3246th Test Wing

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>Assigned to the 3246th Test Wing was the 3247th Test Squadron, which inherited <a href="/facts/F-4_Phantom_II/epGAnaxt">F-4C/D/E</a> and <a href="/facts/RF-4C_Phantom_II/epGAnaxt">RF-4C Phantom II</a> aircraft formerly assigned to the Air Proving Ground Center's 4533d Test Wing. The 3247th aircraft carried AD and ET tail codes, and a white tailband with red diamonds.
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<h3>Components</h3>
<ul><li>6585th Test Group, 1 January 1984 – 1 October 1992</li>
<li>3247th Test Squadron, 1 July 1970 – 1 October 1992 (inactivated and consolidated with 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron)</li></ul>
<h3>Stations</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Eglin_Air_Force_Base/IzkATCcq">Eglin Air Force Base</a>, Florida, 1 July 1970 – 1 October 1992</li></ul>
<h3>Aircraft</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/A-10A_Thunderbolt_II/8y6zYaxe">A-10A Thunderbolt II</a></li>
<li>YA-10B Thunderbolt II</li>
<li><a href="/facts/C-131B_Samaritan/zUcdB94r">C-131B Samaritan</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/C-130_Hercules/EVzoWXp9">C-130 Hercules</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/F-4_Phantom_II/epGAnaxt">F-4 Phantom II</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/RF-4C_Phantom_II/epGAnaxt">RF-4C Phantom II</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/F-15_Eagle/8ublq0RC">F-15 Eagle</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/F-15E_Strike_Eagle/Vo4eCmzV">F-15E Strike Eagle</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/F-16_Fighting_Falcon/0KRD0Gqy">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/F-100D_Super_Sabre/d7Dkdz9V">F-100D Super Sabre</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/General_Dynamics_F-111A/oCScquIC">General Dynamics F-111A</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/General_Dynamics_F-111E/oCScquIC">General Dynamics F-111E</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/T-38_Talon/P8WVlV8W">T-38 Talon</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/CT-39A_Sabreliner/zatuu6K2">CT-39A Sabreliner</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois/fww91aHu">HH-1H, UH-1N Huey</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/UH-60_Black_Hawk/xXhJqFjq">UH-60 Black Hawk</a></li></ul>

<p> This article incorporates <a href="/facts/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States/Q1jvr96g">public domain material</a> from the <a href="https://www.afhra.af.mil/">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a>
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<ul><li>Martin, Patrick. Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Schiffer Military Aviation History, 1994. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-88740-513-4. Image source listed as United States Air Force</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Thornbororough, Anthony M., and Davies, Peter E., "The Phantom Story", Arms and Armour Press, A Cassell Imprint, London, UK, 1994, ISBN 1-85409-121-2, page 278. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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