89th Flying Training Squadron | |
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![]() Squadron Cessna T-37 | |
Active | 1942-1945; 1973-present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Role | Pilot Training |
Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
Garrison/HQ | Sheppard Air Force Base |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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89th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 18 July 1995)[1][note 1] | ![]() |
89th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 5 June 1944)[2] | ![]() |
Tail Code | EN |
The 89th Flying Training Squadron 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.
The 89th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 8 September 1943 – 28 April 1945.[1]
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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