53d Fighter Squadron

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53d Fighter Squadron
Active	1 January 1941 - 31 March 1946 15 October 1946 - 01 March 1999
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Fighter
Decorations	DUC AFOUA Belgium Fourragère

The 53d Fighter Squadron (53 FS) was most recently a part of the 52d Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. It operated the F-15 Eagle aircraft conducting air superiority missions.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Operations[1] 1.2 Lineage[1] 2 Assignments[1] 3 Bases stationed[1] 4 Aircraft Operated[1] 5 References 5.1 Notes 5.2 Bibliography 6 Also See

[edit] History

The 53d provided air defense for the Panama Canal until June 1943. If flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 8 May 1944–8 May 1945 and in Southwest Asia from, January–February 1991.^[1]

[edit] Operations^[1]

• World War II
• Operation Desert Storm

[edit] Lineage^[1]

53d Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) (1940 - 1942) 53d Fighter Squadron (1942 - 1943) 53d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943 - 1947) 53d Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled (1947 - 1948) 53d Fighter Squadron, Jet (1948 - 1950)

53d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1950 - 1954) 53d Fighter-Day Squadron (1954 - 1958) 53d Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958 - 1991) 53d Fighter Squadron (1991 - 1999)

[edit] Assignments^[1]

• 32d Fighter Group (1941 - 1943)
• 36th Fighter Group (1943 - 1946)
• 36th Wing (1946 - 1994)
  • Attached: Tactical Fighter Wing Provisional, 4 (20 December 1990 - 20 March 1991)
  • Attached: Tactical Fighter Wing Provisional, 4404 (20 March - 1 July 1991)
• 52d Fighter Wing (1994 - 1999)

[edit] Bases stationed^[1]

Rio Hato, Panama (1941) Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone (1941) France Field, Panama Canal Zone (1941 - 1943) Chorrera, Panama (1943) Charleston Army Air Field, South Carolina (1943) Biggs Field, Texas (1943) Ainsworth Army Air Field, Nebraska (1943 - 1944) RAF Kingsnorth, England (1944) Brucheville, France (1944)

Le Mans, France (1944) Athis, France (1944) Juvincourt-et-Damary, France (1944) Le Culot, Belgium (1944 - 1945) Aachen, Germany (1945) Niedermennig, Germany (1945) Kassel/Rothwesten, Germany (1945 - 1946) Bolling Field, Washington, D.C. (1946)

France Field, Panama Canal Zone (1946 - 1947) Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal Zone (1947 - 1948) Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany (1948 - 1952) Bitburg Air Base, Germany (1952 - 1956) Ramstein Air Base, Germany (1956 - 1961) Bitburg Air Base, Germany (1961 - 1994) Deployed: Al Kharj Air Base, Saudi Arabia (20 December 1990 - 1 July 1991) Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany (1994 - 1999)

[edit] Aircraft Operated^[1]

P-26 Peashooter (1941) P-36 Hawk (1941 - 1942) P-40 Warhawk (1942 - 1943) P-47 Thunderbolt (1943 - 1946, 1946 - 1947) F-80 Shooting Star (1947 - 1950) F-84 Thunderjet (1950 - 1953)

F-86 Sabre (1953 - 1956) F-100 Super Sabre (1956 - 1961) F-105 Thunderchief (1961 - 1966) F-4 Phantom II (1966 - 1977) F-15 Eagle (1977 - 1999)

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

[edit] Bibliography

• USAF 53d Fighter Squadron History

[edit] Also See