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8th Fighter Squadron

Index 8th Fighter Squadron

The 8th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 54th Fighter Group, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. [1]

44 relations: Attack on the Sui-ho Dam, Battle of Dumpu, Battle of Pusan Perimeter order of battle, Battle of the Bismarck Sea order of battle, Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle, Berry Airfield, Black sheep (disambiguation), Charles Bassett, Daegu International Airport, Dolphin D. Overton, Donald R. Delauter, Girua Airport, Gusap Airport, Holloman Air Force Base, Ie Shima Airfield, Jacksel M. Broughton, James P. Hagerstrom, John F. Bolt, Kila Airfield, List of F-105 units of the United States Air Force, List of McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle operators, List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators, List of United States Air Force fighter squadrons, Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, North-Western Area Command (RAAF), Operation Linebacker, Paul Wurtsmith, Port Moresby Airfield Complex, Robert W. Aschenbrener, Spangdahlem Air Base, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Tsili Tsili Airfield, United States Army Air Forces in Australia, United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area, United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre, 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO, 2003 invasion of Iraq, 26th Information Operations Wing, 416th Fighter Squadron, 49th Operations Group, 49th Wing, 50th Space Wing, 54th Fighter Group, 8 Squadron.

Attack on the Sui-ho Dam

The attack on the Sui-ho Dam was the collective name for a series of mass air attacks during the Korean War on thirteen hydroelectric generating facilities by United Nations Command air forces on June 23–24 and June 26–27, 1952.

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Battle of Dumpu

The Battle of Dumpu was an action fought in September and October 1943 between Australian and Japanese forces in New Guinea during the Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign of World War II.

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Battle of Pusan Perimeter order of battle

This is the order of battle for United Nations and North Korean forces during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter in August and September 1950 during the Korean War.

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Battle of the Bismarck Sea order of battle

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March 1943) took place in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II.

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Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle

This is an order of battle for the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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Berry Airfield

Berry Airfield (also known as 12-Mile Drome) is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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Black sheep (disambiguation)

Black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family.

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Charles Bassett

Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, Capt, USAF (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966) was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot.

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Daegu International Airport

Daegu International Airport (Hangul: 대구국제공항; Hanja: 大邱國際空港; Revised Romanization: Daegu Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Taegu Kukche Konghang) is the international airport covering southeast region of South Korea.

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Dolphin D. Overton

Dolphin Dunnaha Overton III (2 April 1926 – 25 March 2013) was a United States Air Force aviator who became a flying ace during the Korean War.

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Donald R. Delauter

Donald Raphael Delauter (born April 9, 1933) is a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general and former director of the Command Planning Staff, Headquarters NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

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Girua Airport

Girua Airport is an airport serving Popondetta, a city in the Oro (or Northern) province in Papua New Guinea.

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Gusap Airport

Gusap Airport is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Holloman Air Force Base

Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

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Ie Shima Airfield

is a gunnery and training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea.

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Jacksel M. Broughton

Jacksel (Jack) Markham Broughton (January 4, 1925 – October 24, 2014) was a career officer and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force.

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James P. Hagerstrom

Colonel James Philo Hagerstrom (January 14, 1921June 25, 1994) was a fighter ace of both the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War.

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John F. Bolt

John Franklin Bolt (19 May 1921 – 8 September 2004) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps and a decorated flying ace who served during World War II and the Korean War.

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Kila Airfield

Kila Airfield (also known as Kila Kila Airfield and 3-Mile Drome) is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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List of F-105 units of the United States Air Force

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List of McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle operators

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has been in service with the United States Air Force since 1976.

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List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators

American units that operated the F-4 Phantom II are listed below.

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List of United States Air Force fighter squadrons

This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons.

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Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft that was developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).

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North-Western Area Command (RAAF)

North-Western Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II.

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Operation Linebacker

Operation Linebacker was the codename of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 air interdiction campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 9 May to 23 October 1972, during the Vietnam War.

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Paul Wurtsmith

Paul Bernard Wurtsmith (9 August 1906 – 13 September 1946) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II.

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Port Moresby Airfield Complex

The Port Moresby Airfield Complex was a World War II military airfield complex, built near Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea.

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Robert W. Aschenbrener

Robert Wayne Aschenbrener (November 22, 1920 – July 2, 2009) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II.

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Spangdahlem Air Base

Spangdahlem Air Base (IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, former code EDAD) is a NATO air base with USAF tenant constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 km NNE of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base

Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base (TRTAFB) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility in central Thailand, approximately 144 miles (240 km) northwest of Bangkok in Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province.

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Tsili Tsili Airfield

Tsili Tsili (Tsile-Tsile) Airfield is a former World War II airfield in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

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United States Army Air Forces in Australia

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established a series of airfields in Australia for the collective defense of the country, as well as for conducting offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy.

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United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against the Empire of Japan in the Central Pacific Area.

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United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against the air, ground and naval forces of the Empire of Japan in the South West Pacific Theatre.

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177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO

The 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO ((177 IAP); Military Unit Number 10232) was a fighter regiment of the Soviet Air Defense Forces (PVO) during World War II and the Cold War, later becoming part of the Russian Air Defense Forces and finally the Russian Air Force.

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2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War (also called Operation Iraqi Freedom).

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26th Information Operations Wing

The 26th Information Operations Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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416th Fighter Squadron

The 416th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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49th Operations Group

The 49th Operations Group (49 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 49th Wing.

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49th Wing

The 49th Wing is a remotely piloted vehicle wing of the United States Air Force.

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50th Space Wing

The 50th Space Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command.

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54th Fighter Group

The 54th Fighter Group is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico and assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing of Air Education and Training Command.

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8 Squadron

8 Squadron or 8th Squadron may refer to.

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Redirects here:

8 FS, 8th Fighter Squadron (United States), 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Fighter_Squadron

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