ThePhantomTwo Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER Posted Sep 23, 2008 @ 11:36 PM SEPT. 30, 1948 — Unit is founded as the 170th Fighter Squadron. The first plane flown by the unit is the World War II-era P-51 Mustang. (By 1948, this plane had been re-designated the F-51.) NOVEMBER 1953 — 183rd gets its first jet, the F-86 Sabre. FEBRUARY 1955 — F-86 Sabres are replaced with F-84 Thunderstreaks. OCTOBER 1962 — 170th Fighter Squadron becomes part of the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group. The 170th is not dissolved, but the overall Air National Guard installation at Capital Airport usually is referred to as the 183rd from this point forward. JANUARY 1972 — 183rd is the first Air National Guard squadron to receive the F-4 Phantom II. JUNE 1989 — The first two F-16s arrive in Springfield. By May 1990, the unit had accepted all of its F-16s. OCTOBER 2005 — Congress refuses to block recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, which called for reassigning the 183rd’s fighters. JUNE 2008 — The first of the 183rd’s F-16 Falcons begin to leave Springfield. SEPT. 23, 2008 — The last F-16 assigned to the 183rd, tail number 292, leaves Springfield for Montgomery, Ala. Lt. Col. John Patterson is at the controls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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