5–17 April 1919 Kelly Field, Texas, 7 July 1922 – 1 September 1936 Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone, 1 February 1940 La Joya Airfield, Panama, 13 July 1942 Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 9 February 1944 La Chorrera Airfield, Panama, 6 April 1944 Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, 29 August 1944 France Field, Panama Canal Zone, 10 January 1945 – 15 October 1946 MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 8 January 1964 Deployed at Clark Air Base, Philippines, c. 20 August – 31 October 1965 Deployed at Cam Ranh Air Base, South Vietnam, 1 November 1965 - c. 4 January 1966 Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 15 July 1970 – 1 January 1994 Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 1 October 2002 – 10 September 2018 Evacuated to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 10 September 2018 – present Aircraft Probably Curtiss R-4 (1917–1918) Probably Curtiss JN-4 (1917–1918) Airco DH.4 (1918) SPAD S.XIII (1918) Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (1918) Thomas-Morse MB-7 (1922–1929) Curtiss AT-4 (1922–1929) Curtiss AT-5 (1922–1929) Curtiss P-1 Hawk (1928–1935) Boeing PW-9 (1929–1931) Boeing P-12 (1932–1936) Curtiss P-36 Hawk (1940–1941) Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1941–1942, 1943–1945) Bell P-39 Airacobra (1942–1944) Lockheed P-38 Lightning (1945–1946) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1946) Republic F-84 Thunderjet (1964) McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (1964–1982) McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (1982–1993) Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (2002–present) See also List of American Aero Squadrons References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography External links 43d Fighter Squadron Fact Sheet 043 Military units and formations in Florida 043