89th Flying Training Squadron
# 89th Flying Training Squadron

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.

## History

### World War II

The 89th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 8 September 1943 – 28 April 1945.

### Pilot Training

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.

### Operations

* World War II

## Lineage

* Constituted as the 89th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 January 1942

    Activated on 9 February 1942
    Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942
    Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 July 1942
    Redesignated 89th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 28 February 1944
    Inactivated on 3 November 1945
* Redesignated 89th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972

    Activated on 1 Jan 1973

### Assignments

* 80th Fighter Group, 9 February 1942 – 3 November 1945
* 80th Flying Training Wing, 1 January 1973
* 80th Operations Group, 2 January 1988 – present

### Aircraft

* Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1942–1943, 1944–1945)
* Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (1943–1944)
* Cessna T-37 Tweet (1973–2009)
* Beechcraft T-6 Texan II (2008–Present)
