152d Fighter Squadron

152d Fighter Squadron

152nd Fighter Squadron Emblem
Active 1939–1945
1948–Present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Squadron
Role Fighter Training
Part of Air National Guard/Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ Tucson International Airport
Nickname Tigers

The 152d Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C Block 42 Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 162d Fighter Wing.

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History

Lineage

Activated on 13 Oct 1939.
Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940
Re-designated: 152d Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942
Re-designated: 152d Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942
Re-designated: 152d Reconnaissance Squadron (Bombardment) on 2 Apr 1943
Re-designated: 152d Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 15 Jun 1943
Re-designated: 152d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Aug 1943
Re-designated: 37th Photographic Mapping Squadron on 9 Oct 1943
Re-designated: 37th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 29 Mar 1944
Inactivated on 6 Nov 1945
Re-designated: 152d Fighter Bomber Squadron, 1948
Re-designated: 152d Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 1952
Transferred to Arizona Air National Guard, 1956
Re-designated: 152d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 1969
Re-designated: 152d Fighter Squadron, 1992

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

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References

United States Air Force portal
Military of the United States portal
World War II portal
  1. ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

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