390th Fighter Squadron Information
The 390th Fighter Squadron (390 FS) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It operates F-15 Eagle aircraft conducting an air superiority mission.
Mission
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Squadron stood down in September of 2010
History
EF-111 Raven in flight
The 390th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from 14 March 1944–3 May 1945 and Southeast Asia from, c. 18 November 1965–14 June 1972.[1]
The squadron conducted replacement training from, 1 July 1974 – c. 18 August 1976. It trained EF-111 Raven aircrews in electronic countermeasures from, 15 December 1982–4 August 1992. The 390th again saw combat when it jammed radar sites during the invasion of Panama in December 1989, and the Gulf War from, 17 January 1991–6 March 1991. The 390 FS also deployed aircraft and aircrews to Turkey and Saudi Arabia from, 10 January–c. 11 September 1992.[1]
Operations
Lineage
- 390th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1943)
- 390th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943–1952)
- 390th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952–1958)
- 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958–1982)
- 390th Electronic Combat Squadron (1982–1992)
- 390th Fighter Squadron (1992–Present)
Assignments[1]
Bases stationed[1]
- Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia (1943)
- Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina (1943)
- RAF Membury, England (1944)
- RAF Thruxton, England (1944)
- Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, France (1944)
- Dreux, France (1944)
- Laon-Couvron Air Base, France (1944)
- Asch, Belgium (1944–1945)
- Münster, Germany (1945)
- Bayreuth, Germany (1945)
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Deployed: NAS Keflavik, Iceland (19 January 2006 - 20 April 2006
Aircraft Operated[1]
References
390th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Notes
- ^ a b c d e AFHRA 390 FS Page
Bibliography
See also
Categories: Fighter squadrons of the United States Air Force | Military units and formations established in 1943 | Military units and formations in Idaho
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