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==History== |
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Activated by Northeast Air Command as a [[P-40 Warhawk]] pursuit squadron, assigned to [[Selfridge Field]], Michigan. Moved to [[Baer Field]], Indiana during the summer of 1941. Deployed to the Pacific Northwest after the Pearl Harbor Attack and flew [[Anti-submarine warfare|Antisubmarine]] patrols off the coast of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] from, c. 15 December 1941-c. 15 January 1942. |
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Re-equipped with long-range P-38 Lightnings and deployed to Fifth Air Force in Australia, June 1942. Engaged in combat operations against the Japanese in the Lightning, Participated in offensives in the Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Philippines and the Battle of Okinawa. |
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Re-equipped with P-51 Mustangs and moved to Japan as part of the Army of Occupation, September 1945, remaining as part of the air defense forces throughout the postwar era. Engaged in combat, June 1950, during the initial actions of the Korean War. Re-equipped with F-80 Shooting Star jets, fighting air-to-air combat against communist aircraft and engaging in ground support missions supporting United Nations Forces, 1950-1953. Returned to Japan after the 1953 armistice and upgraded to the the purpose-built F-94 Starfire interceptor flying air defense missions. Inactivatedd 1957 due to budget restraints |
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⚫ | It trained [[Military tactics|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.<ref name="AFHRA 39 FTS Page"/> |
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Revision as of 17:10, 8 June 2011
39th Flying Training Squadron [1] | |
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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 |
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
Activated by Northeast Air Command as a P-40 Warhawk pursuit squadron, assigned to Selfridge Field, Michigan. Moved to Baer Field, Indiana during the summer of 1941. Deployed to the Pacific Northwest after the Pearl Harbor Attack and flew Antisubmarine patrols off the coast of Washington from, c. 15 December 1941-c. 15 January 1942.
Re-equipped with long-range P-38 Lightnings and deployed to Fifth Air Force in Australia, June 1942. Engaged in combat operations against the Japanese in the Lightning, Participated in offensives in the Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Philippines and the Battle of Okinawa.
Re-equipped with P-51 Mustangs and moved to Japan as part of the Army of Occupation, September 1945, remaining as part of the air defense forces throughout the postwar era. Engaged in combat, June 1950, during the initial actions of the Korean War. Re-equipped with F-80 Shooting Star jets, fighting air-to-air combat against communist aircraft and engaging in ground support missions supporting United Nations Forces, 1950-1953. Returned to Japan after the 1953 armistice and upgraded to the the purpose-built F-94 Starfire interceptor flying air defense missions. Inactivatedd 1957 due to budget restraints
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.
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
Stations
Aircraft
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency