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302d Fighter Squadron
302nd Fighter Squadron may refer to: * 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Japan), an active unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force * 302nd Fighter Squadron (United States), an active unit of the United States Air Force {{disambig Military units and formations disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Japan)
The 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the 3rd Air Wing (JASDF), 3rd Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. It is equipped with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II#F-35A, Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II and Kawasaki T-4 aircraft. Along with the 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF), 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron, the 302nd is responsible for air defense of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. History The squadron was formed on October 1, 1974 at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido as the second of the JASDF's F-4 Phantom squadrons. It was the first operational unit to operate the F-4, the 301st being the first training unit. It also operated Lockheed T-33, Lockheed T-33A trainer/liaison aircraft. On September 6, 1976 two F-4EJ's of the squadron were scrambled from Chitose to intercept the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, MiG-25 of Viktor Belenko who had flown into Japanese territory to defect. They wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
302nd Fighter Squadron (United States)
The 302d Fighter Squadron is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's 477th Fighter Group at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. It operates the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor conducting an air superiority mission. Mission The 302d Fighter Squadron trains in the fighter missions of offensive counter air, defensive counter-air as well as strategic attack and interdiction. History World War II The 302d was one of four African-American fighter squadrons to enter combat during World War II. It saw combat in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations from 17 February 1944 – 20 February 1945. Air force reserve From 1956 to 1974, the squadron was assigned to the Air Force Reserve where it trained for and performed search and rescue in addition to aeromedical evacuation missions, mainly in the southwestern United States. In 1974, its mission changed to training for a combat search and rescue role, while continuing to perform traditional humanitarian/non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
