70th Fighter Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/70th_Fighter_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F-4_Phantom_II
gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon
gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:F-22_Raptor
gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief
gptkb:F-86_Sabre
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkbp:historical_significance first fighter squadron to be activated in the U. S. Army Air Forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 70th Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:insignia squadron emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:Joint_Base_Elmendorf-Richardson
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Pilot
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadron_history currently active
inactivated in 1946
activated in 1940
re-activated in 1952
inactivated in 1970
re-activated in 1991
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:487_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5