358th Fighter Squadron
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| 358th Fighter Squadron | |
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 358th Fighter Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 12 November 1942 - 20 November 1946 21 February 1951 - 15 January 1972 1 June 1972 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter |
| Part of | Air Combat Command 12th Air Force 355th Fighter Wing 355th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base |
| Decorations |  DUC AFOUA |
The 358th Fighter Squadron (358 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.
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[edit] Mission
The 358th conducts all formal course directed aircraft transition, day and night weapons and tactics employment, day and night air refueling, and dissimilar air combat maneuvers. The squadron trains pilots to plan, coordinate, execute, and control day and night close air support, air interdiction and battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance. [1]
[edit] History
The 358th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 14 September 1943–25 April 1945 and supported combat operations in Korea from, 21 February 1951–27 July 1953. [2]
The squadron flew weather reconnaissance in the Far East from, 1951–1972. It trained A-7 Corsair II aircrews from, July 1976–October 1979 and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircrews from, c. October 1979–c. October 1991. [2]
[edit] Operations[2]
[edit] Lineage[2]
- 358th Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1943)
- 358th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1945)
- 358th Reconnaissance Squadron, Weather Scouting (1945 - 1951)
- 358th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Weather (1951 - 1954)
- 358th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (1954 - 1972)
- 358th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1972 - 1976)
- 358th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1976 - 1991)
- 358th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)
[edit] Assignments[2]
- 355th Fighter Group (1942 - 1946)
- 2143d Air Weather Wing (1951 - 1954)
- 1st Weather Wing (1954 - 1960)
- 9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing (1960 - 1972)
- 355th Fighter Wing (1972 - Present)
- Attached: 354th Tactical Fighter Wing (c. 29 December 1973 - c. 14 May 1974)
[edit] Bases stationed[2]
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[edit] Aircraft Operated[2]
- P-47 Thunderbolt (1943 - 1944)
- P-51 Mustang (1944 - 1945)
- WB-29 (1951 - 1957)
- WB-50 (1956 - 1965)
- RB-57 (1962 - 1964, 1966 - 1972)
- C-130 Hercules (1962 - 1964)
- WB-47 (1963 - 1966)
- WC-135 Constant Phoenix (1964 - 1972)
- A-7 Corsair II (1972 - 1979)
- A-10 Thunderbolt II (1979 - Present)
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ 355 OG Fact Sheet
- ^ a b c d e f g AFHRA 358 FS Page
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Also See
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