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{{Infobox Military Unit
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name= 131st Fighter Squadron
|unit_name= 131st Fighter Squadron
|image= [[File:333d Fighter Squadron - World War II.png|200px]]
|image=
|caption= Emblem of the units World War II predecessor unit, the 333d Fighter Squadron
|caption= 131st— Fighter Squadron Squadron Emblem
|dates= ???-Present
|dates= 1942-Present
|country= [[United States]]
|country= [[United States]]
|allegiance=
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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]].
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==
==History==
Patrols over the Pacific, Sep 1942-Jul 1943. Replacement training, Jul 1943-June 1944. Combat in Western Pacific, 20 Jul 1944-14 Aug 1945.


Air National Guard fighter squadron since 1947.
==Assignments==
===[[Major Command]]===
*[[Air National Guard]]/[[Air Combat Command]] (1992-Present)
*[[Air National Guard]]/[[Tactical Air Command]] (1962-1992)


===Lineage===
==Previous Designations<REF>Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0</REF>==
*131st Fighter Squadron (1992-Present)
* Constituted '''333rd Fighter Squadron''' on 18 Aug 1942
: Activated on 23 Aug 1942
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*131st Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962-1992)
: Inactivated on 12 Jan 1946
* Redesignated '''131st Fighter Squadron''', and allotted to Massachusetts ANG, on 24 May 1946
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: Redesignated '''131st Tactical Fighter Squadron''', 24 May 1946
: Redesignated '''131st Fighter Squadron''', 1 Jun 1992


==Bases Stationed==
===Assignments===
* 18th Fighter Group, 23 Aug 1942
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*[[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]] (2003-Present)
* 318th Fighter Group, 11 Jan 1943-12 Jan 1946
* 104th Tactical Fighter Group (later Group), 14 May 1946

===Stations===
* Bellows Field, TH, 23 Aug 1942
* Canton, 11 Sep 1942
* Hilo, TH, 6 Apr 1943
* Bellows Field, TH, 28 Jul 1943
* Saipan, 6 Jul 1944
* Ie Shima, 30 Apr 1945
* Okinawa, Nov-Dec 1945
* Ft. Lewis, Wash, 11-12 Jan 1946.
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* [[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]], 14 May 1946-Present
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: Deployed to: Phalsbourg Air Base, France, 1 Oct 1961-20 Aug 1962

===Deployments===
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (Unknown location), various locations in Southwest Asia (2003)
*[[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)
*[[Al Jaber Air Base]], [[Kuwait]], Locations in Southwest Asia (2000)
*[[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]] (1995-2000)
*[[Aviano Air Base]], [[Italy]] (1995)
*[[Aviano Air Base]], [[Italy]] (1995)
*[[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]] (1982-1995)
*[[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]] (1982-1995)
*[[Yenişehir Airport|Yenisehir Airbase]], [[Turkey]] (1982)
*[[Yenişehir Airport|Yenisehir Airbase]], [[Turkey]] (1982)
*[[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]] (1962-1982)
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*[[Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base]], [[France]] (1961-1962)
*[[Barnes Municipal Airport]], [[Massachusetts]] (1947-1961)

==Aircraft Operated<REF>World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3</REF>==
*[[F-15C Eagle]] (September 2007–Present)
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*[[A-10 Thunderbolt II]] (1979– June 2007)
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*[[F-100 Super Sabre]] (1971–1979)
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*[[F-84 Thunderstreak]] (1964–1971)
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*[[F-86H Sabre]] (1958–1964)
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*[[F-94A/B Starfire]] (1954–1958)
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*[[F-51H Mustang]] (1951-1954)
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*[[P-47D Thunderbolt]] (1947-1951)


===Aircraft===
* P-39, 1942-1944
* P-47, 1944-1945
* P-38, 1944-1945
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* P/F-47D Thunderbolt, 1947-1951
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* F-51D Mustang, 1951-1954
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* F-94A Starfire, 1954-1957
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* F-86H Sabre, 1957-1965
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* F-84F Thunderstreak, 1965-1971
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* F-100D Super Sabre, 1971-1979
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* A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1979-2007
* F-15C Eagle, 2007-Present


==References==
==References==
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{{portal|United States Air Force|Seal of the US Air Force.svg}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.104fw.ang.af.mil/history/index.asp 104th Fighter Wing history]


==External links==
==External links==

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{{portal|United States Air Force|Seal of the US Air Force.svg}}
[[Category:Fighter units of the United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Fighter units of the United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air National Guard]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air National Guard]]

Revision as of 15:03, 16 April 2010

131st Fighter Squadron
Emblem of the units World War II predecessor unit, the 333d Fighter Squadron
Active1942-Present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleFighter
Part ofAir National Guard/Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQBarnes 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.

History

Patrols over the Pacific, Sep 1942-Jul 1943. Replacement training, Jul 1943-June 1944. Combat in Western Pacific, 20 Jul 1944-14 Aug 1945.

Air National Guard fighter squadron since 1947.

Lineage

  • Constituted 333rd Fighter Squadron on 18 Aug 1942
Activated on 23 Aug 1942
Inactivated on 12 Jan 1946
  • Redesignated 131st Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Massachusetts ANG, on 24 May 1946
Redesignated 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 24 May 1946
Redesignated 131st Fighter Squadron, 1 Jun 1992

Assignments

  • 18th Fighter Group, 23 Aug 1942
  • 318th Fighter Group, 11 Jan 1943-12 Jan 1946
  • 104th Tactical Fighter Group (later Group), 14 May 1946

Stations

  • Bellows Field, TH, 23 Aug 1942
  • Canton, 11 Sep 1942
  • Hilo, TH, 6 Apr 1943
  • Bellows Field, TH, 28 Jul 1943
  • Saipan, 6 Jul 1944
  • Ie Shima, 30 Apr 1945
  • Okinawa, Nov-Dec 1945
  • Ft. Lewis, Wash, 11-12 Jan 1946.
  • Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts, 14 May 1946-Present
Deployed to: Phalsbourg Air Base, France, 1 Oct 1961-20 Aug 1962

Deployments

Aircraft

  • P-39, 1942-1944
  • P-47, 1944-1945
  • P-38, 1944-1945
  • P/F-47D Thunderbolt, 1947-1951
  • F-51D Mustang, 1951-1954
  • F-94A Starfire, 1954-1957
  • F-86H Sabre, 1957-1965
  • F-84F Thunderstreak, 1965-1971
  • F-100D Super Sabre, 1971-1979
  • A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1979-2007
  • F-15C Eagle, 2007-Present

References

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