339th Flight Test Squadron, US Air Force
339TH FLIGHT TEST SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 339 Fighter Squadron on 29 Sep 1942. Activated on 3 Oct 1942. Redesignated as: 339 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 23 Feb 1943; 339 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 1 Jan 1946. Redesignated as 339 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 13 Jul 1946. Activated on 25 Aug 1946. Redesignated as: 339 Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 20 Feb 1947; 339 Fighter Squadron, All Weather, on 10 Aug 1948; 339 Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 339 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 25 Apr 1951. Inactivated on 15 Jan 1958. Redesignated as 339 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 19 Dec 1975. Activated on 30 Dec 1975. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1983. Consolidated (1 Oct 1992) with the 2875 Test Squadron, which was designated, and activated, on 15 Jan 1988. Redesignated as: 339 Test Squadron on 1 Oct 1992; 339th Flight Test Squadron on 15 Mar 1994. Combat in South and Southwest Pacific, c. 22 Oct 1942–8 Aug 1945. Earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for operations in the Netherlands East Indies in Nov 1944. Air defense in Japan, 1946–1958. Combat in Korea, 27 Jun–5 Jul 1950. Trained to maintain combat readiness and prepared to deploy worldwide in support of US and allied forces, 1976-1983. Tested possible modifications for various weapons systems, 1988–1994. Conducted flight tests on F-15, C-130, C-141, and eventually other kinds of aircraft after program depot maintenance was completed, 1994-.
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The Emblem was approved 19 October 1955; newest rendition approved on 25 February 2008.
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