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531st Tactical Fighter Squadron
531st Tactical Fighter Squadron F-100 Super Sabre[note 1]
Active
1941-1946; 1953-1958; 1958-1970
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Fighter
Motto(s)
Strike and Return
Engagements
Pacific Ocean Theater[1] Vietnam War
Insignia
531 Tactical Fighter Sq emblem[note 2]
531st Fighter Squadron emblem[note 3][2]
58th Bombardment Squadron emblem
Military unit
The 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam. The squadron was inactivated on 31 July 1970.
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