Jerry Bean

Overall size: 24" x 28"
Image size: 17 3/4" x 24"
1000 Limited Edition S/N $ 150
Framed as shown $445

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From January to March 2002, the Chiefs flew over 500 combat sorties logging 3,000 hours against terrorist targets in Afghanistan. Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and ANACONDA toppled the Taliban regime and rooted out al-Qaida terrorists.

During Operation Anaconda, the Chiefs earned 4 Silver Stars for their heroic support of troops in contact at Robert;s Ridge. On the Warpath, Operation Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom & Anaconda recognizes accomplishments of past, present and future Chiefs. Chief Standard.

Following the entry of the US into the war, the three Eagle Squadrons were transferred to the UD Army Air Forces as the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons, then combined to form the 4th Fighter Group flying P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs. During World War II the 335 FS destroyed 262 enemy aircraft.

The Chiefs flew P-80 Shooting Stars until 1949 when they received the F-86 Sabrejet, which they took to Korea on 10 November, 1950. By the end of the Korean War the 335 FS led all squadrons with 218.5 kills, allowing the Chiefs to claim the title “World’s Leading MiG-Killers” which they hold to this day.

The Chiefs remained in the Far East until 8 December 1957, when they moved to Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina and converted to the F-100 Super Sabre.

In May of 1958, the 335 FS became the first squadron in the Air Force to receive the F-105 Thunderchief. They were sent to Eglin AFB FL, and tasked with operational testing of the new aircraft for the next three years.

In 1967, the Chiefs received the airframe they would fly for the next twenty-three years – the F-4 Phantom II. Before this period had ended, the Chiefs had deployed to Korea to support the Pueblo Incident, flew in the Vietnam Conflict out of Ubon AB, Thailand, and became the first operational squadron to qualify with the GBU-15, and in doing so exceeded 100,000 consecutive accident-free flying hours.

On 1 March 1990, the Chiefs passed another milestone in their history. Their final F-4 sortie and first F-15E sortie were both flown in conjunction with the fifty-first change of command. In December 1990, the 335 FS deployed twenty-four F-15Es to Al Kharj Air Base in central Saudi Arabia in preparation for Operation DESERT STORM. Given the mission of finding and destroying Iraq’s SCUD missile launchers, the 335 FS brought Iraq’s use of thisterror weapon to a virtual halt, earning the squadron the nickname “SCUD BUSTERS.” The 335 FS made aerial warfare history by downing an Iraqi helicopter in the air using a laser guided bomb. During DESERT STORM, the Chiefs flew 1,097 combat missions over Iraq and occupied Kuwait, dropping over 4.8 million pounds of ordnance.

Since DESERT STORM, the squadron has deployed back to Southwest Asia five times in support of Operations NORTHERN WATCH and SOUTHERN WATCH.

In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001, the Chiefs were called upon to defend America’s skies in Operation NOBLE EAGLE. When America went on the offensive against terrorism, the Chiefs deployed to Al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait. From January to March 2002, the Chiefs flew over 500 combat sorties logging 3,000 hours against terrorist targets in Afghanistan. Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and ANACONDA toppled the Taliban regime and rooted out al-Qaida terrorists. In February of 2002, the Chiefs passed another aviation milestone by achieving an unprecedented second 100,000 consecutive accident-free flying hours.

In 2003, the Chiefs answered the call to combat again by deploying twenty-four F-15Es to Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar for Operations SOUTHERN WATCH and IRAQI FREEDOM. From February through July, the Chiefs flew over 1,500 combat sorties logging over 6,000 hours and dropped 1.2 mullion pounds of munitions. The Chiefs pummeled Iraqi Republican Guard Divisions with laser guided bombs setting records for combat bombing accuracy.