32d Flying Training Squadron

32d Flying Training Squadron [1]
32d Flying Training Squadron Patch
Active	2 March 1942 - 30 September 1946 1 September 1973 - 30 June 1979 31 May 1993 - 1 October 1993 1 June 1995 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Pilot Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 71st Flying Training Wing 71st Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Vance Air Force Base
Engagements	Operation Husky Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Operation Varsity
Decorations	DUC

The 32d Flying Training Squadron (32 FTS) is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 2.1 Operations 2.2 Lineage 3 Assignments 4 Bases stationed 5 Aircraft operated 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Bibliography 7 See also

Mission

History

The 32d participated in airborne assaults on Sicily, Normandy, Holland, and Germany, as well as aerial transportation in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations, during World War II. It carried passengers, mail, and cargo for European Air Transport Service from, September 1945-September 1946. The squadron conducted worldwide airlift operations between 1973 and 1979 and has provided pilot training since 1995.^[1]

Operations

• World War II

Lineage

• 32d Transport Squadron (1942)
• 32d Troop Carrier Squadron (1942–1973)
• 32d Tactical Airlift Squadron (1973–1993)
• 32d Airlift Flight (1993–1995)
• 32d Flying Training Squadron (1995–Present)

Assignments

• 314th Troop Carrier Group (1942–1945)
• 441st Troop Carrier Group (1945–1946)
• 314th Tactical Airlift Wing (1973–1979)
  • Attached: 513th Tactical Airlift Wing (5 November 1973 - 16 January 1974)
  • Attached: 322d Tactical Airlift Wing (3 February - 16 April 1975)
  • Attached: 513th Tactical Airlift Wing (3 September - 14 November 1975)
  • Attached: 435th Combat Support Group (3 June - 14 August 1976)
  • Attached: 435th Combat Support Group (13 February - 13 April 1977)
  • Attached: 435th Tactical Airlift Group (9 September - 14 November 1977)
  • Attached: 313th Tactical Airlift Group (17 February - 14 April 1979)
• 46th Test Wing (1993)
• 71st Flying Training Wing (1995–Present)

Bases stationed

Drew Field, Florida (1942) Bowman Field, Kentucky (1942) Knobnoster, Missouri (1942–1943) Lawson Army Airfield, Georgia (1943) Berguent Airfield, French Morocco (1943) Kairouan Airfield, Tunisia (1943) Castelvetrano, Sicily (1943–1944) RAF Saltby, England (1944–1945) Poix, France (1945) Frankfurt, Germany (1945–1946)

Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (1973–1979) Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (5 November 1973 - 16 January 1974) Deployed: Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (3 February - 16 April 1975) Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (3 September - 14 November 1975) Deployed: Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (3 June - 14 August 1976) Deployed: Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany (13 February - 13 April 1977) Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (9 September - 14 November 1977) Deployed: RAF Mildenhall, England (17 February - 14 April 1979) Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (1993) Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma (1995–Present)

Aircraft operated

• C-47 Skytrain (1942–1946)
• C-130 Hercules (1973–1979)
• T-1 Jayhawk (1995–Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• 32d Flying Training Squadron History

See also

Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Air Forces Second Nineteenth Air University Bases Altus Columbus Goodfellow Gunter Annex Keesler Lackland Laughlin Luke Maxwell Randolph Sheppard Tyndall Vance Wings 12th Flying Training 14th Flying Training 17th Training 33d Fighter 37th Training 42d Air Base 47th Flying Training 56th Fighter 58th Special Operations 59th Medical 71st Flying Training 80th Flying Training 81st Training 82nd Training 97th Air Mobility 314th Airlift 325th Fighter 502d Air Base Groups 336th Training Group 381st Training Group

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