10th Flight Test Squadron
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 F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Hahn Air Base | |
| Active | 1941-1945; 1950-1951; 1953-1991; 1994 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Flight Test |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Tinker Air Force Base |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations[1] |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 10th Flight Test Squadron emblem (approved 17 April 1996)[1][note 1] |  |
| 10th Fighter-Bomber Squadron emblem (approved 23 July 1953)[2] |  |
| 10th Fighter Squadron emblem (World War II)[3] |  |
The 10th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 413th Flight Test Group of Air Force Materiel Command based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It performs acceptance testing on refurbished Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing E-3 Sentry, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft before they are returned to their units.
The squadron was first activated as the 10th Pursuit Squadron prior to the entry of the United States into World War II. It served as a test unit as the 10th Fighter Squadron in the southeastern United States until 1943, when it prepared for deployment to the European Theater of Operations. It remained in combat until V-E Day, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation. The unit returned to the United States in 1945 and was inactivated.
In 1950, the squadron was activated in the reserves. After the start of the Korean War, it was called to active duty, but immediately inactivated and its personnel were transferred to other units.
The squadron was activated in 1953 at Clovis Air Force Base, New Mexico as the 10th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, where it assumed the personnel and equipment of an Air National Guard squadron that was returned to active duty. It moved to Europe later that year, and remained there until inactivating in 1991.
In 1994, the squadron was redesignated the 10th Flight Test Squadron and activated at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
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