What’s in a Number Anyway? The Origins of the 142nd Fighter Wing
In contrast to the unofficial 371st Fighter Group emblem, the stylized “Redhawk” of the 35th Photo Recon Squadron did make the postwar transition to the 123rd Fighter Squadron. The twin tails are evocative of the unit’s wartime twin-engine, twin-boom Lockheed F-5 Photo Lightning aircraft. This emblem has been updated since 1945, with the current version used by the 123rd Fighter Squadron displayed on the 142nd Fighter Wing website under the Art tab. (142FW History Archives)
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