15 October 1983 – 1 August 1988 4485th Test Squadron: 12 April 1971 – 1 August 1988 4486th Fighter Weapons Squadron: 1 October 1985 – 1 August 1988, later 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron 4487th Electronic Warfare Aggressor (later 87th Electronic Warfare Aggressor) Squadron: 1 October 1990 – 15 April 1993 Flight 15th Test Flight: 1 March 2016 – 1 October 2021 Support Units 53d USAF Infirmary (later 53d USAF Dispensary), 18 August 1955 – 1 April 1960 53d Air Base Squadron, 18 August 1955 – 1 April 1960 53d Materiel Squadron, 18 August 1955 – 1 April 1960 53d Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 8 July 1957 – 1 May 1959 Aircraft flown P-35 (1941) P-39 Airacobra (1942–1943) P-40 Warhawk (1941) P-47 Thunderbolt (1943–1944) P-51 Mustang (1943) F-86 Sabre (1955–1959) C-119 Flying Boxcar (1956, 1963–1973) C-45 Expeditor (1957) T-33 Shooting Star (1957, 1963–1973) A-4 Skyhawk (1963–1973) A-37 Dragonfly (1963–1973) B-57 Canberra (1963–1973) C-123 Provider (1963–1973) C-124 Globemaster II (1963–1973) H-3 Sea King (1963–1973) CH-21 Shawnee (1963–1973) F-100 Super Sabre (1963–1973) F-101 Voodoo (1963–1973) F-104 Starfighter (1963–1973) F-105 Thunderchief (1963–1973) O-1 Bird Dog (1963–1973) OV-10 Bronco (1963–1973) RB-66 Destroyer (1963–1973) UH-1 Iroquois (1963–1973) C-130 Hercules (1964–1974) F-111 Aardvark (1968–1978) RF-4 (1964–1994) F-5 Freedom Fighter (1965–1978) A-7 Corsair II (1972–1974) AC-130 Spectre (1972–1978) McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (1976–present) General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (1978–present) Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (1978–present) Boeing E-3 Sentry (1980) SR-71 Blackbird (1986–89) F-15 Strike Eagle (1988-present) E-9 (1996–present) F-117 Nighthawk (1996–2008) HH-60 Pave Hawk (1996–present) HC-130J Combat King II (2010–present) F-22A Raptor (2010-present) F-35A Lightning II (2014-present) F-15EX Eagle II (2021-present) Awards and campaigns References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1956. External links 53d Wing Home Page Military units and formations in Florida 0053 Military units and formations established in 1941