High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 309th Fighter Squadron (309 FS) is part of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.The 309th Pursuit Squadron was first activated at Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 30, 1942. After arriving in England in May 1942 the squadron was designated as the 309th Fighter Squadron, traded their P-39 Airacobras for British Spitfires, and began combat operations, achieving their first kill on only their second day of fighting. From August 1942 to July 1943 the 309th spearheaded air offenses over North Africa and later participated in the invasion of Italy. The 309th patrolled the sky over Italy in support of the ground war until March 1944. They then acquired P-51 Mustangs and conducted bomber escort missions into Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Italy, and Germany. By May 7, 1945, the end of the war in Europe, the 309th claimed 173 victories.

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