• Constituted as the
70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 14 December 1940 : Activated on 1 January 1941 : Redesignated:
70th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942 : Redesignated:
70th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 August 1943 : Redesignated:
70th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine on 24 May 1944 : Inactivated on 26 December 1945 • Redesignated
70th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 September 1975 : Activated on 30 September 1975 : Redesignated
70th Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991 : Inactivated on 30 June 2000
Assignments •
35th Pursuit Group, 1 January 1941 – 15 January 1942 • US Army Forces in Fiji, 28 January 1942 •
347th Fighter Group, 3 October 1942 •
18th Fighter Group, 30 March 1943 • 347th Fighter Group, 1 November – 26 December 1945 •
347th Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 September 1975 (attached to
86th Tactical Fighter Wing 29 August – 28 September 1989) • 347th Operations Group, 1 May 1991 – 30 June 2000
Stations •
Hamilton Field, California, 1 January 1941 – 12 January 1942 •
Nadi Airfield,
Viti Levu,
Fiji Islands, 29 January 1942 (operated from
Carney Airfield,
Guadalcanal,
Solomon Islands after 21 December 1942) • Carney Airfield, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 6 April 1943 •
Munda Airfield,
New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 18 October 1943 •
Sansapor Airfield, Netherlands East Indies, 23 August 1944 (operated from
Wama Airfield,
Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, 9 November 1944 – 16 January 1945) •
Lingayen Airfield,
Luzon, Philippines, 19 January 1945 •
McGuire Field,
Mindoro, Philippines, 26 February 1945 •
San Roque Airfield Zamboanga, Philippines, 4 May 1945 •
Puerto Princesa Airfield,
Palawan, Philippines, 10 November – 26 December 1945 •
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, 30 September 1975 – 30 June 2000 (Deployed at
Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 29 August – 28 September 1989)
Aircraft •
Curtiss P-36 Hawk (1941) •
Bell P-39 Airacobra (1942–1944) •
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1943) •
Lockheed P-38 Lightning (1943–1945) •
Douglas RA-24 Banshee (1944) •
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (1975–1987) •
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (1987–1995) •
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (1995–2000) ==References==