70th Fighter Squadron

70th Fighter Squadron
70th Fighter Squadron Patch
Active	1 January 1941 – 26 December 1945 30 September 1975 – 30 June 2000
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Fighter
Nickname(s)	White Knights
Decorations	DUC AFOUA PPUC

The 70th Fighter Squadron (70 FS) was most recently part of the 347th Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. It operated A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft conducting ground attack missions.

The 70th provided air defense for Fiji from, February–December 1942. It then went on to fly combat missions in South and Southwest Pacific from, 21 December 1942 – 21 July 1944 and 9 September 1944 – 9 August 1945. It deployed aircraft and personnel to Southwest Asia from, 10 January – 16 September 1992.

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