188th Fighter Squadron
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New Mexico Air National Guard
The New Mexico Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is, along with the New Mexico Army National Guard, an element of the New Mexico National Guard...
. Its parent unit is the 150th Fighter Wing
150th Fighter Wing
The 150th Fighter Wing provides air interdiction support to the Twelfth Air Force and Air Combat Command with worldwide deployment capability. In addition, the wing maintains a Defense Systems Evaluation tasking and conducts testing of different domestic and foreign surface-to-air missile systems...
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Lineage
- Constituted 621st Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 25 Jan 1943.
- Activated on 4 Feb 1943
- Re-designated: 507th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 Aug 1943
- Re-designated: 507th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944
- Inactivated on 9 Nov 1945
- Re-designated 188th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to New Mexico ANG, on 24 May 1946
- Received federal recognition and activated on 7 July 1947
- Federalized and placed on active duty, 10 February 1951
- Re-designated: 188th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine), 10 February 1951
- Released from active duty and returned to New Mexico state control, 1 November 1952
- Re-designated: 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1957
- Re-designated: 188th Fighter Squadron, 1992-Present
Assignments
- 404th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group404th Air Expeditionary GroupThe 404th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe. It is attached to Seventeenth Air Force [Air Forces Africa], stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 4 February 1943-9 November 1945 - New Mexico Air National GuardNew Mexico Air National GuardThe New Mexico Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is, along with the New Mexico Army National Guard, an element of the New Mexico National Guard...
, 24 May 1946
- Fourth Air ForceFourth Air ForceThe Fourth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve . It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California....
(ADC), 1947 - 81st Fighter Wing (ADC), 15 April 1948
- 81st Fighter Wing (ConAC), 1 December 1948
- 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing (ConAC), 20 January 1950
- 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing (ADC), 1 January 1951
- Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 10 February 1951
- 1st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 10 February 1951
- 4705th Defense Wing4705th Defense WingThe 4705th Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 27th Air Division, being stationed at Norton Air Force Base, California...
, 6 February 1952 - 27th Air Division, 1 March 1952
- Released from active duty and returned to New Mexico state control, 1 November 1952
- 34th Air Division (ADC), 1 November 1952
- 150th Tactical Fighter Group (TAC), 1957
- 150th Fighter Group (ACC), 1992
- 150th Fighter Wing150th Fighter WingThe 150th Fighter Wing provides air interdiction support to the Twelfth Air Force and Air Combat Command with worldwide deployment capability. In addition, the wing maintains a Defense Systems Evaluation tasking and conducts testing of different domestic and foreign surface-to-air missile systems...
(ACC), 1995-Present
Stations
- RAF BoxtedRAF BoxtedRAF Boxted is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately north-northeast of Colchester; about northeast of London...
(AAF-150), England, 24 November 1943 - RAF Greenham CommonRAF Greenham CommonRAF Station Greenham Common is a former military airfield in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southwest of Thatcham; about west of London....
(AAF-486), England, 6 December 1943 - RAF IbsleyRAF IbsleyRAF Station Ibsley is a former World War II airfield in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located near the village of Ibsley, approximately north of Ringwood; about southwest of London...
(AAF-347), England, 13 January 1944 - RAF Lashenden (AAF-410), England, c. 15 April–June 1944
- Cricqueville AirfieldCricqueville AirfieldCricqueville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France....
(A-2), France, 1 July 1944 - Saint-Pierre-ÉgliseSaint-Pierre-ÉgliseSaint-Pierre-Église is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.A market takes place in Saint-Pierre-Église every Wednesday.WW2:Part of the Allied invasion happened here in 1944.-References:*...
, France, 10 July 1944 - Rennes Airfield (A-27), France, 8 August 1944
- Le Mans AirfieldLe Mans AirfieldLe Mans Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the City of Le Mans in the Pays de la Loire region of northern France.-History:...
(A-35), France, 30 August 1944
- St-Dizier Airfield (A-64), France, 19 September 1944
- Metz AirdromeMetz-Frescaty Air BaseMetz-Frescaty Air Base is a front-line French Air Force base. The base is located approximately south-southwest of Metz ; about east of Paris....
(Y-34), France, 29 December 1944 - KönigsteinKönigstein, BavariaKönigstein, also referred to as Königstein to distinguish it from other places named Königstein, is a market town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located NE of Nuremberg.-Points of interest:...
, Germany, 14 April–August 1945 - Seymour Johnson AAF, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 6 September – 7 November 1945 - Kirtland Air Force BaseKirtland Air Force BaseKirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy C. Kirtland...
, New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, 1947-Present
- Operated from Long Beach Municipal AirportLong Beach Municipal AirportLong Beach Airport , also known as Daugherty Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of the City of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties...
, California, 17 May 1951-1 November1952 (Federalized Service)
Aircraft
- F-16 Fighting FalconF-16 Fighting FalconThe General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...
(1992–2010)
- F-16C Block 40 Lantirn Fighting Falcon (1992–2003)
- F-16 Block 30 Fighting Falcon (1992–2010)
- F-16D Fighting Falcon (1992–2010)
- C-26 MetrolinerC-26 Metroliner|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David, general editor. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X....
(???-Present) - A-7D Corsair II (1973–1992)
- C-26 Metroliner
- C-130 HerculesC-130 HerculesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
(???-???) - F-100 Super SabreF-100 Super SabreThe North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
(1962–1973) - F-80 Shooting Star (1954–1962)
- P-51 MustangP-51 MustangThe North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
(1947–1952) - A-26 InvaderA-26 InvaderThe Douglas A-26 Invader was a United States twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Douglas Aircraft Co. during World War II that also saw service during several of the Cold War's major conflicts...
(1947–1952) - T-6 TexanT-6 TexanThe North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
(1947–1952)