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The 43d Fighter Squadron (43 FS) is part of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It conducts advanced fighter training for F-22 Raptor pilots.
The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 13 June 1917, being organized at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to England as part of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The squadron saw combat during World War II, served in the Vietnam War and later became part of the Alaskan Air Command (AAC) during the Cold War.
The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 13 June 1917, being organized at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to England as part of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The squadron saw combat during World War II, served in the Vietnam War and later became part of the Alaskan Air Command (AAC) during the Cold War.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43d_Fighter_Squadron
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Coordinates: 30°3'54"N 85°34'49"W
- Tyndall Air Force Base 13 km
- Eglin Air Force Base / Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS/KVPS) 106 km
- Site B-70E 126 km
- Okaloosa Island 128 km
- Site B-75 133 km
- Eglin Air Force Base Training Range 155 km
- Fort Rucker 163 km
- Naval Air Station Pensacola (NPA /KNPA) 173 km
- Horn Island 308 km
- Camp Shelby 373 km
- Tyndall Air Force Base 2.2 km
- St. Andrews Bay 14 km
- St. Andrews State Park 15 km
- Bay County, Florida 23 km
- Gulf County, Florida 38 km
- St Joseph State Park 38 km
- Lake Wimico 51 km
- Saint Vincent Island 61 km
- Liberty County, Florida 75 km
- Franklin County, Florida 83 km