123d Fighter Squadron

123d Fighter Squadron
Airmen of the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing prepare six F-15 Eagles for an overseas tour in support of Exercise Iron Falcon[note 1]
Active1941–1945; 1946–1952; 1952–present
Country United States
Allegiance Oregon
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleFighter (Air Defense)
Part ofOregon Air National Guard
Garrison/HQPortland Air National Guard Base, Oregon
Nickname(s)Redhawks
EngagementsAmerican Theater, Antisubmarine Campaign
China-Burma-India Theater[1]
Insignia
123d Fighter Squadron emblem[note 2][2]
Patch with 123d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem
Patch with 123d Fighter Squadron emblem[note 3][1]
Tail stripe labelOregon

The 123d Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard 142d Fighter Wing located at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. The 123d is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and Boeing F-15EX Eagle II.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the 123d Observation Squadron formed on 30 July 1940. It was activated on 18 April 1941. The squadron is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.


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  1. ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 169
  2. ^ Watkins, p. 124