40th Flight Test Squadron
Appearance
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (December 2012) |
40th Flight Test Squadron | |
---|---|
![]() 3247th Test Squadron F-16A Fighting Falcon[note 1] | |
Active | 1940–1970; 1971–1982; --present |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Role | Flight Testing |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater Korean War[1] |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation<b r/Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[1] |
Insignia | |
40th Flight Test Squadron emblem (approved 27 July 1983)[1] | ![]() |
Patch with 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 9 July 1959)[2] | ![]() |
40th Pursuit Squadron emblem (approved 19 June 1941)[1][3] | ![]() |
The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 96th Operations Group, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/40th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron_Convair_TF-102A-45-CO_Delta_Dagger_56-2360.jpg/220px-40th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron_Convair_TF-102A-45-CO_Delta_Dagger_56-2360.jpg)
"Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 2 June 1942 – 14 August 1945. Served in the occupation force in Japan, 1945–1950. Combat in Korea, 8 July 1950 – 25 May 1951. Air defense in Japan and Korea, June 1951 – June 1965. Trained cadres for transfer to Southeast Asia, 1966–1969. Not manned, 10 May 1969 – 15 October 1970 and 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982."[1]
Conducted test and evaluation missions, using the various aircraft, 1982–present.
Lineage
- 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- Constituted as the 40th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 December 1939
- Activated on 1 February 1940
- Redesignated 40th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
- Redesignated 40th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 August 1943
- Redesignated 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 January 1950
- Redesignated 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 June 1965
- Inactivated on 15 October 1970
- Activated on 1 October 1971
- Inactivated on 30 April 1982
- Consolidated with the 3247th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992 as the 40th Flight Test Squadron[1]
- 40th Flight Test Squadron
- Designated as the 3247th Test Squadron and activated on 25 June 1982
- Consolidated with the 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron as the 40th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992
- Redesignated 40th Flight Test Squadron on 15 March 1994[1]
Assignments
- 31st Pursuit Group, 1 February 1940
- 35th Pursuit Group (later 35th Fighter Group, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group), 15 January 1942 (attached to 35th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 15 January–14 July 1954 and 8 October 1956 – 1 July 1957)
- 41st Air Division, 1 October 1957 (attached to 3d Bombardment Wing, 1 December 1961 – 31 May 1962
- Tactical Air Command, c. 17 June 1965
- 33d Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970
- 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1971 – 1 June 1972
- 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982
- 3246th Test Wing, 25 June 1982
- 46th Test Wing, 1 October 1992
- 46th Operations Group, 8 September 1993[4]
- 96th Operations Group, 1 October 2012 – present[5]
Stations
|
|
Aircraft
- Bell P-39 Airacobra, 1941–1944
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945
- North American P-51 Mustang (later F-51, 1945–1950, 1950–1953
- Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, 1950, 1953–1954
- North American F-86D Sabre, 1953–1961
- Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1960–1965
- McDonnell F-4 Phantom II 1965–1969, 1982–present
- LTV A-7 Corsair II, 1971–1972
- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1982–present
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1982–present
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1982–present
- General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, 1982–1996
- Northrop T-38 Talon, 1982–present
- North American T-39 Sabreliner, 1982–unknown
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1982–present
- Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey, 1982–present
- Bell UH-1 Huey, 1982–present[1]
See also
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- ^ Aircraft is General Dynamics F-16A block 15 serial 80-573 armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and a cluster weapon on 12 May 1986. This aircraft now on display at USAF Armament Museum at Eglin AFB.
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Factsheet 40 Flight Test Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 187-188
- ^ Hubbard, p. 720
- ^ Assignment information in Factsheet, 40 Flight Test Squadron, except as noted.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (4 December 2017). "Factsheet 96 Operations Group (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Station information in Fact Sheet 40 Flight Test Squadron excpt as noted.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Hubbard, Gerard (1943). "Aircraft Insignia, Spirit of Youth". The National Geographic Magazine. LXXXIII (6). National Geographic Society: 718–722. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
{{cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (subscription required for web access) - Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.