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#1745 95th FS F-35A Lightning II print

95th FS F-35A Lightning II print
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43.8 cm x 29.2 cm
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F-35A Lightning II
20-5627 '95 FS'
95 FS, 325 FW
Tyndall AFB, Florida
US - Air Force
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Squadron Prints Lithograph No. 1745 - 20-5627 '95 FS', F-35A Lightning II, 95th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida.

The 95th Fighter Squadron has a proud and distinguished history. It was constituted on 13 January 1942 as the 95th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) and activated on 9 February 1942. The squadron was equipped with the P-38 Lightning. Through the remainder of the war, the 95th served in North Africa and Italy having been redesignated the 95th Fighter Squadron in May 1942. Among the squadron’s many notable accomplishments was its participation in the attacks on the Ploesti oil refineries, where it was credited with getting its bombs right on target. The 95th also took part in some of the first shuttle missions to Russia. The squadron finished the war with over 400 confirmed kills and seven aces. During the post war period, the 95th flew the F-94 Starfire, F-86 Sabre, F-102 Delta Dagger and the F-106 Delta Dart. In 1974, the 95th became a Fighter Interceptor Squadron, using the T-33 Shooting Star and moved to its present location at Tyndall AFB, Florida. 1988 saw the squadron receive its first F-15A Eagle and once more changed its designation—this time becoming a Tactical Fighter Squadron. The Boneheads saw the full circle completed on 1 November 1991 when it once more became the 95thFighter Squadron. In the spring of 1992, the squadron re-equipped with the F-15C Eagle. For 36 years the Boneheads remained an Eagle squadron before deactivation in September 2010. The 95th was reactivated once again in October of 2013 until June 2019 flying the F-22 Raptor. After four long years, in June 2023, Mr. Bones would be rudely awoken once again. This time flying the world’s greatest fighter aircraft, the F-35A Lightning II and adopting the Wild Weasel Mission in addition to the Bonehead standard of maintaining Air Dominance. Mr. Bones, who has long been the squadron’s emblem, signifies the dauntless capability of accomplishing the mission any time, any place. The lightning next to him signifies rapid strike, and his top hat reflects the squadron’s belief that it is, indeed, Tops.

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