170th Fighter Squadron
Description
The 170th Fighter Squadron (170 FS) is an inactive unit of the Illinois Air National Guard. It was last assigned to the 183d Fighter Wing located at Capital Airport Air National Guard Station, Springfield, Illinois. The 170th FS last flew the Block 30 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It was inactivated on 30 September 2008. Its role is for Fighting. It was active from July 1942 by Third Air Force as the 305th Fighter Squadron. Durng the Korean War it was assigned to Strategic Air Command and late transferred to Bergstrom AFB, Texas. It became inactivated after years of service in September 2008.
