2nd FIS

"Horney Horses"
Wurtsmith, MI

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20 F-106s were assigned the 2nd FIS at Wurtsmith AFB MI between 01 July 1971 and 08 March 1973.

In June 1947 the 2d FIS was transferred from USAFE to ADC. The unit was based at Mitchell Field and flew P-61s. In June 1948 it traded in its P-61s for F-82 Twin Mustangs. In the fall of 1949 the 2d FIS moved to McGuire AFB and transitioned into jets - F-86s. A year later in 1950 the unit traded in its 86s for F-94s which it flew for two years. In the tall of 1952 the unit transitioned into F-84Gs followed by another change into F-86Ds during the summer of 1953. In August of 1955 the 2d FIS designation was moved to Suffolk County AFB where in January 1957 it transitioned into F-102As. In August 1959 the unit transitioned into F-101Bs which it kept until inactivation in December of 1969. The 2d FIS was reactivated in July 1971 at Wurtsmith AFB, flying the 94th FIS F-l06As when that unit designation was transferred to TAC. The 2d FIS was deactivated on 31 March 1973. The Combat Crew Training Squadron at Tyndall AFB picked up the unit insignia changing it slightly to the 2d FITS in 1974.

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