 2006. 94 FS aircraft, like other aircraft from the 1st Fighter Wing, have the tail code "FF".

History

The 94th Fighter Squadron has a long history and traditions that date back to World War I. The squadron was activated at

, Texas, on 20 August 1917 as the 94th Aero Squadron. On 8 April 1924, the unit was consolidated with the

which was organized on 31 August 1917.

World War I

: ''See 94th Aero Squadron for an expanded World War I history'' 94th Aero (Pursuit) Squadron

On 30 September 1917, two officers and 150 enlisted men left Texas for France and were sent to seven different aircraft factories for maintenance and repair training. In April 1918, the 94th was reunited and stationed at the

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near

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, where it began operations as the first American squadron at the front. It was placed under the command of Major Raoul Lufbery, an ace pilot and veteran of the Lafayette Escadrille. As the first American squadron in operation, its aviators were allowed to create their squadron insignia. They used the opportunity to commemorate the United States' entry into World War I by taking the phrase of tossing one's "hat in the ring" (a boxing phrase to signify one's willingness to become a challenger) and symbolizing it with the literal image of Uncle Sam's red, white and blue top hat going through a ring. On 14 April, Lt. Douglas Campbell and Lt. Alan Winslow downed two German aircraft. These were the first victories ever scored by an American unit. No 94th pilot achieved more aerial victories than 1st Lt. Edward V. "Eddie" Rickenbacker, who was named America's "Ace of Aces" during the war. In his

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and later his SPAD S.XIII, Rickenbacker was credited with 26 of the squadron's 70 kills during World War I. By the end of hostilities, the 94th had won battle honors for participation in 11 major engagements and was awarded the

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with Palm. The squadron was assigned to the

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based at Toul (5 May 1918), and subsequently at Touquin (28 June 1918),

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(9 July 1918) and Rembercourt (1 September 1918). Rickenbacker took command of the squadron on 25 September, at the start of the Meuse Argonne Offensive, and retained it through the end of the war. Another flying ace of this squadron was Harvey Weir Cook. The 103d Aero Squadron constructed facilities, December 1917 – 1 February 1918; with flight echelon originally composed of former members of the Lafayette Escadrille, participated in combat as a pursuit unit with the French Fourth Army, French Sixth Army, Detachment of the Armies of the North (French), French Eighth Army, and the American First Army, 18 February – 10 November 1918. On 8 April 1924, the 103d was consolidated by the Air Service with the 94th Pursuit Squadron.

Between the wars: 1920s and 1930s

The squadron returned home in the spring of 1919, and after several moves, the 94th settled with the 1st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, Michigan, in July 1922. In 1923, the unit was re-designated the 94th Pursuit Squadron. The squadron stayed in Michigan for the remainder of the inter-war years, training in its pursuit role. The squadron flew 17 different aircraft during this period, culminating with the P-38 Lightning. One week after Pearl Harbor, the 94th moved to Naval Air Station San Diego, California. Expecting to see action in the Pacific, the squadron instead received orders for Europe. In the summer of 1942, the 94th and its parent group deployed under its own power to England, the U.K., via Canada, Labrador, Greenland, and Iceland as part of Operation Bolero. This marked the first time that a fighter squadron flew its own aircraft from the United States to Europe.

World War II

In May 1942, all pursuit groups and squadrons were re-designated "fighter". In November the 94th Fighter Squadron entered combat in North Africa during

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. Based in Algeria, Tunisia, and Italy, the 94th again distinguished itself in combat by winning two Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations as part of the 1st Group. In addition, the squadron earned 14 Campaign honors, participating in almost every campaign in North Africa and Europe. 64 pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron were credited with 124 Axis aircraft destroyed. The 94th produced a total of six aces in World War II. In April 1945 the 1st Fighter Group received two YP-80 jets for operational testing. The 94th Squadron's Major Edward LaClare flew two operational sorties in the YP-80 although without encountering combat.

