42d Flying Training Squadron

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.

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) Group, January 15, 1941 – May 1, 1944
 * 338th Bombardment Group, October 15, 1947 – June 27, 1949
 * 501st Air Defense Group, February 24, 1953
 * 54th Fighter-Interceptor Group, August 18, 1955 – January 8, 1958
 * 14th Flying Training Wing, June 25, 1990 – December 15, 1991

Stations

 * Hamilton Army Airfield, California, January 15, 1941
 * Paine Field, Washington, June 26, 1941
 * Harding Field, Louisiana, January 31, 1942
 * Detachment operated from: Ontario Army Airfield, California, May 28 – June 8, 1942
 * Detachment operated from: Fort Morrow Army Airfield, Kodiak, Alaska Territory, June 12 – September 8, 1942
 * Detachment operated from: Adak Army Airfield, Alaska Territory, September 10 – December 12, 1942


 * Hillsborough Army Airfield, Florida, May 10, 1943 – May 1, 1944
 * Orchard Place Airport, Illinois, October 15, 1947 – June 27, 1949
 * O'Hare Intl Airport, Illinois, February 24, 1953
 * Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania, August 18, 1955 – January 8, 1958.
 * Columbus AFB, Mississippi, June 25, 1990 – December 15, 1991

Aircraft

 * P-39 Aircobra, 1941–1943
 * P-51 Mustang, 1943–1944
 * F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1953–1957
 * T-37 Tweet, 1990–1991
 * T-38 Talon, 1990–1991