1st Fighter Squadron

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1st Fighter Squadron
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Active194446; 195459; 19842006
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Role Fighter Training
Nickname(s)Fighting Furies
Engagements World War II
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager
Insignia
1st Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 1 March 1945) [1] [note 1] 1st Fighter Squadron.png
1st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron emblem (approved May 1984) [1] 1 Tactical Fighter Training Sq emblem.png

The 1st Fighter Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. It was most recently based at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it operated McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.

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Mission

The 1 FS provided fully qualified F-15 Eagle pilots for worldwide assignment by conducting formal ground, simulator, and flight training. [2]

History

The 1st flew P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft during World War II. While based on Ie Shima the 1 FS launched Thunderbolts against the Japanese, amassing almost 1,200 combat air patrol, bombing, strafing, and escort missions. During this era, the squadron emblem was "Miss Fury," a 1940s-era comic strip superheroine. The 1 FS was inactivated on 15 October 1946, after the war had ended. [2]

The 1 FS was activated as part of the 413th Fighter-Day Wing on 11 November 1954. The squadron trained pilots in the F-86 Sabre from 1954 to 1956 and the F-100 Super Sabre from 1956 to 1959. The 1st operated out of George Air Force Base, California, until it was again inactivated on 15 March 1959, with Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager as commander. [2]

The squadron was reactivated 1 January 1984, as part of the 325th Tactical Training Wing, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to train pilots in the F-15 Eagle. [2]

On 17 September 1991, the operations and maintenance functions of the 1st joined to form a combined squadron. The squadron continued to train F-15 pilots for the combat air forces and received several honors, such as earning the Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award for 1998, Nineteenth Air Force Top Operations Squadron of the Year for 1998, and 325th Fighter Wing Fighter Squadron of the Year for 1995, 1997, and 1998. [2]

Other notable accomplishments include receiving the U. S. Air Force Air Flight Safety of the Year award for 2002, as well as recognition for best intelligence mission report. Also, members received by-name recognition during the 2003 Headquarters Air Education and Training Command Operational Readiness Inspection. [2]

The 1st Fighter Squadron was inactivated on 15 December 2006. [2]

Lineage

Activated on 15 October 1944
Inactivated on 15 October 1946
Activated on 11 November 1954
Inactivated on 15 March 1959
Activated on 1 January 1984
Inactivated on 15 December 2006

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

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References

Notes
  1. This emblem was reinstated in June 1994. Haulman, Factsheet, 1 Fighter Squadron
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Factsheet 1 Fighter Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Library: Factsheets: 1st Fighter Squadron (Inactivated Dec. 15, 2006)". 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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