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History: Constituted 40 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated: 40 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 40 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 40 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 40 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 Jun 1965. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1970. Activated on 1 Oct 1971. Inactivated on 30 Apr 1982. Consolidated (1 Oct 1992) with the 3247 Test Squadron, which was designated, and activated, on 25 Jun 1982. Redesignated: 40 Test Squadron on 1 Oct 1992; 40 Flight Test Squadron on 15 Mar 1994. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Emblem was approved on 27 July 1983; updated on 29 January 1996. | |||
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons | Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil | ||
{{us}} | {{us}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1983]] |