Cold War

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94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-106 58-0786 - Selfridge AFB Michigan

After the end of World War II, the 94th trained in the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, America's first operational jet fighter, and was stationed at March AFB, California. In July 1950, the group became the 94th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) and was eventually assigned to

(ADC), later renamed Aerospace Defense Command (ADC). After the P-80, the squadron flew several aircraft in the interceptor role, including the

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, F-102 and F-106. In 1956, the 94th won the Worldwide Rocket Firing Meet held at

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, Arizona. In the 1960s, the unit was among the first ready units sent to Florida during the

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in October 1962. The squadron carried out combat air patrol missions off the coast of Florida, setting a record for F-106 hours and

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s. During the 1960s, the 94th, along with other ADC units, maintained an alert force in Alaska. With its supersonic F-106s, the squadron intercepted Russian bombers on missions over the

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. Then, in June 1969, with tensions mounting following the Pueblo Incident and the downing of an EC-121 electronic observation plane by North Korea, the squadron deployed to Osan AB, South Korea, for six months. It then replaced the 75th FIS at Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan until 1 July 1971. At that time, the squadron was redesignated the 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron, reassigned to Tactical Air Command, and reunited with the 27th and 71st Squadrons under the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing (1 TFW), flying the

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. The 94th assumed the duties of a Replacement Training Unit (RTU), providing F-4 aircrews for operational combat squadrons. In 1975, the 1st TFW moved to Langley AFB, Virginia, and began the 94 TFS flying the F-15A and F-15B Eagle, with the squadron becoming combat-ready in early 1977. In September 1992, the squadron was renamed the 94th Fighter Squadron (94 FS). The 94th Fighter Squadron did not deploy to Southwest Asia for the first Persian Gulf War, although many of its pilots and maintenance personnel did as augmenters to both the 71st and 27th Fighter Squadrons from the 1st Fighter Wing. The 94th successfully supported the UN-sanctioned Operation Southern Watch and Operation Northern Watch in Iraq with many deployments to Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the period leading up to the Iraq War. The 94th Fighter Squadron pilots repeatedly defeated Iraqi surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) attacks while enforcing UN sanctions, without loss or damage to a single aircraft. Since the September 11 attacks on the United States, the aircraft of the 94th have patrolled the skies of the

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Modern era

In 2006, the 94th became the second operational squadron to fly the F-22 Raptor, receiving its first F-22A in June 2006, and receiving its full complement of F-22As, with AF Ser. No / tail number (T/N) 05-0094, in June 2007. This was due to the 94 FS trading tail number 086 for 094 with the 90th Fighter Squadron, which is part of the 3rd Wing based at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Additionally, the 1st FW traded AF Ser. No. / tail number 05-0084 to the 90th Fighter Squadron for tail number 05-0101. Tail 10-194 is the current flagship of 94th Fighter Squadron.

2013 Sequestration

Air Combat Command officials announced a stand down and reallocation of flying hours for the rest of the fiscal year 2013 due to mandatory budget cuts. The across-the board spending cuts, called sequestration, took effect 1 March when Congress failed to agree on a deficit-reduction plan. Squadrons either stood down on a rotating basis or kept combat ready or at a reduced readiness level called "basic mission capable" for part or all of the remaining months in fiscal 2013. This affected the 94th Fighter Squadron with a stand-down grounding from 9 April-30 September 2013.

Lineage

; 103d Aero Squadron * Organized as the 103d Aero Squadron on 31 August 1917 : Redesignated 103d Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 13 February 1918 : Redesignated 103d Aero Squadron, 4 March 1919 : Demobilized on 18 August 1919Gorrell, History of the 103d Aero Squadron : Reconstituted on 8 April 1924 and consolidated with the 94th Pursuit Squadron as the 94th Pursuit Squadron ; 94th Fighter Squadron * Organized as the 94th Aero Squadron on 20 August 1917 : Redesignated 94th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 30 March 1918 : Redesignated 94th Aero Squadron on 1 June 1919 : Redesignated 94th Squadron (Pursuit) on 14 March 1921 : Redesignated 94th Pursuit Squadron on 25 January 1923 : Consolidated with the 103d Aero Squadron on 8 April 1924 : Redesignated 94th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 December 1939 : Redesignated 94th Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 March 1941 : Redesignated 94th Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942 : Redesignated 94th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine on 28 February 1944 : Inactivated on 16 October 1945 * Redesignated 94th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 5 April 1946 : Redesignated 94th Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled on 20 June 1946 : Activated on 3 July 1946 : Redesignated 94th Fighter Squadron, Jet on 15 June 1948 : Redesignated 94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 16 April 1950 : Redesignated 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1971 : Redesignated 94th Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991

Assignments

;; 103d Aero Squadron * Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 31 August 1917 * Aviation Concentration Center, 5 November 1917 * Third Aviation Instruction Center, 28 December 1917 * Air Service Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force, 13 February 1918 (attached to Groupe de Combat 21 18 February 1918, Sixth Army (France) 11 April 1918, Army of the North (France) after 30 April 1918) * 2d Pursuit Group, 5 July 1918 *

