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1st Fighter Group

1st Operations Group
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F-22 Raptor, 27th Fighter Squadron
Active 5 May 1918-Present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Type Group
Role Air Dominance
Part of 1st Fighter Wing
Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ Langley Field, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
Motto(s) Aut Vincere Aut Mori – Conquer or Die
Tail Code "FF"
Engagements

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World War I

  • Champagne-Marne Defensive Campaign
  • Aisne-Marne Offensive Campaign
  • St Mihiel Offensive Campaign
  • Meuse-Argonne Offensive Campaign

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World War II (EAME Theater)

  • Air Offensive, Europe Campaign
  • Algeria-French Morocco Campaign
  • Tunisia Campaign
  • Sicily Campaign
  • Naples-Foggia Campaign
  • Anzio Campaign
  • Rome-Arno Campaign
  • Normandy Campaign
  • Northern France Campaign
  • Southern France Campaign
  • North Apennines Campaign
  • Rhineland Campaign
  • Central Europe Campaign
  • Po Valley Campaign

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Armed Forces Expeditionary

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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

Decorations

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Distinguished Unit Citation

  • Italy, 25 Aug 1943; 30 Aug 1943
  • Ploesti, Rumania, 18 May 1944
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (4x)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Frank M. Andrews
General Carl A. Spaatz
Insignia
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Aircraft flown
Bomber F-22 Raptor
1st Fighter Group
Active 7 December 1941 to 16 October 1945
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Forces
Type Fighter Group
Role Air Superiority
Close air support
Size 1,000 personnel
125 P-38 aircraft
Part of Twelfth Air Force
Fifteenth Air Force
Engagements DUC: 25 August 1943
DUC: 30 August 1943
DUC: Ploieşti, 18 May 1944
Insignia
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World War I

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World War II (EAME Theater)

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Armed Forces Expeditionary

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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary


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