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Revision as of 16:19, 8 March 2010
131st Fighter Squadron | |
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Active | ???-Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Fighter |
Part of | Air National Guard/Air Combat Command |
Garrison/HQ | Barnes Municipal Airport |
Nickname(s) | Death Vipers |
The 131st Fighter Squadron flies the F-15C Eagle. It is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 104th Fighter Wing.
Mission
History
Assignments
- Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
- Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1962-1992)
Previous Designations[1]
- 131st Fighter Squadron (1992-Present)
- 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962-1992)
Bases Stationed
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (2003-Present)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (Unknown location), various locations in Southwest Asia (2003)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (2000-2003)
- Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, Locations in Southwest Asia (2000)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1995-2000)
- Aviano Air Base, Italy (1995)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1982-1995)
- Yenisehir Airbase, Turkey (1982)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1962-1982)
- Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base, France (1961-1962)
- Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts (1947-1961)
Aircraft Operated[2]
- F-15C Eagle (September 2007–Present)
- A-10 Thunderbolt II (1979– June 2007)
- F-100 Super Sabre (1971–1979)
- F-84 Thunderstreak (1964–1971)
- F-86H Sabre (1958–1964)
- F-94A/B Starfire (1954–1958)
- F-51H Mustang (1951-1954)
- P-47D Thunderbolt (1947-1951)