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, 7 August 1918 * 1st Air Depot, 5 June 1919 * Advanced Section Services of Supply, 6–19 February 1919 * Eastern Department, 4 March-18 Aug 1919 ;; 94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit) Squadron * Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 20 August 1917 * Aviation Concentration Center, 5 October 1917 : Overseas transport: '' RMS Adriatic'', 27 October-10 November 1917 * Headquarters Air Service, AEF, 12 November 1917 : Attached to French Air Service for training, 19 November 1917 – 24 January 1918 * 3d Instructional Center, 24 January 1918 * 1st Pursuit Organization Center, 30 March 1918 *

, 5 May 1918 * 5th Pursuit Group, 20 November 1918 * 1st Air Depot, 17 April 1919 * Advanced Section Services of Supply, 5 May 1919 * Post Headquarters, Mitchel Field, 1 June 1919 * 1st Pursuit Group, 22 August 1919 to consolidation. ;; Consolidated Squadron * 1st Pursuit (later, 1st Fighter) Group, from consolidation in 1924 to 16 October 1945 * 1st Fighter (later, 1st Fighter-Interceptor) Group, 3 July 1946 : Attached to Alaskan Air Command, 13 October 1947 – 16 February 1948 *

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, 6 February 1952 *

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, 1 March 1952 * 1st Fighter Group, 18 August 1955 *

1st 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 1 ...

, 1 February 1961 : Attached to 314th Air Division, c. 6 June – 17 November 1969 *

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, 1 December 1969 * 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 July 1971 * 1st Operations Group, 1 October 1991–present

Stations

;; 103d Aero Squadron *

, Texas, 31 August-30 October 1917 * Aviation Concentration Center, Garden City, New York, 5 November 1917 :: Overseas transport: RMS Baltic, 23 November-7 December * Liverpool, England, 8 December * Windall Downs Rest Camp,

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, England, 8 December * Southampton, England, 23 December * American Rest Camp, Le Havre, France, 24 December * Issoudun Aerodrome, France, 28 December * La Noblette Aerodrome, France, 13 Feb 1918 * Bonne Maison Aerodrome, France, 8 April 1918 * Leffrinckouke Aerodrome, France, 30 April 1918 * Crochte Aerodrome, France, 6 June 1918 *

(Toul), France, 30 June 1918 *

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, France, 7 August 1918 * Lisle-en-Barrois Aerodrome, France, 20 September 1918 * Foucaucourt Aerodrome, France, 6 November 1918 * Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 5 Jun 1919 * Brest, France, 6-19 Feb 1919 * Garden City, New York, 4-18 Mar 1919 * Undetermined, 19 March-18 Aug 1919 ;; 94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit) Squadron *

, Texas, 20 August 1917 * Aviation Concentration Center, Garden City, New York, 5–27 October 1917 * Liverpool, England, 10 November 1917 * British Rest Camp #2, Le Havre, France, 11 November 1917 * Reuilly Barracks, Paris, France, 18 November 1917 : Squadron divided into flights and sent to several locations in France for training * Issoudun Aerodrome, France, 24 January 1918 * Epiez Aerodrome, France, 1 April 1918 *

, Toul, France, 7 April 1918 *

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, France, 29 June 1918 * Saints Aerodrome, France, 9 July 1918 * Rembercourt Aerodrome, France, 30 August 1918 * Noers Aerodrome, Longuyon, France, 20 Nov 1918 * Coblenz Aerodrome, Germany, 31 Dec 1918 * Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France, 17 Apr 1919 *

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, France, 5–18 May 1919 * Mitchel Field, New York, 1 Jun 1919 * Selfridge Field, Michigan, 27 June 1919 *

, Texas, c. 31 August 1919 * Ellington Field, Texas, 1 July 1921 * Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1 July 1922 to consolidation. ;; Consolidated Squadron * Selfridge Field, Michigan, from consolidation in 1924 * San Diego Naval Air Station, California, 9 December 1941 *

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, California, 6 February – 20 May 1942 * RAF Kirton in Lindsey, England, 10 June 1942 *

