25th Flying Training Squadron
The 25th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training.
| 25th Flying Training Squadron | |
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 Squadron instructor pilot and student walk towards T-38A Talons to begin flight training at Vance AFB[note 1] | |
| Active | 1943–1949; 1955–1957; 1972–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Pilot Training |
| Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Vance Air Force Base |
| Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater[1] |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 25 Flying Training Sq emblem (modified and reinstated 31 March 1995)[1] | .png.webp) |
| 25th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 2 January 1973)[2] | .png.webp) |
| 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Sq emblem (approved 13 May 1944)[3] |  |
Overview
The squadron has provided Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) for active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and selected foreign allies since 1 November 1972.[1]
History
The 25th flew combat reconnaissance missions in the Southwest and Western Pacific from, 5 February 1944 – 14 August 1945. It was active but not operationally manned or equipped from, November 1945 – February 1946. The squadron also conducted photographic reconnaissance in western United States between 1955 and 1957.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 5 February 1943
- Redesignated 25th Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 February 1943
- Activated on 9 February 1943
- Redesignated 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943
- Redesignated 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 24 January 1946
- Inactivated on 1 April 1949
- Redesignated 25th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Fighter on 4 November 1954
- Activated on 24 January 1955
- Inactivated on 1 July 1957
- Redesignated 25th Flying Training Squadron on 14 April 1972
- Activated on 1 November 1972[1]
Assignments
- 6th Photographic Group (later 6th Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group, 6th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 6th Photographic Group 6th Reconnaissance Group) Group]], 9 February 1943 (attached to V Fighter Command after 10 February 1946)
- V Fighter Command, 27 April 1946
- 315th Composite Wing, 31 May 1946
- 71st Reconnaissance Group (later 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group), 28 February 1947 – 1 April 1949 (attached to 315th Composite Wing until November 1947)
- 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 24 January 1955 – 1 July 1957
- 71st Flying Training Wing, 1 November 1972
- 71st Operations Group, 15 December 1991 – present[1]
Stations
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Aircraft
- Lockheed F-5 Lightning (1943–1945)
- North American B-25 Mitchell (1944)
- North American F-6 Mustang (1946–1949)
- Stinson L-5 Sentinel (1946)
- Beechcraft F-2 Expeditor (1947–1948)
- Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (1955–1957)
- Northrop T-38 Talon (1972–present)[1]
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Aircraft is Northrop T-38A-75-NO Talon serial 68-8210. This aircraft visible was later converted to an T-38C.
- Citations
- Kane, Robert B. (16 March 2010). "Factsheet 25 Flying Training Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- Endicott, p. 503
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 132
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Endicott, Judy G. (1998). Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995 (PDF). Air Force History and Museums Program. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ASIN B000113MB2. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- 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. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- 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. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- 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. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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