The 90th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing based at

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, Texas. It operates

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aircraft conducting flight training.

History

World War II

The 90th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from 16 September 1943 – 29 April 1945. While stationed at Moran, India, on 8 June 1944, the squadron again received

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s. It flew its first combat mission with Thunderbolts on 25 June, having transferred its

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s to the depot in

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or to the 88th Fighter Squadron.Pons, p. 273

Pilot training

It conducted undergraduate pilot training for US and allied students from 1973 to 1981 and has been part of the Euro-

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Joint Pilot Training Program since October 1981.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 90th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 January 1942 : Activated on 9 February 1942 : Redesignated 90th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942 : Redesignated 90th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 July 1942 : Redesignated 90th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 28 February 1944 : Inactivated on 3 November 1945 * Redesignated 90th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972 : Activated on 1 January 1973

Assignments

* 80th Fighter Group, 9 February 1942 – 3 November 1945 * 80th Flying Training Wing, 1 January 1973 * 80th Operations Group, 2 January 1998 – present)

Stations

* Selfridge Field, Michigan, 9 February 1942 * Newark Army Air Base, New Jersey, 24 June 1942 *

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, New York, 27 August 1942 * Mitchel Field, New York, 27 February-30 April 1943 *

, India, 28 June 1943 *

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, India, c. 12 September 1943 * Moran, India, March 1944 * Tingkawk Sakan, Burma, 27 August 1944 *

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, Burma, 21 January 1945 * Moran, India, 5 May 1945 * Dudhkundi, India, 30 May-6 October 1945 * Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 1-3 November 1945 *

, Texas, 1 January 1973 – present)

Aircraft

* Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1942–1943, 1944–1945) * Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1943–1944) *

(1973–present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

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External links

80th Flying Training Wing Heritage PamphletEuro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Program Fact Sheet
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