Country United States Nickname(s) White Knights | Type Fighter Decorations DUC
AFOUA
PPUC | |
Active 1 January 1941 – 26 December 1945
30 September 1975 – 30 June 2000 Branch United States Air Force |
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.
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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.
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