40th Flight Test Squadron The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 96th Operations Group , based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida .History "Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 2 June 1942 – 14 August 1945. Served in the occupation force in Japan, 1945–1950. Combat in Korea, 8 July 1950 – 25 May 1951. Air defense in Japan and Korea, June 1951 – June 1965. Trained cadres for transfer to Southeast Asia, 1966–1969. Not manned, 10 May 1969 – 15 October 1970 and 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982." Conducted test and evaluation missions, using the various aircraft, 1982–present.Lineage ; 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron Constituted as the 40th Pursuit Squadron on 22 December 1939 Activated on 1 October 1971 Consolidated with the 3247th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992 as the 40th Flight Test Squadron ; 40th Flight Test Squadron Designated as the 3247th Test Squadron and activated on 25 June 1982 Consolidated with the 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron as the 40th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992Assignments 31st Pursuit Group , 1 February 1940 35th Pursuit Group , 15 January 1942 41st Air Division , 1 October 1957 (attached to 3d Bombardment Wing , 1 December 1961 – 31 May 1962 Tactical Air Command , c. 17 June 1965 33d Tactical Fighter Wing , 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970 355th Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 October 1971 – 1 June 1972 35th Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982 3246th Test Wing , 25 June 1982 46th Test Wing , 1 October 1992 46th Operations Group , 8 September 1993 96th Operations Group, 1 October 2012 – presentStations Selfridge Field, Michigan , 1 February 1940 Baer Field , Indiana, 6 December 1941 Port Angeles, Washington , 16 December 1941 – c. 22 January 1942 Brisbane , Australia, 25 February 1942 Ballarat Airport , Australia, 9 March 1942 Mount Gambier Airport , Australia, 16 March 1942 Townsville Airport , Australia, April 1942 Berry Airfield, New Guinea, 2 June 1942 Townsville Airport, Australia, 30 July 1942 Rogers Airfield, New Guinea, c. 25 November 1942 Tsili Tsili Airfield , New Guinea, 11 August 1943 Nadzab Airfield , New Guinea, October 1943 Gusap Airfield , New Guinea, 5 February 1944 Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 9 June 1944 Kornasoren Airfield Noemfoor , Schouten Islands , Netherlands East Indies , 4 August 1944 Owi Airfield , Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 14 September 1944 Wama Airfield , Morotai , Netherlands East Indies, 17 October 1944 Mangaldan Airfield , Luzon , Philippines, 21 January 1945 Lingayen Airfield , Luzon, Philippines, 11 April 1945 Clark Field , Luzon, Philippines, 19 April 1945 Yontan Airfield , Okinawa , Ryuku Islands, 30 June 1945 Irumagawa Air Base , Japan, 10 October 1945 Yokota Air Base , Japan, 13 March 1950 Ashiya Air Base , Japan, 7 July 1950 Pohang Air Base , South Korea, 17 July 1950 Tsuiki Air Base , Japan, 13 August 1950 Pohang AB, South Korea, 7 October 1950 Yonpo Air Base , North Korea, 18 November 1950 Pusan West Air Base , South Korea, 3 December 1950 Misawa Air Base, Japan , 25 May 1951 Johnson Air Base , Japan, 1 July 1951 Yokota Air Base, Japan, 13 August 1954 – c. 15 June 1965 Eglin Air Force Base , Florida, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona, 1 October 1971 George Air Force Base, California , 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982 Eglin Air Force Base , Florida, 25 June 1982 – presentAircraft Bell P-39 Airacobra , 1941–1944 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt , 1944–1945 North American P-51 Mustang (later F-51, 1945–1950, 1950–1953 Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star , 1950, 1953–1954 North American F-86D Sabre , 1953–1961 Convair F-102 Delta Dagger , 1960–1965 McDonnell F-4 Phantom II 1965–1969, 1982–present LTV A-7 Corsair II , 1971–1972 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II , 1982–present McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle , 1982–present General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon , 1982–present General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark , 1982–1996 Northrop T-38 Talon , 1982–present North American T-39 Sabreliner , 1982–unknown Lockheed C-130 Hercules , 1982–present Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey , 1982–present Bell UH-1 Huey , 1982–present
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