20th Fighter Squadron (United States)
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| 20th Fighter Squadron | |
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| Active | 1 February 1940 - 2 April 1946 1 December 1972 - 8 July 1992 1 July 1993 - |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter |
| Nickname | Silver Lobos |
| Engagements | Battle of the Philippines Battle of Bataan |
| Decorations |  DUC AFOUA PPUC |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Howell M. Estes III |
The 20th Fighter Squadron (20 FS) was most recently part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-4 Phantom II aircraft conducting air superiority missions.
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[edit] Mission
[edit] History
The 20th flew combat missions in the Philippines from, 8 December 1941–c. 1 May 1942. The ground echelon fought as infantry unit in Bataan from, 18 January–c. 8 April 1942. It was carried as an active unit but was not operational from the fall of the Philippines until 2 April 1946.[1]
The squadron trained German Air Force aircrews in the F–4 from, September 1973–June 1992.[1]
[edit] Operations[1]
[edit] Lineage[1]
- 20th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1939 - 1972)
- 20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1972 - 1991)
- 20th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)
[edit] Assignments[1]
- 35th Pursuit Group (1940)
- 4th Composite Group (1940 - 1941)
- 24th Pursuit Group (1941 - 1946)
- 35th Fighter Wing (1972 - 1992)
- 49th Fighter Wing (1993 - )
[edit] Bases stationed[1]
- Moffett Field, California (1940)
- Hamilton Field, California (1940)
- Nichols Field, Luzon (1940 - 1941)
- Clark Field, Luzon (1941)
- Bataan, Luzon (1941 - 1942)
- George Air Force Base, California (1972 - 1992)
- Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico (1992, 1993 - )
[edit] Aircraft Operated[1]
- P-36 Hawk (1940)
- P-26 Peashooter (1940 - 1941)
- P-35 (1941)
- P-40 Warhawk (1941 - 1942)
- F-4 Phantom II (1972 - 1992)
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] See also
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