89th Flying Training Squadron

The 89th Flying Training Squadron 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.

89th Flying Training Squadro
Squadron Cessna T-37
Active	1942-1945; 1973-present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Pilot Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQ	Sheppard Air Force Base
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
89th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 18 July 1995)[1][note 1]
89th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 5 June 1944)[2]
Tail Code	EN

History

World War II

The 89th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 8 September 1943 – 28 April 1945.[1]

Pilot Training

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

• World War II

Lineage

• Constituted as the 89th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 January 1942

Activated on 9 February 1942

Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942

Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 July 1942

Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 28 February 1944

Inactivated on 3 November 1945

• Redesignated 89th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972

Activated on 1 Jan 1973[1]

Assignments

• 80th Fighter Group, 9 February 1942 – 3 November 1945
• 80th Flying Training Wing, 1 January 1973
• 80th Operations Group, 2 January 1988 – present[1]

Stations

Selfridge Field, Michigan, 9 February 1942 Farmingdale, New York, 23 June 1942 Mitchel Field, New York, 9 December 1942 – 30 April 1943 Karachi, India, 29 June 1943 Guskhara Airfield, India, c. 16 August 1943 Nagaghuli Airfield, India, 15 October 1943 Detachment operated from Sadiya, India (October 1943); Mokelbaria, India (May 1944); Dergaon, India (August-c. 15 September 1944)

Myitkyina, Burma, c. 15 September 1944 Moran, India, 8 May 1945 Dudhkundi Airfield, India, 30 May – 6 October 1945 Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 1 – 3 November 1945 Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, 1 January 1973 – present)[1]

Aircraft

• Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1942–1943, 1944–1945)
• Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1943–1944)
• Cessna T-37 Tweet (1973–2009)
• Beechcraft T-6 Texan II (2008–Present)[1]

References

Notes

1. The emblem was modified to place the approved emblem on a disc to comply with USAF regulations. Air Force Instruction 84-105, Organizational Lineage, Honors and Heraldry.

Citations

1. Kane, Robert B. (March 29, 2010). "Factsheet 89 Flying Training Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
2. Maurer, Combat Squadron, p. 303

Bibliography

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.

External links

• 80th Flying Training Wing Heritage Pamphlet
• Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Program Fact Sheet
• The Burma Banshees

See also