; 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron • Constituted as the
40th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 December 1939 : Activated on 1 February 1940 : Redesignated
40th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942 : Redesignated
40th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 August 1943 : Redesignated
40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 January 1950 : Redesignated
40th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 June 1965 : Inactivated on 15 October 1970 • Activated on 1 October 1971 : Inactivated on 30 April 1982 • Consolidated with the
3247th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992 as the
40th Flight Test Squadron • 96th Operations Group, 1 October 2012 – present
Stations •
Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1 February 1940 •
Baer Field, Indiana, 6 December 1941 •
Port Angeles, Washington, 16 December 1941 – c. 22 January 1942 •
Brisbane, Australia, 25 February 1942 •
Ballarat Airport, Australia, 9 March 1942 •
Mount Gambier Airport, Australia, 16 March 1942 •
Townsville Airport, Australia, April 1942 •
Berry Airfield (12 Mile Drome), New Guinea, 2 June 1942 • Townsville Airport, Australia, 30 July 1942 •
Rogers Airfield (30 Mile Drome), New Guinea, c. 25 November 1942 •
Tsili Tsili Airfield, New Guinea, 11 August 1943 •
Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, October 1943 •
Gusap Airfield, New Guinea, 5 February 1944 • Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 9 June 1944 •
Kornasoren Airfield Noemfoor,
Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 4 August 1944 •
Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 14 September 1944 •
Wama Airfield,
Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, 17 October 1944 •
Mangaldan Airfield,
Luzon, Philippines, 21 January 1945 •
Lingayen Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 11 April 1945 •
Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 19 April 1945 •
Yontan Airfield,
Okinawa, Ryuku Islands, 30 June 1945 •
Irumagawa Air Base, Japan, 10 October 1945 •
Yokota Air Base, Japan, 13 March 1950 •
Ashiya Air Base, Japan, 7 July 1950 •
Pohang Air Base (K-3), South Korea, 17 July 1950 •
Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, 13 August 1950 • Pohang AB (K-3), South Korea, 7 October 1950 •
Yonpo Air Base (K-27), North Korea, 18 November 1950 •
Pusan West Air Base (K-1), South Korea, 3 December 1950 •
Misawa Air Base, Japan, 25 May 1951 •
Johnson Air Base, Japan, 1 July 1951 (detachment at
Komaki Air Base, Japan, 13 July 1953 – 17 February 1955) • Yokota Air Base, Japan, 13 August 1954 – c. 15 June 1965 •
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970 •
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 1 October 1971 •
George Air Force Base, California, 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982 • Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 25 June 1982 – present
Aircraft •
Bell P-39 Airacobra, 1941–1944 •
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945 •
North American P-51 Mustang (later F-51, 1945–1950, 1950–1953 •
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, 1950, 1953–1954 •
North American F-86D Sabre, 1953–1961 •
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1960–1965 •
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II 1965–1969, 1982–present •
LTV A-7 Corsair II, 1971–1972 •
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1982–2025 •
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1982–present •
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1982–present •
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, 1982–1996 •
Northrop T-38 Talon, 1982–present •
North American T-39 Sabreliner, 1982–unknown •
Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1982–present •
Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey, 1982–present •
Bell UH-1 Huey, 1982–present • Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, 2022–present ==See also==