96th Flying Training Squadron, US Air Force
96TH FLYING TRAINING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted 96 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 Jan 1942. Activated on 9 Feb 1942. Redesignated: 96 Pursuit Squadron (I) (Twin Engine) on 22 Apr 1942; 96 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 96 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 9 Sep 1945. Activated on 12 Apr 1947. Redesignated 96 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 15 Aug 1947. Inactivated on 2 Oct 1949. Redesignated 96 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 Sep 1952. Activated on 1 Nov 1952. Inactivated on 8 Jan 1958. Redesignated 96 Flying Training Squadron on 22 Jun 1972. Activated on 1 Feb 1973. Inactivated on 26 Jun 1992. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Apr 1998.
Combat in the ETO and MTO, 25 Dec 1942-6 May 1945. Fighter escort and air defense, 1947-1949. Air defense, 1952-1957. Conducted jet pilot training, 1973-1992. Since Apr 1998 has trained Air Force Reserve instructor pilots.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 18 August 1942.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil
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