36th Fighter Squadron
36th Fighter Squadron | |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Col Nicholas Haussler |
Notable commanders | Quentin Roosevelt Ennis Whitehead Major General Scott D. West |
Insignia | |
36th Fighter Squadron emblem[note 1][1] | |
36th Tactical Fighter Squadron emblem[note 2][2] | |
36 Tactical Fighter Squadron emblem[note 3][2] | |
36th Pursuit Squadron emblem[note 4][3] |
The 36th Fighter Squadron is part of the
The squadron mission is to conduct suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), air interdiction, close air support, and counter-air missions both day and night. It participates in the defense of South Korea[4] and operates further afield.
History
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During its 101-year history, the 36th Fighter Squadron has flown 21 different types of aircraft, received 22 unit citations and accumulated 24 service and campaign streamers.[4]
World War I
The 36th Aero Squadron came into existence at
Interwar period
The squadron was reconstituted in 1923 as the 36th Pursuit Squadron. Although inactive, it was originally allotted to the
In October 1930 the squadron was once again activated at
In 1934, following a Congressional investigation of how
The P-30, along with the arrival of
World War II
During
Korean War
When the communist forces attacked the
Vietnam War
During the
Post Cold War
The 36th ushered in the era of the "Fighting Falcon" on 10 August 1988, when squadron commander
Lineage
- Organized as the 36th Aero Squadron on 12 June 1917
- Redesignated 36th Aero Squadron (Construction) c. 1918
- Demobilized on 7 April 1919
- Reconstituted and redesignated 36th Pursuit Squadron on 24 March 1923
- Activated on 2 October 1930
- Redesignated 36th Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 6 December 1939
- Redesignated 36th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 12 March 1941
- Redesignated 36th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
- Redesignated 36th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine on 19 February 1944
- Redesignated 36th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 1 April 1946
- Redesignated 36th Fighter Squadron, Jet on 1 January 1950
- Redesignated 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 20 January 1950
- Redesignated 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958
- Redesignated 36th Fighter Squadron on 7 February 1992[1]
Assignments
- Unknown, 12 June – c. 24 September 1917
- Third Aviation Instruction Center, c. 24 September 1917
- École de Tirage Aérienne, c. 21 February 1918
- Aerial Gunnery School, c. 5 November 1918 – c. 16 February 1919
- Unknown, – 7 February April 1919
- 1st Pursuit Group)
- 8th Pursuit Group, 1 April 1931 (attached to 1st Pursuit Group)
- 18th Pursuit Group, 30 June 1931 (attached to 1st Pursuit Group)
- 8th Pursuit Group (later 8th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group), 15 June 1932 (attached to 8th Fighter-Bomber Wingafter 1 February 1957)
- 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing (later 8th Tactical Fighter Wing), 1 October 1957 (attached to 41st Air Division after 13 May 1964)[note 6]
- 41st Air Division, 18 June 1964 (attached to 2d Air Division, 9 August – 5 October 1964, 6 March – 4 May 1965)
- 6441st Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 April 1965 (attached to 2d Air Division, 26 August – 28 October 1965)
- 41st Air Division, 15 November 1966
- 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 January 1968
- 3d Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 May 1971
- 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 16 September 1974
- 51st Composite Wing(later 51st Tactical Fighter Wing), 30 September 1974
- 51st Fighter Group (later 51st Operations Group), 1 October 1990 – present[1]
Stations
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Aircraft
- Douglas O-2 (1930–1932)
- Curtiss P-1 Hawk (1930–1932)
- Curtiss P-6 Hawk (1930–1932, 1932–1935, 1936–1937)
- Berliner-Joyce P-16 (1932–1935)
- Boeing P-12 (1932–1936)
- Fokker O-27 (1932–1935)
- Consolidated P-30 (PB-2) (1937–1939)
- Curtiss P-36 Hawk (1939–1940)
- Curtiss YP-37 (1938–1940)
- Northrop A-17 Nomad(1938–1940)
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1940–1941)
- Bell P-39 Airacobra (1941–1943)
- Bell P-400 Airacobra (1942–1943)
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1943–1944)
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning (1944–1946)
- North American P-51 Mustang (1946–1950)
- Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star(1949–1953)
- North American F-86 Sabre (1953–1957)
- North American F-100 Super Sabre (1957–1963)
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief (1963–1966)
- McDonnell F-4 Phantom II(1967–1989)
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (1988 – present)
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Approved 25 September 2007.
- ^ Reinstated and modified 6 August 1968.
- ^ Approved 8 December 1967.
- ^ Approved 13 January 1931.
- ^ The squadron's reservists were reassigned to other units. Clay, p. 1401.
- ^ Robertson Says 4th Air Division. However, in May 1964, the 4th Air Division was a Strategic Air Command bomber division at Barksdale Air Force Base. The 41st Air Division was in Japan.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h Robertson, Patsy (26 March 2015). "Factsheet 36 Fighter Squadron (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b Endicott, p. 536
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 171–173
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Factsheet 36th Fighter Squadron". 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Clay, p. 1401
- ^ Correll, pp. 62–63
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Clay, Steven E. (2011). US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 (PDF). Vol. 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. OCLC 637712205. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- Correll, John T. (2008). "The Air Mail Fiasco" (PDF). Air Force Magazine. Vol. 91, no. 3. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- Endicott, Judy G. (1998). Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995 (PDF). Air Force History and Museums Program. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ASIN B000113MB2. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.
- 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.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
External links
- Jackson, Scott T. "Stoney". "Web site dedicated to all Flying Fiends of the 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Osan AB Korea". Scott T. Jackson. Retrieved 25 March 2016.