179th Fighter Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 179th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard
. Its parent unit is the 148th Fighter Wing
.
Minnesota Air National Guard
The Minnesota Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is, along with the Minnesota Army National Guard, an element of the Minnesota National Guard.-Mission:...
. Its parent unit is the 148th Fighter Wing
148th Fighter Wing
The 148th Fighter Wing is a unit of the Minnesota National Guard based at Duluth International Airport. It falls under 1st Air Force and Air Combat Command...
.
Lineage
- Constituted 393d Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1943
- Activated on 15 Jul 1943
- Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945
- Re-designated: 179th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Minnesota ANG, on 24 May 1946
- Received federal recognition and activated on 17 September 1948
- Federalized and placed on active duty, 2 March 1951
- Re-designated: 179th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine), 2 March 1951
- Released from active duty and returned to Minnesota state control, 1 November 1952
- Re-designated: 179th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 1976
- Re-designated: 179th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1983
- Re-designated: 179th Fighter Squadron, 1992-Present
Assignments
- 367th Fighter Group367th Fighter GroupThe 367th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with XII Tactical Air Command stationed at Seymour Johnson Field , North Carolina...
, 15 July 1943-7 November 1945 - Minnesota Air National GuardMinnesota Air National GuardThe Minnesota Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is, along with the Minnesota Army National Guard, an element of the Minnesota National Guard.-Mission:...
, 24 May 1946
- 133d Fighter Group (ADC), 17 September 1948
- 133d Fighter Group (ConAC), 1 December 1948
- 133d Fighter Group (ADC), 1 January 1951
- Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 2 March 1951
- 133d Fighter Group, 2 March 1951
- 31st Air Division, 6 February 1952
- Released from active duty and returned to Minnesota state control, 1 November 1952
- 133d Fighter Group (ADC), 1 November 1952
- 148th Fighter Group (ADC), 1960
- 148th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (TAC), 1976
- 148th Fighter-Interceptor Group (TAC), 1983
- 148th Fighter Group (ACC), 1992
- 148th Fighter Wing148th Fighter WingThe 148th Fighter Wing is a unit of the Minnesota National Guard based at Duluth International Airport. It falls under 1st Air Force and Air Combat Command...
(ACC), 1995-Present
Stations
- Hamilton Field, California, 15 July 1943
- Santa Rosa Army Airfield, California, 11 October 1943
- Oakland Municipal AirportOakland International AirportOakland International Airport , also known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is a public airport located south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States...
, California, 10 December 1943 – 8 March 1944 - RAF Stoney CrossRAF Stoney CrossRAF Station Stoney Cross is a former World War II airfield in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The airfield is located approximately northwest of Lyndhurst and west of Southampton....
(AAF-452) England, 5 April 1944 - RAF IbsleyRAF IbsleyRAF Station Ibsley is a former World War II airfield in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located near the village of Ibsley, approximately north of Ringwood; about southwest of London...
(AAF-347), England, 6 July 1944 - Beuzeville AirfieldBeuzeville AirfieldBeuzeville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Beuzeville-la-Bastille in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France....
(A-6), France, 22 July 1944 - Cricqueville AirfieldCricqueville AirfieldCricqueville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France....
(A-2), France, 14 August 1944 - Peray AirfieldPeray AirfieldPeray Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Peray in the Pays de la Loire region of northern France....
(A-44), France, 4 September 1944 - Clastres Airfield (A-71), France, 8 September 1944
- Juvincourt AirfieldJuvincourt AirfieldJuvincourt Airfield is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the commune of Juvincourt-et-Damary in the Aisne department of northern France....
(A-68), France, 28 October 1944 - St-Dizier Airfield (A-64), France, 1 February 1945
- Conflans Airfield (A-94), France, 14 March 1945
- Eschborn AirfieldEschborn AirfieldEschborn Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Germany located approximately 10km northwest of Frankfurt am Main and 435km southwest of Berlin....
(Y-74), Germany, 20 April – July 1945 - Seymour Johnson Field, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, September-7 November 1945 - Duluth International AirportDuluth International AirportDuluth International Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Duluth, a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It serves the Duluth-Superior area including Superior, Wisconsin...
, 1948
- Designated: Duluth Air National Guard BaseDuluth Air National Guard BaseDuluth Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Duluth International Airport. It is home to the 148th Fighter Wing.-History:...
, 1991-Present - Tyndall Air Force BaseTyndall Air Force BaseTyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall...
(Detachment 1), 1995-Present
Aircraft
- F-16C Fighting Falcon (2003–Present)
- F-16A Fighting Falcon (1990–2003)
- F-4D Phantom II (1983–1990)
- RF-4C Phantom II (1976–1983)
- F-101 VoodooF-101 VoodooThe McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military jet fighter which served the United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
(1971–1976)
- F-102 Delta DaggerF-102 Delta DaggerThe Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a US interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bomber fleets...
(1967–1971) - F-89J Scorpion (1969–1971)
- F-94C Starfire (1957–1969)
- F-94 StarfireF-94 StarfireThe Lockheed F-94 Starfire was the United States Air Force's first operational jet-powered all-weather interceptor aircraft. It was a development by Lockheed of the twin-seat T-33 Shooting Star trainer aircraft.-Design and development:...
(1954–1957) - P-51 MustangP-51 MustangThe North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
(1948–1954)