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History: Organized as 48 Aero Squadron on 4 Aug 1917. Redesignated: 435 Aero Squadron on 1 Feb 1918; 462 Aero Squadron on 3 Mar 1918. Demobilized on 11 Aug 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1930) with 48 School Squadron, which was constituted on 6 Feb 1923. Activated on 1 Aug 1927. Inactivated on 1 Sep 1931. Activated on 1 Aug 1933. Redesignated 48 Pursuit Squadron on 1 Mar 1935. Inactivated on 1 Sep 1936. Disbanded on 1 Jan 1938. Consolidated (1956) with 48 Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) which was constituted on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated 48 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Inactivated on 9 Sep 1945. Activated on 20 Nov 1946. Inactivated on 2 Oct 1949. Redesignated 48 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 Sep 1952. Activated on 1 Nov 1952. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1991. Redesignated 48 Flying Training Squadron on 25 Apr 1996. Activated on 1 Jul 1996. | |||
Constructed and maintained airfields and related facilities in France, 1917-1919. Trained aviation personnel, 1927-1931 and 1933-1936. Air defense patrols along California coast, 5 Feb-3 Jun 1942. Moved to England in Aug 1942 and on to North Africa in Nov. Combat in European and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation, 15 Oct 1942-1 May 1945; escorted bombers, made fighter sweeps, supported advancing ground troops, and flew reconnaissance missions. Air defense of eastern United States, 1946-1949 and after 1952. Deployed to Florida in 1962 during Cuban missile crisis. Training and operational exercises until inactivation in 1991. Furnished basic flying training in support of later airlift/tanker/bomber training, 1996- | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Emblem was approved on 8 August 1996. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/ | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1996]] |