21st Fighter Squadron

 

The Gamblers

 
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History:
5. October 1944 21st FS (Single Engine) activated at Seymour Johnson Field, NC
15 October 1946 21st FS (Single Engine) inactivated at Yontan Airfield Okinawa
11 November 1954 21st FDS reactivated at George AFB CA.
1 July 1958 21st FDS redesignated 21st TFS
15 March 1959 21st TFS inactivated at George AFB CA.
1 December 1972 21st TFTS reactivated at George AFB CA.
9 Oct 1980 21st TFTS redesignated 21st TFS
1 Jul 1983 21st TFS redesignated 21st TFTS
28 June 1991 21st TFTS inactivated at George AFB CA.
1 November 1991 21st FS reactivated at Shaw AFB SC.
31. December 1993 21st FS inactivated at Shaw AFB SC.
8 August 1996 21st FS reactivated at Luke AFB AZ.
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Tailcodes

1972 - 1991

blue

GA

1991 - 1993

blue

SW

1996 - present

white / red

LF

 
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Planes:
 

 

 

Oct 1944 - Okt 1946
P-47N
   
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Nov 1954 - 1956
F-86H
     
 

 

 

1956 - 1958
F-100C
     
 

 

 

1958 - Mar 1959
F-100D / F
     
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Dec 1972 - 1975
F-4D
   
 

 

 

1975 - 1981
F-4E
   
 

 

 

1981 - Jun 1991
F-16A / B
   
 

 

 

Nov 1991 - Dec 1993
A-10C
   
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Aug 1996 - present
F-16A / B
   
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Air Base & Wing Assingment
Seymour Johnson Field NC 413 FG 5 Oct 1944 1944
Bluethenthal Field NC 413 FG 1944 1945
Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa 413 FG 1945 1945
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa 413 FG 1945 1946)
Yontan Airfield, Okinawa 413 FG 1946 15 Oct 1946
George AFB CA 413 FDW 11 Nov 1954 1. Jul 1958
George AFB CA 413 TFW 1 Jul 1958 15 Mar 1959
George AFB CA 35 TFW 1 Dec 1972 1 July 1984
George AFB CA 35 TTW 1 July 1984 5 Oct 1989
George AFB CA 35 TFW 5 Oct 1989 28 Jun 1991
Shaw AFB SC 363 OG 1 Nov 1991 31 Dec 1993
Luke AFB AZ 56 OG 8 Aug 1996 present
 
 
Deployments
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Commanding Officers:
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History:
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