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39th Flying Training Squadron ^[1]
39th Flying Training Squadron
	39th Flying Training Squadron Patch
Active	1 February 1940 - 8 December 1957 ; 15 October 1969 - 15 March 1974 ; 1 July 1977 - 11 May 1984 ; 2 April 1990 - 15 December 1991 ; 8 September 1993 - 1 September 1999 ; 2 April 2001 - 21 July 2007 ; 12 September 2007 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Pilot Training
Decorations	DUC ; AFOUA ; PPUC ; ROK PUC

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The 39th Flying Training Squadron (39 FTS) is currently part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

Mission

It operates the T-6 Texan II, T-1A Jayhawk and T-38 Talon aircraft conducting Pilot Instructor Training.

History

The 39th flew Antisubmarine patrols off the coast of Washington from, c. 15 December 1941-c. 15 January 1942 then went on to fly combat missions in the Southwest and Western Pacific from, 2 June 1942-14 August 1945. It also flew combat missions in Korea from, 9 July 1950-27 July 1953. It trained tactical reconnaissance and electronic warfare crews from, 1969–1974 and F-4 Phantom II Wild Weasel aircrews from, 1977-1984. The 39th was an undergraduate pilot training unit from, 1990-1991. It performed flight tests on various weapons systems from, 1993-1999 then went back to providing flying training from 2001 onwards.^[1]

Lineage

Constituted 39th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 22 Dec 1939

Activated on 1 Feb 1940

Re-designated: 39th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942

Re-designated: 39th Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 27 Oct 1942

Re-designated: 39th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 19 Feb 1944

Re-designated: 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 Jan 1950

Inactivated on 8 Dec 1957

Re-designated 39th Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron on 18 Aug 1969

Activated on 15 Oct 1969

Re-designated 39th Tactical Electronics Warfare Training Squadron on 15 Feb 1970

Inactivated on 15 Mar 1974

Re-designated 39th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 Jun 1977

Activated on 1 Jul 1977

Re-designated 39th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 9 Oct 1980

Inactivated on 11 May 1984

Re-designated 39th Flying Training Squadron on 9 Feb 1990

Activated on 2 Apr 1990

Inactivated on 15 Dec 1991

Re-designated 39th Test Squadron on 31 Aug 1993

Activated on 8 Sep 1993

Re-designated 39th Flight Test Squadron on 15 Mar 1994

Inactivated on 1 Sep 1999

Re-designated 39th Flying Training Squadron on 30 Sep 1999

Activated in the Reserve on 2 Apr 2001.

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Assignments

31st Pursuit Group, 1 Feb 1940
35th Pursuit (later, 35th Fighter; 3th5 Fighter-Interceptor) Group, 15 Jan 1942

Attached to: 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 7 May 1951-1 Jun 1952

Attached to: 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 1 Jun 1952-14 Jul 1954

41st Air Division, 1 Oct-8 Dec 1957
363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 15 Oct 1969-15 Mar 1974
35th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Jul 1977-11 May 1984
47th Flying Training Wing, 2 Apr 1990-15 Dec 1991
46th Operations Group, 8 Sep 1993-1 Sep 1999.
340th Flying Training Group, 2 Apr 2001-Present

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Stations

Selfridge Field, Michigan (1940–1941)
Baer Field, Indiana (1941)
Bellingham, Washington (1941–1942)
Archerfield Airport (Brisbane), Australia (1942)
Ballarat Airport, Australia (1942)
Mount Gambier Airport, Australia (1942)
RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia (1942)
Donnington Airpark (Woodstock), Australia (1942)
RAAF Base Townsville, Australia (1942)
Port Moresby Airfield Complex New Guinea (1942–1943)

Rogers (Rarona) Airfield (30 Mile Drome)

Schwimmer Airfield (14 Mile Drome)

Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, (1943–1944)
Gusap Airfield, New Guinea, (1944)
Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, (1944)
Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Netherlands East Indies, (1944)
Wama Drome, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies,(1944–1945)
Mangaldan Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, (1945)
Lingayen Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, (1945)
Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, (1945)
Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, (1945)

Irumagawa Air Base, Japan (1945–1950)
Yokota Air Base, Japan (1950)
Ashiya, Japan (1950)
Pohang, South Korea (1950)
Tsuiki, Japan (1950)
Yonpo, North Korea (1950)
Pusan Air Base, South Korea (1950–1951)
Chinhae, South Korea (1951–1952)
Suwon Air Base, South Korea (1952–1954)
Johnson Air Base, Japan (1954)
- Detachment: Komati, Japan (20 July-4 August 1954)
- Detachment: Misawa Air Base, Japan (20 July-27 August 1954)
Yokota Air Base, Japan (1954–1955)
Komaki Air Base, Japan (1955–1957)
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina (1969–1974)
George Air Force Base, California (1977–1984)
Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas (1990–1991)
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (1993–1999)
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia (2001–2007)
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas (2007–Present)

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Aircraft

P-35 Guardsman (1940–1941)
P-36 Hawk (1940–1941)
P-39 Airacobra (1941–1942)
P-38 Lightning (1942–1943)
P-47 Thunderbolt (1943–1944)
P-51 Mustang (1944–1945)
F-51 Mustang (1945–1952)
F-80 Shooting Star (1950)
F-86 Sabre (1952–1957)
F-94 Starfire (1954)
RB-66 (1969–1970)
WB-66 (1969–1970)
EB-66 (1970–1974)

F-4 Phantom II (1977–1980, 1982–1984)
F-105 Thunderchief (1977)
T-37 Tweet (1990–1991)
T-38 Talon (1990–1991, 2001–present)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (1993–1999)
B-52 Stratofortress (1995–1999)
T-6 Texan II (2001–present)
A-10 Thunderbolt (1999)
T-1A Jayhawk (2007–present)

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Operations

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g AFHRA 39 FTS Page

39th Flying Training Squadron History

External links

[AFHRA_39_FTS_Page-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g AFHRA 39 FTS Page

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 [[File:39th Flying Training Squadron - T6 Texan formation.jpg|thumb|39th FTS formation flying]]
+[[File:39th Test Squadron - General Dynamics F-16B Block 1 Fighting Falcon - 78-0097.jpg|thumb|When assigned to the 39th TS at Eglin AFB, about 1995. The oldest active F-16 in the USAF inventory, originally delivered to the 388th TFW, Hill AFB in 1979]]
+[[File:General Dynamics F-16B Block 1 Fighting Falcon - 78-0097 Expended.jpg|thumb|Above aircraft being expended on August 19th 2010 on the Eglin AFB range testing validity of the QF-16 target program]]
 The '''39th Flying Training Squadron''' ('''39 FTS''') is currently part of the [[340th Flying Training Group]] and is the reserve associate to the [[12th Flying Training Wing]] based at [[Randolph Air Force Base]], [[Texas (U.S. state)|Texas]].