88th_Fighter_Training_Squadron
88th Fighter Training Squadron
Military unit
The 88th Fighter Training Squadron is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. It operates Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training.
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| 88th Fighter Training Squadron | |
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Squadron Northrop T-38 Talon | |
| 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 |
| Engagements | China-Burma-India Theater |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 88th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 18 July 1995)[1] | |
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World War II
The 88th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 1 October 1943 – 28 April 1945.[1]
Flying 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[1]
- Constituted as the 88th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 January 1942
- Activated on 9 February 1942
- Redesignated 88th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
- Redesignated 88th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 July 1942
- Redesignated 88th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 28 February 1944
- Inactivated on 3 November 1945
- Redesignated 88th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972
- Activated on 1 Jan 1973
- Redesignated 88th Fighter Training Squadron' on 18 October 2007[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
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Aircraft
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1942–1943, 1944–1945)
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1943–1944)
- Cessna T-37 Tweet (1973–1993)
- Northrop T-38 Talon (1981 – present)[1]
- Notes
- Kane, Robert B. (11 June 2009). "Factsheet 88 Fighter Training Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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.