Lineage

• Constituted 365th Fighter Squadron on 20 Dec 1942

Activated on 1 Jan 1943

Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

• Re-designated: 163d Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Indiana ANG, on 24 May 1946.

Federally recognized and activated, 10 November 1947

Federalized and placed on active duty, 10 February 1951

Designated as 163d Fighter Squadron (Single-Engine), 10 February 1951

Released from active duty and returned to Indiana state control, 1 November 1952

Re-designated: 163d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1952

Re-designated: 163d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1954

Re-designated: 163d Fighter Squadron, 1992-Present

Assignments

• 358th Fighter Group
  358th Fighter Group
  The 358th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Second Air Force stationed at La Junta Army Air Field , Colorado. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
  
  , 1 January 1943-7 November 1945
• Indiana Air National Guard
  Indiana Air National Guard
  The Indiana Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is, along with the Indiana Army National Guard, an element of the Indiana National Guard.-Mission:...
  
  , 24 May 1946

122d Fighter Group (ADC), 10 November 1947

122d Fighter Group (ConAC), 1 December 1948

122d Fighter Group (ADC), 1 January 1951

Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 10 February 1951

122d Fighter Interceptor Group, 10 February 1951

Released from active duty and returned to Indiana state control, 1 November 1952

122d Fighter Interceptor Group (ADC), 1 November 1952

122d Tactical Fighter Group (TAC), 1954

122d Fighter Group (ACC), 1992

122d Fighter Wing

122d Fighter Wing

The 122d Fighter Wing is an Indiana Air National Guard fighter unit, part of the United States Air Force. It is located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station in Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Overview:...

 (ACC), 1995-Present

Stations

• Richmond Army Air Base, Va, 1 Jan 1943
• Baltimore Army Airfield, Md, 28 Apr 1943
• Millville Army Airfield, NJ, 29 May 1943
• Camp Springs Army Airfield, Md, 3 Jul 1943
• Richmond Army Air Base, Va, 16 Aug-26 Sep 1943
• RAF Goxhill
  RAF Goxhill
  RAF Goxhill is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force station in England. It is located just to the east of the village of Goxhill, on the south bank of the Humber estuary, opposite the city of Kingston upon Hull, in north Lincolnshire....
  
   (AAF-345), England, 20 Oct 1943
• RAF Leiston
  RAF Leiston
  RAF Leiston is a former airfield in the United Kingdom. The airfield is located northwest of Leiston and south of Theberton in Suffolk.-USAAF use:...
  
   (AAF-373), England, 3 Dec 1943
• RAF Raydon
  RAF Raydon
  RAF Raydon is a former United States Army Air Force station in England. It is located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon, about 6 miles from Ipswich on the B1070 in Suffolk.-Origins:...
  
   (AAF-157), England, 2 Feb 1944
• RAF High Halden
  RAF High Halden
  thumb|Republic P-47D-28-RE Thunderbolt Serial 44-20244 of the 367th Fighter SquadronRAF Station High Halden is a former World War II airfield in Kent, England...
  
   (AAF-411), England, 13 Apr 1944
• Cretteville Airfield
  Cretteville Airfield
  Cretteville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Cretteville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France....
  
   (A-14), France, 3 Jul 1944
• Pontorson Airfield
  Pontorson Airfield
  Pontorson Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Pontorson in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France....
  
   (A-28), France, 14 Aug 1944

• Vitry-En-Artois Airfield (A-67), France, c. 15 Sep 1944

Operated from St-Dizier Airfield (A-64), France, 12-17 Oct 1944

• Mourmelon-le-Grand Airfield
  Mourmelon-le-Grand Airfield
  Mourmelon-le-Grand Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in France. It lies approximately 1 mile east-southeast of Mourmelon-le-Grand and 93 miles northeast of Paris....
  
   (A-80), France, c. 17 Oct 1944
• Toul-Croix De Metz Airfield
  Toul-Croix De Metz Airfield
  Toul-Croix De Metz Airfield is a former military airfield which is located approximately 1 mile northeast of Toul ; 160 miles east of Paris....
  
   (A-90), France, c. 20 Nov 1944
• Mannheim-Sandhofen Airfield (Y-79), Germany, 7 Apr 1945
• Reims, France, c. 23 Jun-10 Jul 1945
• La Junta Army Air Field, Colo, c. 4 Aug-7 Nov 1945.
• Stout Field, Indiana
  Indiana
  Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
  
  , (1946–1954)
• Fort Wayne International Airport
  Fort Wayne International Airport
  -Top Destinations:-Airfield infrastructure:As of 2006, the airport's main Runway 5/23's usable dimensions are long and wide while the grooved-surface dimensions are long and wide, large enough to accommodate the NASA Space Shuttle orbiter, Boeing 747s, and military air mobility and aerial...
  
  , Indiana
  Indiana
  Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
  
  , 1954

Designated Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station

Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station

Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station is a United States Air Force base, located at Fort Wayne International Airport, Indiana. It is located south-southwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana....

, 1991-Present

Aircraft

• A-10 Thunderbolt II
  A-10 Thunderbolt II
  The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,...
  
   (2010–Present)
• F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (1991–2010)
• F-4E Phantom II (1986–1991)
• F-4C Phantom II (1979–1986)
• F-100D Super Sabre (1971–1979)
• F-84F Thunderjet (1964–1971)

• RF-84F Thunderflash (1962–1964)
• F-84F Thunderjet (1958–1962)
• F-86A Sabre (1956–1958)
• F-80C Shooting Star (1954–1956)
• F-51D Mustang (1947–1954)

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