The 104th Fighter Wing

 

A Short History of the 104th Fighter Wing

 

DATE

EVENT

 
23 August 1942 333rd Fighter Squadron USAAF Activated

P-51D Mustang

January 1943 333rd Fighter Squadron USAAF assigned to 318th Fighter Group 11, 7th Air Force
24 May 1946

333rd Fighter Squadron USAAF
re-designated 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron Air National Guard

1 October 1961
to 

20 August 1962

131st Tactical Fighter Squadron assigned to 17th Air Force USAFE in support of Operation Stair Step Phalsbourg Air Base, France  
20 August 1962 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron and the104th Tactical Fighter Group assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard

F-84F Thunderstreak

1964 to 1971 F-84F Thunderstreak aircraft flown at the 104th TFG
1971 to 1979 F-100D Super Sabre aircraft flown at the 104th TFG
1979 to Present A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft flying at the 104th  
January 1991 Participated in Operation Desert Storm

F-100D Super Sabre

1 June 1992 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 104th Tactical Fighter Group re-designated 131st Fighter Squadron and 104th Fighter Group
December 1992 Participated in Operation Restore Hope

August
to
October 1995

Participated in Operations Deny Flight and Deliberate Force  
October 1995 104th Fighter Group re-designated the 104th Fighter Wing

A-10A Thunderbolt II

14 May
to
1 July 1999
Participated in Operations Allied Force and Noble Anvil
12 Sep 2001
to
Present
Participated in Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom
 
         
P-47D
 
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