42d Flying Training Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 42d Flying Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit, last assigned to the Air Training Command
, being stationed at Columbus AFB, Mississippi
. The squadron was inactivated on December 15, 1991.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit, last assigned to the Air Training Command
Air Training Command
Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...
, being stationed at Columbus AFB, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. The squadron was inactivated on December 15, 1991.
History
Air defense of west coast, May–June 1942; combat in Aleutians and Northern Pacific, June–December 1942; replacement training, April 1943 – April 1944. Air defense of North Central United States, 1953–1958, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 1990–1991.Lineage
- Constituted 42d Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on November 20, 1940
- Activated on January 15, 1941
- Redesignated 42d Fighter Squadron on May 15, 1942
- Disbanded on May 1, 1944
- Reconstituted on September 23, 1947
- Activated in the reserve on October 15, 1947
- Inactivated on June 27, 1949
- Redesignated 42d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on February 3, 1953
- Activated on February 24, 1953
- Inactivated on January 8, 1958
- Redesignated 42d Flying Training Squadron and activated on June 25, 1990
- Inactivated on December 15, 1991
Assignments
- 54th Pursuit (later Fighter) Group54th Fighter-Interceptor GroupThe 54th Fighter-Interceptor Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania...
, January 15, 1941 – May 1, 1944 - 338th Bombardment Group338th Bombardment GroupThe 338th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with Continental Air Command, being based at O'Hare International Airport, Illinois. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.-History:...
, October 15, 1947 – June 27, 1949 - 501st Air Defense Group501st Air Defense GroupThe 501st Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4706th Air Defense Wing, being stationed at O'Hare International Airport, Illinois...
, February 24, 1953 - 54th Fighter-Interceptor Group54th Fighter-Interceptor GroupThe 54th Fighter-Interceptor Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Air Defense Command, being stationed at Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania...
, August 18, 1955 – January 8, 1958 - 14th Flying Training Wing14th Flying Training WingThe 14th Flying Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.-Mission:...
, June 25, 1990 – December 15, 1991
Stations
- Hamilton Field, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, January 15, 1941 - EverettPaine FieldPaine Field, also known as Snohomish County Airport is a public airport located in unincorporated Snohomish County, between Mukilteo and Everett, Washington...
, Washington, June 26, 1941 - Harding Field, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, January 31, 1942
- Detachment operated from: Ontario AAF, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, May 28 – June 8, 1942 - Detachment operated from: Kodiak, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, June 12 – September 8, 1942 - Detachment operated from: Adak, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, September 10 – December 12, 1942- Hillsborough AAF1d, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, May 10, 1943 – May 1, 1944 - Orchard Place AirportO'Hare International AirportChicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...
, IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, October 15, 1947 – June 27, 1949 - O'Hare Intl AirportO'Hare International AirportChicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...
, IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, February 24, 1953 - Greater Pittsburgh AirportPittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh International Airport , formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as Pittsburgh International, is a joint civil–military international airport located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Findlay Township, approximately west of...
, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, August 18, 1955 – January 8, 1958. - Columbus AFB, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, June 25, 1990 – December 15, 1991
- Hillsborough AAF1d, Florida
Aircraft
- P-39 Aircobra, 1941–1943
- P-51 MustangP-51 MustangThe North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
, 1943–1944 - F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1953–1957
- T-37 Tweet, 1990–1991
- T-38 TalonT-38 TalonThe Northrop T-38 Talon is a twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2011 in air forces throughout the world....
, 1990–1991