10th Flight Test Squadron
The 10th Flight Test Squadron (10 FLTS) is part of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It performs acceptance testing on refurbished B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, E-3 Sentry, and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft before they are returned to their units.
History
The 10th conducted training in fighter tactics from, 18 March 1942-28 Janusry 1944 before going into combat in the European Theater of Operations from, 1 May 1944-7 May 1945. The squadron also flew combat missions in Southwest Asia from, January-February 1991.
Operations
World War II
Operation Desert Storm
Lineage
10th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1940 - 1942)
10th Fighter Squadron (1942)
10th Fighter Squadron (Special) (1942 - 1944)
10th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1944)
10th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1944 - 1949)
10th Fighter Squadron, Jet (1949 - 1950)
10th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1950 - 1951)
10th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1951 - 1958)
10th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958 - 1994)
10th Flight Test Squadron (1994 - Present)
Assignments
50th Fighter Group (1941 - 1945)
9th Air Force (1950)
1st Air Force (1950)
Eastern Air Defense Force (1950 - 1951)
Attached: 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (11 September-18 October 1950)
Attached: 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group (19-30 November 1950)
Attached: 136th Fighter-Bomber Wing (1 December 1950-Unknown)
Tactical Air Command (1951)
50th Tactical Fighter Wing (1953 - 1991)
Attached: Tactical Fighter Wing Provisional, 363d (28 December 1990-10 May 1991)
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (1994 - Present)
Bases stationed
Selfridge Field, Michigan (1941)
Key Field, Mississippi (1941 - 1942)
Orlando Army Air Base, Florida (1942 - 1943, 1944)
Zephyrhills, Florida (1943 - 1944)
RAF Lymington, England (1944)
Carentan, France (1944)
Méautis, France (1944)
Orly, France (1944)
Laon, France (1944)
Lyon, France (1944)
Ochey, France (1944 - 1945)
Giebelstadt, Germany (1945)
Mannheim, Germany (1945)
La Junta Army Air Field, Colorado (1945)
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (1950–1951)
Clovis Air Force Base, New Mexico (1953)
Hahn Air Base, Germany (1953 - 1956)
Toul-Rosières Air Base, France (1956–1959)
Hahn Air Base, Germany (1959–1991)
Deployed: Al Dhafra, Saudi Arabia (28 December 1990-10 May 1991)
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (1994–Present)
Aircraft Operated
BT-13 Valiant (1941 - 1942)
P-35 Guardsman (1941 - 1942)
P-40 Warhawk (1942 - 1943)
P-51 Mustang (1943 - 1944, 1953)
P-47 Thunderbolt (1944 - 1945)
F-86 Sabre (1953 - 1957)
F-100 Super Sabre (1958 - 1966)
F-4 Phantom II (1966 - 1982)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (1982 - 1991)
B-1 Lancer (1994 - Present)
B-52 Stratofortress (1994 - Present)
E-3 Sentry (1994 - Present)
KC-135 Stratotanker (1994 - Present)
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