25th Flying Training Squadron

25th Flying Training Squadron
25th Flying Training Squadron Patch
Active	9 February 1943 – 1 April 1949 25 January 1955 – 1 July 1957 1 November 1972 – 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
Decorations	DUC AFOUA PPUC

The 25th Flying Training Squadron (25 FTS) is part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training.

Overview

The squadron has provided Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) for active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and selected foreign allies since 1 November 1972.^[1]

History

The 25th flew combat reconnaissance missions in the Southwest and Western Pacific from, 5 February 1944 – 14 August 1945. It was active but not operationally manned or equipped from, November 1945 – February 1946. The squadron also conducted photographic reconnaissance in western United States between 1955 and 1957.

Lineage

• Constituted as 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 5 Feb 1943

Re-designated as 25th Photographic Squadron (Light) on 6 Feb 1943

Activated on 9 Feb 1943

Re-designated as: 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Aug 1943

Re-designated as: 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 24 Jan 1946

Inactivated on 1 Apr 1949

• Re-designated as 25th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Fighter, on 4 Nov 1954

Activated on 24 Jan 1955

Inactivated on 1 Jul 1957

• Re-designated as 25th Flying Training Squadron on 14 Apr 1972

Activated on 1 Nov 1972.

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Assignments

• 6th Photographic (later 6th Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping; 6th Photographic Reconnaissance; 6th Photographic; 6th Reconnaissance) Group, 9 Feb 1943

Attached to V Fighter Command after 10 Feb 1946

• V Fighter Command, 27 Apr 1946
• 315th Composite Wing, 31 May 1946
• 71st Reconnaissance (later, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance) Group, 28 Feb 1947 – 1 Apr 1949

Attached to 315th Composite Wing to Nov 1947

• 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 24 Jan 1955 – 1 Jul 1957
• 71st Flying Training Wing, 1 Nov 1972
• 71st Operations Group, 15 Dec 1991 – present

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Stations

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Aircraft

• F-5 Lightning (1943–1945)
• B-25 Mitchell (1944)
• F-6 Mustang (1946–1949)
• L-5 Sentinel (1946)
• F-2 Expeditor (1947–1948)
• RF-84 Thunderflash (1955–1957)
• T-38 Talon (1972 – present)

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• 25th Flying Training Squadron History

External links

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