89th Flying Training Squadron

"89th Fighter Squadron" redirects here. For the 89th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (later 89th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 89th Fighter Squadron), see 89th Airlift Squadron.

89th Flying Training Squadron ^[1]
89th Flying Training Squadron Patch
Active	9 February 1942 - 3 November 1945 1 January 1973 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Pilot Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 80th Flying Training Wing 80th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Sheppard Air Force Base
Decorations	DUC AFOUA

The 89th Flying Training Squadron (89 FTS) is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. It operates the T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.

History

The 89th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 8 September 1943-28 April 1945. It conducted undergraduate pilot training for US and allied students from, 1973–1981 and has been part of the Euro-NATO Joint Pilot Training Program since October 1981.^[1]

Operations^[1]

World War II

Lineage^[1]

89th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (1942)
89th Fighter Squadron (1942)
89th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1942–1944)
89th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1944–1972)
89th Flying Training Squadron (1972–Present)

Assignments^[1]

80th Fighter Group (1942–1945)
80th Flying Training Wing (1973–Present)

Bases stationed^[1]

Selfridge Field, Michigan (1942)
Farmingdale, New York (1942–1943)
Mitchel Field, New York (1943)
Karachi, India (1943)
Guskara, India (1943)
Nagaghuli, India (1943–1944)
- Detachment: Sadiya, India (October 1943-May 1944)
- Detachment: Mokelbaria, India (May-August 1944)
- Detachment: Dergaon, India (August-c. 15 September 1944)

Myitkyina, Burma (1944–1945)
Moran, India (1945)
Dudhkundi, India (1945)
Camp Kilmer, New Jersey (1945)
Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas (1973–Present)

Aircraft Operated^[1]

P-47 Thunderbolt (1942–1943, 1944–1945)
P-40 Warhawk (1943–1944)
T-37 Tweet (1973–2009)
T-6 Texan II (2008 - Present)

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FHRA 89 FTS Page

Bibliography

External links

Air Education and Training Command (AETC)

Air Forces	Second Nineteenth Air University

Bases	Altus Columbus Goodfellow Gunter Annex Keesler Lackland Laughlin Luke Maxwell Randolph Sheppard Tyndall Vance

Wings	12th Flying Training 14th Flying Training 17th Training 33d Fighter 37th Training 42d Air Base 47th Flying Training 56th Fighter 58th Special Operations 59th Medical 71st Flying Training 80th Flying Training 81st Training 82d Training 97th Air Mobility 314th Airlift 502d Air Base

Groups	336th Training Group 381st Training Group

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Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations

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89th Flying Training Squadron

History

Operations[1]

Lineage[1]

Assignments[1]

Bases stationed[1]

Aircraft Operated[1]