47th Flying Training Wing, US Air Force

47TH FLYING TRAINING WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 47 Bombardment Wing, Light, on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Inactivated on 2 October 1949. Activated on 12 March 1951. Redesignated as 47 Bombardment Wing, Tactical, on 1 October 1955. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 22 June 1962. Redesignated as 47 Flying Training Wing on 22 March 1972. Activated on 1 September 1972. Trained in night tactical operations, conducted firepower demonstrations, and participated in tactical exercises, 1947–1949. Trained in light bombardment operations, becoming proficient with nuclear weapons, 1951-1952. Provided combat crew training and operated USAF Air Crew School (Light Bombardment and Tactical Reconnaissance, Night Photographic), May 1951-February 1952. Moved to England in mid-1952, and, for the next decade, performed tactical bombardment training operations, including participation in exercises and firepower demonstrations in support of NATO. Also performed air refueling missions, 1960-1962. Replaced, and absorbed resources of, the 3646 Pilot Training Wing at Laughlin AFB, TX, on 1 September 1972 and conducted undergraduate pilot training for USAF, Air Force Reserve, and friendly foreign nation air forces. Supported Accelerated Co-Pilot Enrichment Program at numerous locations, 1976-1986. Began Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) in November 1993 and added airlifter-tanker track pilot training in 1994.

Official blazon

English

(wanted)

Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 2 January 1973 and modified on 29 March 1995.

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