47th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
47TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted 47 Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 22 Nov 1940. Activated on 1 Dec 1940. Redesignated: 47 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 12 Feb 1942; 47 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 47 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 Aug 1944. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1946. Redesignated 47 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 10 Oct 1952. Activated on 1 Dec 1952. Discontinued on 1 Jul 1960. Redesignated 47 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 17 Apr 1962. Organized on 1 Jul 1962. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1971. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Oct 1973. Redesignated 47 Fighter Squadron on 1 Feb 1992.
Engaged enemy aircraft with P-40s during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941; patrols over the Pacific, 8 Dec 1941-Dec 1944; combat in western Pacific, 10 Mar-14 Aug 1945. Air defense in northeastern United States, 1952-1958. Combat in Southeast Asia, 26 Jul-c. 21 Nov 1965. Replacement training, 1966-1971. Trained for A-37 close air support and special operations, 1972-1980 and for A-10 close air support and battlefield interdiction, 1980-. Periodically deployed A-10s and personnel to Italy to support NATO operations in the Balkans, 1993-1996. Provided A-10 training for reserve pilots, 1996-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 19 September 1944.
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