20th Fighter Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 20th Fighter Squadron


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dates= 1 February 1940 - 2 April 1946
1 December 1972 - 8 July 1992
1 July 1993 -
country= United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Fighter
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nickname= Silver Lobos
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battles= Battle of the Philippines
Battle of Bataan
notable_commanders= Howell M. Estes III
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The 20th Fighter Squadron (20 FS) was most recently part of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated the F-4 Phantom II aircraft conducting air superiority missions.

Mission

History

The 20th flew combat missions in the Philippines from, 8 December 1941–c. 1 May 1942. The ground echelon fought as infantry unit in Bataan from, 18 January–c. 8 April 1942. It was carried as an active unit but was not operational from the fall of the Philippines until 2 April 1946. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0020fs.html AFHRA 20 FS Page] ]

The squadron trained German Air Force aircrews in the F–4 from, September 1973–June 1992.

=Operations=

*World War II

=Lineage=

*20th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1939 - 1972)
*20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1972 - 1991)
*20th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)

=Assignments=

*35th Pursuit Group (1940)
*4th Composite Group (1940 - 1941)
*24th Pursuit Group (1941 - 1946)
*35th Fighter Wing (1972 - 1992)
*49th Fighter Wing (1993 - )

=Bases stationed=

*Moffett Field, California (1940)
*Hamilton Field, California (1940)
*Nichols Field, Luzon (1940 - 1941)
*Clark Field, Luzon (1941)
*Bataan, Luzon (1941 - 1942)
**Operated From: Lubao, Luzon (25 - 31 December 1941)
**Operated From: Mindanao (c. 8 April - May 1942)
*George Air Force Base, California (1972 - 1992)
*Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico (1992, 1993 - )

=Aircraft Operated=

*P-36 Hawk (1940)
*P-26 Peashooter (1940 - 1941)
*P-35 (1941)
*P-40 Warhawk (1941 - 1942)
*F-4 Phantom II (1972 - 1992)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0020fs.html USAF 20th Fighter Squadron History]

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