The 96th Flying Training Squadron is part of the
340th Flying Training Group
The 340th Flying Training Group is a reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Twenty-Second Air Force of Air Force Reserve Command, at Randolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The group is the head ...
and is the reserve associate to the
47th Flying Training Wing
The 47th Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force pilot training wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, near Del Rio, Texas. It is one of five pilot training units in the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command which conduct ...
based at
Laughlin Air Force Base
Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located east of Del Rio, Texas.
Overview
Laughlin AFB, the largest pilot training base in the US Air Force, is home to the 47th Flying Training Wing of the Air Education and ...
, Texas. It operates
T-1 Jayhawk
The Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense For ...
,
T-6 Texan II
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, and
T-38 Talon
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces.
The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...
aircraft conducting flight training.
The 96th flew combat in the
European Theater of Operations
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and the
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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between 25 December 1942 and 3 May 1945.
It flew fighter escort and air defense from 1947 to 1949 and air defense from 1951 to 1957.
The squadron was redesignated as the 96th Flying Training Squadron and trained USAF pilots to fly supersonic jet aircraft from 1973 to 1993. Since 1998 it has trained
Air Force Reserve
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
instructor pilots.
History
World War II
![82d Fighter Group - P-38 Lightnings](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/82d_Fighter_Group_-_P-38_Lightnings.jpg)
The squadron was first activated in early 1942 at
Harding Field, Louisiana as the 96th Pursuit Squadron,
[ one of the original three squadrons of the ]82d Pursuit Group
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.[Maurer, ''Combat Units'', pp. 147–149] It soon moved to California where it equipped with Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twi ...
s and began training with Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force (4 AF) is a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California.
4 AF directs the activities and supervises the training of more than 30,000 Air Force Reser ...
as the 96th Fighter Squadron. It left California in the fall and sailed for Northern Ireland, where it received additional combat training under Eighth Air Force
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. A month after the initial Operation Torch
Operation Torch (8 November 1942 – Run for Tunis, 16 November 1942) was an Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of secu ...
landings in North Africa the squadron deployed to Algeria, where it entered combat as an element of Twelfth Air Force
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The command is the air component to U ...
.[82d Training Wing History Office, Brief History]
In North Africa, the squadron flew antisubmarine
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patrols, bomber escort missions and attacked enemy shipping and airfields, moving its base east through Algeria and Tunisia. As the North African campaign drew to a close, the unit began attacking targets in Italy, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation
The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enem ...
[ for its actions on 25 April 1943 during an attack on enemy airfields in ]Foggia
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.[
In September, the squadron participated in ]Operation Husky
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, the invasion of Sicily, during which it was awarded a second Distinguished Unit Citation for a bomber escort mission against marshalling yard
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s near Naples
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.[ The squadron moved to Italy, where it became part of ]Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force (15 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the Ninth Air Force ...
as part of the buildup to provide fighter cover for Fifteenth's heavy bomber
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s.[ On 10 June 1944 the squadron earned a third Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during an attack on ]oil refineries
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in Ploiești
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The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...
, Romania.[
Following the ]surrender of Germany
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, the squadron remained in Italy until September 1945, when it was inactivated[ In the course of the war the squadron destroyed 194 enemy aircraft.
]
Cold War
In 1947 the squadron was again activated at Grenier Field Grenier is a surname. It is a French word for ''attic, loft,'' or ''granary''. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adrian Grenier
* Angèle Grenier, Canadian maple syrup producer
* Auguste Jean François Grenier (1814–1890), French doctor ...
, New Hampshire, where it was equipped with North American P-51 Mustang
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s as a Strategic Air Command
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fighter escort unit. Between April and June 1948 the squadron deployed to Ladd Air Force Base
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, Alaska, where it practiced rendezvousing with and escorting bombers, intercepting simulated enemy bombers and aerial gunnery.[ In August 1949 it was transferred to ]Continental Air Command
Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
During the Korean War, ConAC provided the necessary au ...
and its primary role became air defense
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, but this mission change was brief, for the squadron was inactivated in October.[
]
In late 1952, the squadron, now designated the 96th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, was activated under Air Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command (military formation), command of the United States Air Force, responsible for continental air defense. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was est ...
(ADC). and assigned to the 4710th Defense Wing
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. It was stationed at New Castle Air Force Base
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Overview
The base is the home of the 166th Airlift W ...
, Delaware, where it replaced the federalized 142d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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Overview
The mission of the 142d Airlift Squad ...
, which was returned to the control of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard
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As commonwe ...
. The 96th took over the personnel, mission, and Lockheed F-94 Starfire
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...
aircraft of the inactivating 142d.[
In February 1953, another major reorganization of ADC activated Air Defense Groups at ADC bases with dispersed fighter squadrons. Air Defense Groups were assigned to defense wings and assumed direct control of the fighter squadrons at those bases, as well as support squadrons to carry out their role as the USAF host organizations at the bases. As a result of this reorganization, the ]525th Air Defense Group
The 525th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4710th Air Defense Wing at New Castle County Airport, Delaware. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955. The group was originally activ ...
activated at New Castle and the 96th was assigned to it.[Cornett & Johnson, p. 83] In July 1953 the squadron upgraded to a newer model of the F-94, which was armed with Mighty Mouse rockets rather than cannon.[Cornett & Johnsont, p. 127]
In August 1955, ADC implemented Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.[Buss, et al., p.6] As part of this project, the 525th Air Defense Group was replaced by the squadron's World War II headquarters, the 82d Fighter Group.[ The 96th was inactivated along with its parent group in early 1958 when ADC ended its operations at New Castle.][
]
Pilot Training
In 1972 Air Training Command
Air Training Command (ATC) is a former United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command designation. It was headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, but was initially formed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was re-designated as Ai ...
