Langley AFB 94 FS “First To Fight”
Langley AFB 94 FS “First To Fight” poster art.
The 94th Fighter Squadron (94 FS) is part of the 1st Fighter Wing stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The original 94th Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas on 20 August 1917 and draws lineage from the famed American volunteer pilots known as the Lafayette Escadrille through consolidation with the 103d Aero Squadron following WWI. This consolidation means the 94 FS represents the very first Combat Airmen in US history. The 94th was the first all-American squadron to the fight and scored the first ever aerial victories by American-trained Airmen through the exploits of Lt. Douglas Campbell and Lt. Alan Winslow on 14 April 1918 over the skies of Toul, France. (See more below)
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America’s “Ace of Aces”, Eddie Rickenbacker, was credited with 26 of the squadron’s 67.5 kills flying the Nieuport 28 and later SPAD XIII making the “Hat in the Ring Gang” the most lethal American squadron of the war. The angelic Monument de l’aviation memorializes these victories and the historic St. Stephen’s Cathedral represents the city of Toul. The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial serves as the final resting place for these first American combat aviators. Years later, the 94th mobilized for WWII with the P-38 Lightning in the first ever fighter crossing of the Atlantic during Operation Bolero. The highly decorated squadron campaigned throughout North Africa and Europe earning 124 kills and making 6 Aces.
The 94th has deployed and flown in many conflicts thereafter including the first combat deployment of the F-22 Raptor in 2011. Today the members of the 94 FS are known as “SPADs” in honor of over 100 years of Air Dominance. Joint Base Langley-Eustis is one of the oldest continuously active air bases in the United States, and is located three miles north of the city of Hampton within the greater Hampton Roads region.
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