176th fighter squadron commander biography wikipedia

The th was an Operational Replacement Unit OTU which trained newly graduated pilots in combat fighter tactics with graduates being assigned to operational squadrons for combat in overseas theaters. Initially equipped with the P Airacobra , later using P Thunderbolts and P Mustangs when they became available.

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Disbanded in May as part of a reorganization of Army Air Force training unit designations. The wartime th Fighter Squadron was reconstituted and re-designated as the th Fighter Squadron , and was allotted to the Wisconsin Air National Guard , on 24 May The th Fighter Squadron was entitled to the history, honors, and colors of the th.

Upgraded to FA Shooting Star jet aircraft in Was re-designated as the th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in November and 10 of the unit's 25 Mustangs were shipped to Korea in support of the Korean War effort. Federalized during the Korean War in February , but remained at Truax Field where it flew air defense training missions. They became the first Air National Guard unit to fly the modern jet fighter.

Returned to Wisconsin state control in February and converted back to the F Mustang. In October The Fighter Squadron was reassigned the F Scorpion, which they had flown briefly in during the unit's Korean War activation. The aircraft, designed as an "All Weather" fighter interceptor, carried a pilot and radar operator.