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89th Squadron (Iraq)
89 Squadron or 89th Squadron may refer to: * No. 89 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * 89th Flying Training Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 89th Airlift Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 89th Tactical Missile Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 89th Division (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. History World War II The 89th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 8 September 1943 – 28 April 1945. 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. 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 Assignments * 80th Fighter Group, 9 Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
89th Airlift Squadron
The 89th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 445th Operations Group, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The squadron was first activated in June 1943 as the 89th Troop Carrier Squadron. After training in the United States, it served in the European Theater of Operations, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for its action on D-Day during Operation Overlord. After VE Day. the unit returned to the United States, where it was inactivated. The squadron was activated in the Air Force Reserve in June 1949. It trained in troop carrier operations at Offutt Air Force Base until March 1951, when it was called to active duty and its personnel used as fillers for other units. It was activated again in the reserves as a fighter-bomber unit the following year and served until 1957, when reserve fighter units were replaced by troop carrier units. It was again activated in the reserve in 1972 as the ''89th Tactical Fighte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
89th Tactical Missile Squadron
The 89th Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 38th Tactical Missile Wing, based at Pydna Missile Base at Wüschheim Air Station, West Germany. It was inactivated on 22 August 1990. History The squadron was established in early 1941 as a reconnaissance squadron equipped with the Douglas B-18 Bolo. After the Pearl Harbor Attack, it flew antisubmarine missions over the southeast Atlantic coast. In February 1942, the squadron was deployed to the Southwest Pacific , flying Douglas A-20 Havoc and North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers. During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, it engaged in the first sea-level attack by B-25 Mitchells in World War II and demonstrated that this tactic was extremely effective. The squadron also participated in the raids on Wewak, New Guinea, which were preemptive strikes that virtually ended the threat of enemy offensive air capabilities. In 1945, the squadron converted to the Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
