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Active | 9 February 1942 - 3 November 1945 1 January 1973 - Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Pilot Training |
Part of | Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 80th Flying Training Wing 80th Operations Group |
Garrison/HQ | Sheppard Air Force Base |
Decorations | DUC AFOUA |
The 89th Flying Training Squadron (89 FTS) is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. It operates the T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training.
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The 89th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 8 September 1943-28 April 1945. It conducted undergraduate pilot training for US and allied students from, 1973–1981 and has been part of the Euro-NATO Joint Pilot Training Program since October 1981.[1]
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