170th Fighter Squadron
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The 170th Fighter Squadron flew the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard
. Its parent unit is the 183d Fighter Wing
. At the direction of the BRAC all of the aircraft from the unit have been transferred to other units. The last aircraft left in October, 2008, one week shy of the unit's sixtieth anniversary in Springfield, Illinois.
Illinois Air National Guard
The Illinois Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard...
. Its parent unit is the 183d Fighter Wing
183d Fighter Wing
The 183d Fighter Wing is an Illinois Air National Guard unit located at Capitol Airport in Springfield, Illinois. The history of this unit spans over 60 years and five aircraft...
. At the direction of the BRAC all of the aircraft from the unit have been transferred to other units. The last aircraft left in October, 2008, one week shy of the unit's sixtieth anniversary in Springfield, Illinois.
Major Command
- Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/United States Army Air Force (May 1946-30Sept1948 Florida) - Illinois Air National GuardIllinois Air National GuardThe Illinois Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard...
/Air Defense Command (30Sept1948–1Mar1951 Springfield, Illinois) - 131st Fighter Bomber Wing/USAF (1Mar1951-30November1952 Bergstrom AFB, TX & George AFB, CA)
- Illinois Air National GuardIllinois Air National GuardThe Illinois Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard...
/Air Defence Command (30November1952–1October1961 Springfield. Illinois) - Illinois Air National GuardIllinois Air National GuardThe Illinois Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard...
/USAF (1October1961-24August1962 Springfield, Illinois) - Illinois Air National GuardIllinois Air National GuardThe Illinois Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard...
/Air Defence Command (24August1962-15October 1962) Springfield, Illinois) - 183rd Tactical Fighter Group/Tactical Air Command, 11th Air Force (15October1962-1990 Springfield, Illinois)
- 183rd Tactical Fighter Group/183rd Tactical Fighter Wing/Tactical Air Command, 11th Air Force (1990-1992 Springfield, Illinois)
- 183rd Fighter Group/183rd Fighter Wing/Combat Air Command, 11th Air Force (1992–present Springfield, Illinois)
Previous designations
- 305th Fighter Squadron (1946–1948)
- 170th Fighter Squadron (1948–1951)
- 170th Fighter Bomber Squadron (1951–1955)
- 170th Fighter Squadron (1955–1962)
- 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1962–1992)
- 170th Fighter Squadron (1992–present)
Aircraft operated
- F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (1992–2008)
- F-16A/B Fighting Falcon (1989–1992)
- F-4D Phantom II (1981–1989)
- F-4C Phantom II (1972–1981)
- F-84F ThunderstreakF-84F ThunderstreakThe Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version....
(1955–1971) All F-84Fs were grounded in November 1971, after a 170th pilot was killed when his plane lost a wing during exercises at the Hardwood Gunnery range in Findley, Wisconsin. All F-84s were salvaged in Arizona. - F-84B Thunderstreak 1955- ? One only flown in for maintenance training. Scrapped on site
- F-86 SabreF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
(1953–1955) - T-33 Shooting StarT-33 Shooting StarThe Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948, piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the...
(1952–1955) - P-51H Mustang (1952–1953)
- P-51D Mustang (1948–1953)