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Lives ‘put at risk’ as Russian fighter buzzes USAF MC-12W over Syria

… lives were ‘put at risk’ when a Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E fighter jet from the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) came … events come after a reported 12 F-22As from the USAF’s 94th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Hat in the Ring’ deployed from Joint Base …

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94th FS breaks F-22 live-fire missile record

… The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) 94th Fighter Squadron (FS) 'Hat in the Ring' – a component of the 1st …

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How America’s oldest flying fighter took to the skies again

… The Nieuport 28C-1 was the first fighter aircraft used in anger by a US military aviation … becoming America’s first fighter. It did so with the 94th Aero Squadron, which marked its aircraft with the ‘Hat in the …

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USAF F-22s deploy to Middle East amid rising Russian tensions

… fifth-generation air superiority fighters from the USAF’s 94th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Hat in the Ring’ have deployed to an …

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Where all the F-22 Raptors are based and why

… 440 F-22s was judged to be sufficient to equip four F-22 fighter wings in a total USAF force structure of 20 wings … packages, each of which would require a 24-aircraft F-22 squadron. With test and training aircraft and a modest … Wing, 1/2023-date 90th FS, 3rd Fighter Wing, 8/2007-date 94th FS, 1st Fighter Wing, 6/2006-date 95th FS, 325th Fighter

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F-22 Raptors arrive in Europe

… deployed to Europe. Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron (FS) of the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base …

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ANALYSIS: Why is the F-22A Raptor already facing retirement?

… Raptor leads the way as a fifth-generation air superiority fighter, but its days appear to be numbered – Jon Lake … the USAF deployed Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley–Eustis in Virginia to Muwaffaq …

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‘Ironmen’ reactivate as new F-22A FTU at Langley-Eustis

… (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) reactivated the 71st Fighter Squadron (FS) under the 1st Fighter Wing/Operations Group (FW/OG) at Joint Base …

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How successful was the Allied bomber offensive of WW2?

… selected pinpoint targets in daylight and defend against fighter attacks. Notwithstanding the Americans’ initial … on German morale, to impose heavy losses on the German day fighter force, and to contain German fighter strength away from the Russian and Mediterranean …

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The war and peacetime career of a film star B-17

… Within the 351st BG she went to the 511th Bomb Squadron, as did all Pathfinder Force (PFF) lead aircraft in … upper surface. The diagonal stripe signified a unit of the 94th Combat Wing. The letter within the black triangle … Meadows, the only pilot to fly her on two occasions. No fighter opposition was encountered but flak did manage to …

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Original Nieuport biplane flies again in Sweden 

… too late to serve in World War One, the 1918-built fighter was one of around 50 examples to be imported to the … to flight status. Painted to represent a machine from the 94th Aero Squadron, it will now return to Stow and will make limited …

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Deadly Raptor: An overview of past and present USAF F-22A ops

… its reputation as the world’s most capable air superiority fighter. Tom Kaminski explores its entry into service through … was delivered to the 53rd Wing’s 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, on July 14, 2003. Deliveries … squadron on December 15, 2005. Deliveries to the Wing’s 94th FS followed in March 2006. Air National Guard (ANG) …

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Fifteen Cuts

… such as Jabara made the F-86 Sabre the most celebrated fighter on the UN side in the Korean War. He was photographed … configuration, the Sabre entered service with the USAF’s 94th Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing in 1949 and was therefore …

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Adieu to France’s Stratotankers

… by the Air and Space Force’s 03.060 ‘Esterel’ transport squadron. The retirees are being replaced by ten Boeing … features with the Mirage IIIA single engine, single-seat fighter jet, but could carry three times more internal fuel … in the service of three bomber squadrons (91st, 93rd and 94th EBs) with detachments in 103 ‘Cambrai’, 110 ‘Creil’, 113 …

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What it's like to demo a USAF F-35A at an airshow

… F-35A Demonstration Team would be reassigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah. The team started in 2016 as … (FTU) course at Tyndall AFB, Florida, before joining the 94th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. ‘BEO’ would …