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40th Flight Test Squadron | |
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Active | 1940–1970; 1971–1982; --present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Flight Testing |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
Nickname(s) | Fighting Fortieth (1959–1982) |
Engagements |
Southwest Pacific Theater Korean War [1] |
Decorations |
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation [1] |
Insignia | |
40th Flight Test Squadron emblem [note 2] [1] | |
40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem [note 3] [2] | |
40th Pursuit Squadron emblem [note 4] [1] [3] |
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.
"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." [1]
Conducted test and evaluation missions, using the various aircraft, 1982–present.
In 2022, the squadron added the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie to its inventory. This semi-autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of determining an optimal mission flight path based on inputs from ground stations or airborne fighter aircraft. Testing will be led by the Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation Team. [4]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (December 2012) |
40th Flight Test Squadron | |
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Active | 1940–1970; 1971–1982; --present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Flight Testing |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
Nickname(s) | Fighting Fortieth (1959–1982) |
Engagements |
Southwest Pacific Theater Korean War [1] |
Decorations |
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation [1] |
Insignia | |
40th Flight Test Squadron emblem [note 2] [1] | |
40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem [note 3] [2] | |
40th Pursuit Squadron emblem [note 4] [1] [3] |
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.
"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." [1]
Conducted test and evaluation missions, using the various aircraft, 1982–present.
In 2022, the squadron added the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie to its inventory. This semi-autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of determining an optimal mission flight path based on inputs from ground stations or airborne fighter aircraft. Testing will be led by the Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation Team. [4]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency