40th Flight Test Squadron

History

Lineage

• 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

• 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 1992

  Assignments

• 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 – present

  Stations

• 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 – present

  Aircraft

• 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