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, England, 27 August – 24 October 1942 * Tafaraoui Airfield, Algeria, 15 November 1942 * Nouvion Airfield, Algeria, 21 November 1942 * Youks-les-Bains Airfield, Algeria, 28 November 1942 : Detachments operated from Maison Blanche Airport, Algeria, 6–14 December 1942 * Biskra Airfield, Algeria, 14 December 1942 * Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield, Algeria, 14 February 1943 *

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, Tunisia, c. 20 June 1943 : Detachments operated from: Dittaino, Sicily, 6–18 September 1943 : Detachments operated from: Gambut, Libya, 4–12 October 1943 *

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, Tunisia, c. 1 November 1943 *

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, Sardinia, 29 November 1943 *

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, Italy, c. 10 December 1943 * Salsola Airfield, Italy, January 1944 : Detachments operated from: Aghione,

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, 10–18 August 1944 : Detachments operated from:

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, Italy, 9 January – 18 February 1945 *

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, Italy, 16 March 1945 * Marcianise, Italy, 26 September – 16 October 1945 * March Field (later, AFB), California, 3 July 1946 : Deployed at Ladd Field, Alaska, 13 October 1947 – 16 February 1948 * George AFB, California, 18 July 1950 * Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 18 August 1955 : Deployed at Osan AB, South Korea, c. 6 June – 17 November 1969 * Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, 31 December 1969 * MacDill AFB, Florida, 1 July 1971 * Langley AFB, Virginia, 30 June 1975–present

Aircraft

103d Aero Squadron *

Spad VII The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by ''Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés'' (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and r ...

, 1918 * Spad XIII, 1918 94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit) Squadron *

, 1918 * Spad XIII, 1918-1919 * Fokker D.VII, Albatros D.V,

Pfalz D.III The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.III was the first major original design from Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Though generally considered inferior to c ...

, and

Roland D.VI The Roland D.VI was a German fighter aircraft built at the end of World War I. It lost a fly-off to the Fokker D.VII, but production went ahead anyway as insurance against problems with the Fokker. Design and development The Roland D.VI was des ...

, during 1919 *

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, 1919–1922 * Curtiss JN-4, JN-6, Airco DH.4, Orenco D, and PW-5, during the period 1919 to consolidation in 1924 * Thomas-Morse MB-3, 1922 to consolidation in 1924 Consolidated Squadron * Thomas-Morse MB-3, from consolidation in 1924 to 1925 *

PW-8 The P-1 Hawk (Curtiss Model 34) was a 1920s open-cockpit biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Army Air Corps. An earlier variant of the same aircraft had been designated PW-8 prior to 1925."US Military Aircraft Designations & Serials 1 ...

, 1924–1926 * P-1 Hawk, 1925–1931 *

P-2 Hawk The P-1 Hawk (Curtiss Model 34) was a 1920s open-cockpit biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Army Air Corps. An earlier variant of the same aircraft had been designated PW-8 prior to 1925."US Military Aircraft Designations & Serials 1 ...

P-3 Hawk The P-1 Hawk (Curtiss Model 34) was a 1920s open-cockpit biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Army Air Corps. An earlier variant of the same aircraft had been designated PW-8 prior to 1925."US Military Aircraft Designations & Serials 1 ...

, and

P-5 Hawk The P-1 Hawk (Curtiss Model 34) was a 1920s open-cockpit biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Army Air Corps. An earlier variant of the same aircraft had been designated PW-8 prior to 1925."US Military Aircraft Designations & Serials 1 ...

, 1926–1931 * Boeing P-12, 1930–1932 * P-6 Hawk, 1932 * Berliner-Joyce P-16, 1932–1934 * P-6 Hawk, P-26 Peashooter, and Consolidated P-30 (PB-2), 1934–1938 * Seversky P-35, 1934–1941 *

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 ...

, 1938–1940 * P-40 Warhawk (and probably P-43 Lancer), 1939–1941 * P-38 Lightning, 1941–1945 * P-80 Shooting Star, 1946–1949 *

F-86D Sabre Interceptor 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 ...

, 1949–1960 * F-106 Delta Dart, 1960–1971 *

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 ...

, 1971–1975 *

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 ...

, 1976–2005 *

, 2006–present

References

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Bibliography

* * * * * ; Further reading * Guttman, Jon. ''USAS 1st Pursuit Group''. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2008. . * * * Woolley, Charles. ''The Hat in the Ring Gang: The Combat History of the 94th Aero Squadron in World War I''. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, . . *

External links

14 July 2008 - 90th anniversary Commemoration of 27th, 94th, 95th, 147th aero squadrons in France
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