replaced its Major Command (MAJCON) controlled flying training units with USAF controlled units (AFCON) units. As part of this program the squadron was redesignated the 96th Flying Training Squadron and activated at Williams Air Force Base
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, Arizona when its parent 82d Flying Training Wing
The 82d Training Wing, sometimes written as 82nd Training Wing, (82 TRW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Education and Training Command, Second Air Force. It is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas where it is also t ...
replaced the 3525th Pilot Training Wing. At Williams the unit trained USAF pilots to fly Cessna T-37 Tweet
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jet aircraft[ in the basic phase of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. The squadron was inactivated in 1993 when Williams closed in the second round of the ]Base Realignment and Closure
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program.[
In 1998, the 96th Flying Training Squadron was activated in the ]Air Force Reserve
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
at Laughlin Air Force Base
Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located east of Del Rio, Texas.
Overview
Laughlin AFB, the largest pilot training base in the US Air Force, is home to the 47th Flying Training Wing of the Air Education and ...
, Texas as an associate of the 47th Flying Training Wing
The 47th Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force pilot training wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, near Del Rio, Texas. It is one of five pilot training units in the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command which conduct ...
. As the reserve associate unit for the wing the squadron trains Air Force Reserve
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pilots.[
]
Lineage
* Constituted as the 96th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 January 1942
: Activated on 9 February 1942
* Redesignated 96th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) (Twin Engine) on 22 April 1942
* Redesignated 96th Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942
* Redesignated 96th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine on 22 February 1944
: Inactivated on 9 September 1945
: Activated on 12 April 1947
* Redesignated 96th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 15 August 1947
: Inactivated on 2 October 1949
* Redesignated 96th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 11 September 1952
: Activated on 1 November 1952
: Inactivated on 8 January 1958
* Redesignated 96th Flying Training Squadron on 22 June 1972
: Activated 1 February 1973
: Inactivated 26 June 1992
: Activated on 1 April 1998[
]
Assignments
* 82d Fighter Group: 9 February 1942 - 9 September 1945
* 82d Fighter Group: 12 April 1947 - 2 October 1949
* 4710th Defense Wing: 1 November 1952
* 525th Air Defense Group
The 525th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4710th Air Defense Wing at New Castle County Airport, Delaware. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955. The group was originally activ ...
: 8 February 1953
* 82d Fighter Wing
The 82d Training Wing, sometimes written as 82nd Training Wing, (82 TRW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Education and Training Command, Second Air Force. It is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas where it is also t ...
: 18 August 1955 - 8 January 1958
* 82d Flying Training Wing: 1 February 1973 - 26 June 1992
* 340th Flying Training Group
The 340th Flying Training Group is a reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Twenty-Second Air Force of Air Force Reserve Command, at Randolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The group is the head ...
1 April 1998 – Present[
]
Stations
* Harding Field, Louisiana, 9 February 1942
* Muroc Army Air Field
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, California, 30 April 1942
* Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''.
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*Glendale, Queensland, ...
, California, 18 May 1942 - 16 September 1942
* RAF Eglinton
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, Northern Ireland
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, 5 October 1942
* Tafaraoui Airfield
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History
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, Algeria, 24 December 1942
* Telergma Airfield
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History
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, Algeria, 1 January 1943
* Berteaux Airfield
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The airfield was constructed as a semi ...
, Algeria, 1 April 1943
* Souk-el-Arba Airfield
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, Tunisia, 13 June 1943
* Grombalia Airfield
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, Tunisia, 4 August 1943
:: (operated from Maddalina, Sicily
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, Italy 6–18 September 1943)
* San Pancrazio Airfield
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, Italy, c. 3 October 1943
* Lecce Airfield
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, Italy, 10 October 1943
* Vincenzo Airfield
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, Italy, 11 January 1944
* Lesina Airfield
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, Italy, c. 30 August 1945 – 9 September 1945
* Grenier Air Force Base, New Hampshire, 12 April 1947– 2 October 1949
:: (deployed to Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska 4 April-29 June 1948)
* New Castle Air Force Base, Delaware, 1 November 1952 – 8 January 1958
* Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, 1 February 1973– 1 April 1993
* Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, 1 April 1998 – Present[
]
Aircraft
*P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive tw ...
(1942–1945)
*F-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter aircraft, fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team ...
(1947–1949)
*F-94B Starfire
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet powered all-weather, day/night interceptor of the United States Air Force. A twin-seat craft, it was developed from the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star trainer in the late 1940s. It reached ope ...
(1952–1957)
*T-37 Tweet
The Cessna T-37 Tweet (designated Model 318 by Cessna) is a small, economical twin-engined jet trainer type which flew for decades as a primary trainer for the United States Air Force (USAF) and in the air forces of several other nations. The T ...
(1973–1992, 1998–2004)
*T-38 Talon
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The T-38 remains in service in several air forces.
The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most ...
(1998–Present)
*T-1 Jayhawk
The Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense For ...
(1998–Present)
*T-6 Texan II
The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engine turboprop aircraft built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company (Textron Aviation since 2014). A trainer aircraft based on the Pilatus PC-9, the T-6 has replaced the United States Air Force's Cessna T ...
(2002–Present)[
]
Awards and Campaigns
See also
References
; Notes
Bibliography
* Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1956
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(January 2012) retrieved November 15, 2013
Further reading
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* {{cite book, last=Watkins, first=Robert A., title=Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force In World War II, volume=IV, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations, year=2009, publisher=Shiffer Publishing, Ltd., location=Atglen,PA, isbn=978-0-7643-3401-6
* USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).
External links
USAF 96th Flying Training Squadron History
Military units and formations in Texas
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