86th Flying Training Squadron
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86th Flying Training Squadron
| 86th Flying Training Squadron [1] | |
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 86th Flying Training Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 15 January 1941 - 2 October 1949 23 March 1954 - 22 June 1962 1 September 1972 - 15 September 1992 1 December 1993 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Pilot Training |
| Part of | Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 47th Flying Training Wing 47th Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Laughlin Air Force Base |
| Decorations |  DUC AFOUA |
The 86th Flying Training Squadron (86 FTS) is part of the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training.
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History
The 86th flew Antisubmarine patrols from, 9 December 1941-15 January 1942. It went on to fly combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations from, 14 December 1942-30 April 1945. During the course of the war the squadron earned two Distinguished Unit Citations.[2]
Through the early years of the Cold War the 86th transitioned to the B-45 Tornado and later the B-66 Destroyer aircraft and served as a bomber unit, primarily stationed in England.[2]
In 1972 the squadron was reassigned to a training mission. It replaced the 3646th Pilot Training Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas where it specialized in training Strategic Air Command co-pilots. Today the squadron flies the T-1 Jayhawk conducting the specialized undergraduate pilot training phase for airlift-tanker-bomber track pilots.[2]
Operations[1]
Lineage[1]
- 86th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (1940–1943)
- 86th Bombardment Squadron, Light (1943–1946)
- 86th Bombardment Squadron, Light (Night Attack) (1946–1948)
- 86th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet (1948–1954)
- 86th Bombardment Squadron, Light (1954–1955)
- 86th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical (1955–1972)
- 86th Flying Training Squadron (1972–Present)
Assignments[1]
- 47th Bombardment Group (1941–1949)
- 47th Bombardment Wing (1951–1962)
- 47th Flying Training Wing (1972–1992, 1993–Present)
Stations[1]
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Aircraft Operated[1]
- B-18 Bolo (1941–1942)
- DB-7 Boston (1942)
- A-20 Havoc (1942–1945)
- B-26 Marauder (1945–1949)
- B-45 Tornado (1949, 1954–1958)
- B-66 Destroyer (1958–1962)
- T-38 Talon (1972–1992)
- T-1 Jayhawk (1993–Present)
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