- 20th Fighter Squadron
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 20th Fighter Squadron
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dates=1 February 1940 -2 April 1946
1 December 1972 -8 July 1992
1 July 1993 -
country=United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type= Fighter
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Silver Lobos
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battles= Battle of the Philippines
Battle of Bataan
notable_commanders=Howell M. Estes III
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battle_honours=The 20th Fighter Squadron (20 FS) was most recently part of the
49th Fighter Wing atHolloman Air Force Base ,New Mexico . It operated theF-4 Phantom II aircraft conducting air superiority missions.Mission
History
The 20th flew combat missions in the
Philippines from,8 December 1941 –c.1 May 1942 . The ground echelon fought as infantry unit inBataan from,18 January –c.8 April 1942. It was carried as an active unit but was not operational from the fall of the Philippines until2 April 1946 . [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0020fs.html AFHRA 20 FS Page] ]The squadron trained
German Air Force aircrews in the F–4 from, September1973 –June1992 .*
World War II *20th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1939 - 1972)
*20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (1972 - 1991)
*20th Fighter Squadron (1991 - Present)*35th Pursuit Group (1940)
*4th Composite Group (1940 - 1941)
*24th Pursuit Group (1941 - 1946)
*35th Fighter Wing (1972 - 1992)
*49th Fighter Wing (1993 - )*
Moffett Field ,California (1940)
*Hamilton Field, California (1940)
*Nichols Field ,Luzon (1940 - 1941)
*Clark Field , Luzon (1941)
*Bataan , Luzon (1941 - 1942)
**Operated From: Lubao, Luzon (25 - 31 December 1941)
**Operated From:Mindanao (c. 8 April - May 1942)
*George Air Force Base , California (1972 - 1992)
*Holloman Air Force Base ,New Mexico (1992, 1993 - )*
P-36 Hawk (1940)
*P-26 Peashooter (1940 - 1941)
*P-35 (1941)
*P-40 Warhawk (1941 - 1942)
*F-4 Phantom II (1972 - 1992)References
Notes
Bibliography
* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0020fs.html USAF 20th Fighter Squadron History]
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