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The 4th was activated as the 4th Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field, Michigan on 15 January 1941 as one of the original three squadrons of the 52d Pursuit Group and trained under Third Air Force as a tactical fighter squadron. Moved to several U.S. bases before relocating to Northern Ireland and England in 1942.
4th Fighter Squadron: Hill AFB: F-35A "Fightin' Fuujins" 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron: Minot AFB: F-15A "Spittin' Kittens" Redesignated 5th Flying Training Squadron
The 4th Fighter Group was an American element of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force during World War II. [1] [2] The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF. [3]
Spitfire MK V of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group in 1942. Note the RAF 71 Eagle Squadron markings on the fuselage with the USAAF emblem overlaid over the RAF roundel. North American P-51D Mustangs of the 335th Fighter Squadron, 1944 335th FS P-51D, 1944. The unit was activated in England in September 1942. [1]
4th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Fuujins [361] Air Combat Command: Fifteenth Air Force: 388 FW: 15 January 1941 [362] Hill AFB, Utah: F-35A [363] HL: 8th Fighter Squadron: Black Sheep [364] Air Education and Training Command: Nineteenth Air Force: 49 WG: 15 January 1941 [365] Holloman AFB, New Mexico: F-16C [366] HO: 13th Fighter Squadron ...
A pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing prepares to fly an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C., on Thursday, March 22, 2023.
The 421st is one of the longest operating General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon units together with its sister squadron assigned to the 388th, the 4th Fighter Squadron.It trains to deploy worldwide to conduct Day/Night air superiority and precision strike sorties employing laser-guided and inertially aided munitions during contingencies and combat.
Squadron Motto Part of Location Notes 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 1st Maintenance Group, 1st Fighter Wing: Joint Base Langley–Eustis [1] 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Maintaining Global Power: 2nd Maintenance Group, 2nd Bomb Wing: Barksdale Air Force Base [2] 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 4th Maintenance Group, 4th Fighter Wing