27th Fighter-Escort

The 27th Fighter-Escort Group was an aviation unit of the United States Air Force, originally activated as the 27th Bombardment Group in 1940. During World War II, it saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater, including the Philippines and Australia. After the war, the unit was redesignated as the 27th Fighter Group and later as the 27th Fighter-Escort Group, becoming one of the first to operate the F-84 Thunderjet. In the early 1950s, the group provided crucial long-range escort missions for Strategic Air Command bombers, enhancing the United States' global strike capabilities during the early Cold War era.