159th Fighter Squadron
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The 159th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Winglocated at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida. The 159th is equipped with the F-35A Lightning II.
An F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrives at 125th Fighter Wing
North American F-51D Mustang fighters of the 159th Fighter Squadron, Imeson Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, circa 1947.
The 159th "Florida Rockets" demonstration team in 1948
159th Squadron pilots race to their F-86D Sabres during an alert scramble at Jacksonville in the late 1950s
Imeson Field
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Imeson Field, also known as Jacksonville Imeson Airport, was the primary airport serving Jacksonville, Florida from 1927 until 1968. It was known as Jacksonville Municipal Airport prior to World War I
159th Fighter Squadron
…recognition was granted 9 February 1947. A facility for housing the units became available in temporary World War II buildings on the west side of the Imeson Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. Upon the arrival of the unit's first aircraft, the P-51D Mustang, (later redesignated the F-51D in 1947) at Imeson Airport…
1966 USDA aerial photo
Navy PB4Y-1 Privateer patrol aircraft – Jacksonville AAF
Imeson Airport in the 1950s