13th Provisional Fighter Squadron





Formation
Officialy formed by the state government of Georgia to fight the Lincoln coup government, the 13th Provisional Fighter Squadron was activated with four F-4E aircraft and a complement of Air National Guard maintenance personnel, as well as its highly-varied flight crews, who ranged from ex-USAF combat veterans to inexperienced civilians.

Operations (Second American Civil War)
During the [[Second American Civil War, the 13th PFS participated in:

Operation Bronco

Operation Sumter

Operation White Eagle

Its members scored a confirmed total of 16 kills, broken down into:

5 MiG-21MF

4 MiG-29B

1 Yak-40

2 F-16A

1 Su-27

3 L-39

The 13th Provisional Fighter squadron lost 1 F-4E to a SAM, believed to be an SA-7, in December of 2012. The pilot and WSO ejected without serious injury and were rescued by USAF 23d Wing personnel.

Post-war
Organized as part of the Georgia State Guard, the 13th remained active following the war's conclusion. There are reports that it saw action against invading UN forces in 2013, primarily against French Rafales and Mirages in the Caribbean. After-action reports suggest that at least 3 Mirages and one Rafale were shot down by AIM-120s fired in active-guidance mode by F-4Es masquerading as commercial airliners.

As the F-4s are aging rapidly and will not be flyable past 2015 without an overhaul extending service until a possible date of 2035, a proposal exists to re-equip the squadron with six F-15Es as that aircraft's numbers are reduced in favor of the F-35D.