40th Flight Test Squadron

40th Flight Test Squadron
Emblem of the 40th Flight Test Squadron
Active	1940--present
Country	United States
Branch	Air Force
Role	Flight Testing

The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 46th Operations Group, based at Eglin AFB, Florida.

Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 2 June 1942 – 14 August 1945. Served in the occupation force in Japan, 1945–1950. Combat in Korea, 8 July 1950 – 25 May 1951. Air defense in Japan and Korea, June 1951 – June 1965. Trained cadres for transfer to Southeast Asia, 1966–1969. Not manned, 10 May 1969 – 15 October 1970 and 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.