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70th Fighter Squadron White Knights F-4e Model

Fly with the 70th Fighter Squadron in this hand crafted F-4E model. Each piece is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a piece you’ll love.

• Length – 18 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran Owned Business
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

The 70th Fighter Squadron (70 FS) was most recently part of the 347th Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. It operated A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft conducting ground attack missions.

The 70th provided air defense for Fiji from, February–December 1942. It then went on to fly combat missions in South and Southwest Pacific from, 21 December 1942 – 21 July 1944 and 9 September 1944 – 9 August 1945. It deployed aircraft and personnel to Southwest Asia from, 10 January – 16 September 1992.[1] Lineage[1][edit] Constituted 70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 14 December 1940
Activated on 1 January 1941
Redesignated: 70th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
Redesignated: 70th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 August 1943
Redesignated: 70th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 24 May 1944
Inactivated on 26 December 1945
Redesignated 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 8 September 1975
Activated on 30 September 1975
Redesignated 70th Fighter Squadron on 1 November 1991.
Inactivated on 30 June 2000

P-36 Hawk (1941)
P-39 Airacobra (1942–1944)
P-40 Warhawk (1943)
P-38 Lightning (1943–1945)
RA-24 Banshee (1944)
F-4 Phantom II (1975–1987)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (1987–1995)
OA-10 Thunderbolt (1995–2000)

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