96th Flying Training Squadron [1] | |
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96th Flying Training Squadron Patch | |
Active |
9 February 1942 - 9 September 1945 12 April 1947 - 2 October 1949 1 November 1952 - 8 January 1958 1 February 1973 - 26 June 1992 1 April 1998 - Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Pilot Training |
Part of |
Air Force Reserve Command 10th Air Force 340th Flying Training Group |
Garrison/HQ | Laughlin Air Force Base |
Engagements | World War II |
Decorations |
DUC AFOUA |
The 96th Flying Training Squadron (96 FTS) is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the Reserve associate to the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. It operates T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II, and T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training.
History[]
The 96th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations from, 25 December 1942 – 6 May 1945. The squadron also conducted fighter escort and air defense from, 1947–1949 and air defense from, 1952-1957. It has conducted jet pilot training from, 1973–1992 and Since April 1998.[1]
Operations[1][]
Lineage[1][]
- 96th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1942)
- 96th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (Twin Engine) (1942)
- 96th Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) (1942–1944)
- 96th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine (1942–1947)
- 96th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1947–1952)
- 96th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952–1972)
- 96th Flying Training Squadron (1972–Present)
Assignments[1][]
- 82d Fighter Group (1942–1945, 1947–1949)
- 4710th Air Defense Wing (1952–1953)
- 525th Air Defense Group (1953–1955)
- 82d Fighter Wing (1955–1958)
- 82d Flying Training Wing (1973–1992)
- 340th Flying Training Group (1998–Present)
Bases stationed[1][]
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Aircraft Operated[1][]
- P-38 Lightning (1942–1945)
- F-51 Mustang (1947–1949)
- F-94B Starfire (1952–1957)
- T-37 Tweet (1973–1992, 1998–2004)
- T-38 Talon (1998–Present)
- T-1 Jayhawk (1998–Present)
- T-6 Texan II (2002–Present)
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
- USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).
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