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83rd FIS
Loring AFB, ME |
20 F-106's assigned the 83rd FIS between 1 Jul 1971 - 30 Jun 1972 |
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20 F-106s were assigned the 83rd FIS Loring AFB ME between 01 July 1971 and 30 June 1972. The 83rd FIS was transferred from USAFE to ADC in June 1947 at Mitchell Field. Prior to being equipped it was transferred to Hamilton AFS where it received F-51Ds and F-84Bs. In the fall of 1950 it received F-84Ds and in August 1951 it transitioned into F-89Bs. In July 1952 the squadron moved to Paine Field and received F-86Ds. In August 1955 the 83rd FIS designation was transferred to Hamilton AFB to another F-86D squadron. In December 1957 the 83rd FIS received F-l04As to become the first operational 104 squadron in ADC. In July 1960 the F-104 replaced by F-l01Bs and on 1 July 1963 the squadron was inactivated. It was reactivated at Loring AFB in July 1971 replacing the 27th FIS with F-106As. The 83rd FIS was deactivated in June 1972.
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