The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 96th Operations Group, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

History

thumb|40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Convair TF-102A-45-CO Delta Dagger 56-2360, Johnson AB, Japan, 1963

"Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 2 June 1942 – 14 August 1945. Served in the occupation force in Japan, 1945–1950. Combat in Korea, 8 July 1950 – 25 May 1951. Air defense in Japan and Korea, June 1951 – June 1965. Trained cadres for transfer to Southeast Asia, 1966–1969. Not manned, 10 May 1969 – 15 October 1970 and 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982."

Lineage

; 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron

  • Constituted as the 40th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 December 1939

: Activated on 1 February 1940

: Redesignated 40th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942

: Redesignated 40th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 20 August 1943

: Redesignated 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 January 1950

: Redesignated 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 June 1965

: Inactivated on 15 October 1970

  • Activated on 1 October 1971

: Inactivated on 30 April 1982

  • Consolidated with the 3247th Test Squadron on 1 October 1992 as the 40th Flight Test Squadron
  • 96th Operations Group, 1 October 2012 – present

Stations

  • Selfridge Field, Michigan, 1 February 1940
  • Baer Field, Indiana, 6 December 1941
  • Port Angeles, Washington, 16 December 1941 – c. 22 January 1942
  • Brisbane, Australia, 25 February 1942
  • Ballarat Airport, Australia, 9 March 1942
  • Mount Gambier Airport, Australia, 16 March 1942
  • Townsville Airport, Australia, April 1942
  • Berry Airfield (12 Mile Drome), New Guinea, 2 June 1942
  • Townsville Airport, Australia, 30 July 1942
  • Rogers Airfield (30 Mile Drome), New Guinea, c. 25 November 1942
  • Tsili Tsili Airfield, New Guinea, 11 August 1943
  • Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, October 1943
  • Gusap Airfield, New Guinea, 5 February 1944
  • Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 9 June 1944
  • Kornasoren Airfield Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 4 August 1944
  • Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 14 September 1944
  • Wama Airfield, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, 17 October 1944
  • Mangaldan Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 21 January 1945
  • Lingayen Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 11 April 1945
  • Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 19 April 1945
  • Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Ryuku Islands, 30 June 1945
  • Irumagawa Air Base, Japan, 10 October 1945
  • Yokota Air Base, Japan, 13 March 1950
  • Ashiya Air Base, Japan, 7 July 1950
  • Pohang Air Base (K-3), South Korea, 17 July 1950
  • Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, 13 August 1950
  • Pohang AB (K-3), South Korea, 7 October 1950
  • Yonpo Air Base (K-27), North Korea, 18 November 1950
  • Pusan West Air Base (K-1), South Korea, 3 December 1950
  • Misawa Air Base, Japan, 25 May 1951
  • Johnson Air Base, Japan, 1 July 1951 (detachment at Komaki Air Base, Japan, 13 July 1953 – 17 February 1955)
  • Yokota Air Base, Japan, 13 August 1954 – c. 15 June 1965
  • Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970
  • Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 1 October 1971
  • George Air Force Base, California, 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982
  • Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 25 June 1982 – present

Aircraft

  • Bell P-39 Airacobra, 1941–1944
  • Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945
  • North American P-51 Mustang (later F-51, 1945–1950, 1950–1953
  • Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, 1950, 1953–1954
  • North American F-86D Sabre, 1953–1961
  • Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1960–1965
  • McDonnell F-4 Phantom II 1965–1969, 1982–present
  • LTV A-7 Corsair II, 1971–1972
  • Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, 1982–2025
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1982–present
  • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1982–present
  • General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, 1982–1996
  • Northrop T-38 Talon, 1982–present
  • North American T-39 Sabreliner, 1982–unknown
  • Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1982–present
  • Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey, 1982–present
  • Bell UH-1 Huey, 1982–present
  • Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, 2022–present