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History: Constituted as 56 Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 November 1940.  Activated on 15 January 1941.  Redesignated as: 56 Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 28 August 1942; 493 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943; 493 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944.  Inactivated on 7 November 1945.  Redesignated as 493 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 25 June 1952.  Activated on 10 July 1952.  Redesignated as: 493 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 July 1958; 493 Fighter Squadron on 1 October 1991.  Inactivated on 18 December 1992.  Activated on 1 January 1994. Antisubmarine patrols, March–April 1942.  Replacement training, 1942–1943. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 20 April 1944–4 May 1945.  Between 1952-1990: conducted aerial gunnery training and special weapons operations; trained for conventional and nuclear bombing missions in support of NATO.  Participated in the air raid on Tripoli, Libya, 14-15 April 1986.  Combat in Southwest Asia, January–February 1991.  Supported USAFE, USEUCOM and NATO war plans and contingency operations, 1994-.  Supported Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Odyssey Dawn and Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) commitments in Southwest Asia, 2000-


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493RD FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 56 Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 November 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941. Redesignated as: 56 Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 28 August 1942; 493 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943; 493 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944. Inactivated on 7 November 1945. Redesignated as 493 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 25 June 1952. Activated on 10 July 1952. Redesignated as: 493 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 July 1958; 493 Fighter Squadron on 1 October 1991. Inactivated on 18 December 1992. Activated on 1 January 1994. Antisubmarine patrols, March–April 1942. Replacement training, 1942–1943. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 20 April 1944–4 May 1945. Between 1952-1990: conducted aerial gunnery training and special weapons operations; trained for conventional and nuclear bombing missions in support of NATO. Participated in the air raid on Tripoli, Libya, 14-15 April 1986. Combat in Southwest Asia, January–February 1991. Supported USAFE, USEUCOM and NATO war plans and contingency operations, 1994-. Supported Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Odyssey Dawn and Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) commitments in Southwest Asia, 2000-

Coat of arms (crest) of 493rd Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
Coat of arms (crest) of 493rd Fighter Squadron, US Air Force


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