170th Fighter Squadron

170th Fighter Squadron
170th Fighter Squadron emblem
Active	October, 1948-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Fighter Support
Part of	Air National Guard/Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ	Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Nickname	Fighting Illini

The 170th Fighter Squadron flew the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 183d Fighter Wing. At the direction of the BRAC all of the aircraft from the unit have been transferred to other units. The last aircraft left in October, 2008, one week shy of the unit's sixtieth anniversary in Springfield, Illinois.

1 Assignments
- 1.1 Major Command
2 Previous designations^[1]
3 Bases stationed
4 Aircraft operated^[2]
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Assignments

Air National Guard

Major Command

Air National Guard/United States Army Air Force (May 1946-30Sept1948 Florida)
Illinois Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (30Sept1948–1Mar1951 Springfield, Illinois)
131st Fighter Bomber Wing/USAF (1Mar1951-30November1952 Bergstrom AFB, TX & George AFB, CA)
Illinois Air National Guard/Air Defence Command (30November1952–1October1961 Springfield. Illinois)
Illinois Air National Guard/USAF (1October1961-24August1962 Springfield, Illinois)
Illinois Air National Guard/Air Defence Command (24August1962-15October 1962) Springfield, Illinois)
183rd Tactical Fighter Group/Tactical Air Command, 11th Air Force (15October1962-1990 Springfield, Illinois)
183rd Tactical Fighter Group/183rd Tactical Fighter Wing/Tactical Air Command, 11th Air Force (1990-1992 Springfield, Illinois)
183rd Fighter Group/183rd Fighter Wing/Combat Air Command, 11th Air Force (1992–present Springfield, Illinois)

Previous designations^[1]

305th Fighter Squadron (1946–1948)
170th Fighter Squadron (1948–1951)
170th Fighter Bomber Squadron (1951–1955)
170th Fighter Squadron (1955–1962)
170th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962–1992)
170th Fighter Squadron (1992–present)

Bases stationed

Capital Airport (1948–present)

Aircraft operated^[2]

F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (1992–2008)
F-16A/B Fighting Falcon (1989–1992)
F-4D Phantom II (1981–1989)
F-4C Phantom II (1972–1981)
F-84F Thunderstreak (1955–1971) All F-84Fs were grounded in November 1971, after a 170th pilot was killed when his plane lost a wing during exercises at the Hardwood Gunnery range in Findley, Wisconsin. All F-84s were salvaged in Arizona.
F-84B Thunderstreak 1955- ? One only flown in for maintenance training. Scrapped on site
F-86 Sabre (1953–1955)
T-33 Shooting Star (1952–1955)
P-51H Mustang (1952–1953)
P-51D Mustang (1948–1953)

Notes

^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

References

Rene' J Francillon - Airograph 2 The Air Guard-1983 Aerofax Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 83-070743 ISBN 0-942548-03-5 Softcover/0-942548-02-7 Hardcover
David R. McLaren - Republic F-84-1998 Schiffer Military History Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 97-80165 ISBN 0-7643-0444-5
Rogers, B (2006 United States Air Force Unit Designations since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)
(relist)

External links

Illinois ANG: 183d Fighter Wing

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