35th Flying Training Squadron
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The 35th Flying Training Squadron was a United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 64th Operations Group at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. The squadron was inactivated in 1996 as the 64th Flying Training Wing began drawing down in preparation for the closing of Reese the following year. The squadron had performed Undergraduate pilot training at Reese since 1972.
35th Flying Training Squadron | |
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Active | 1942–1945; 1952–1954; 1963–1971; 1972–1996 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Flying training |
Engagements | European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations China-Burma-India Theater Vietnam War |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Insignia | |
35th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 20 February 1973)[1][note 1][2] | |
35th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (approved 15 July 1954)[3][note 2] |
The squadron was first activated as the 64th Transport Squadron in 1942. As the 64th Troop Carrier Squadron it participated in combat in the European, Mediterranean and China-Burma-India Theaters, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation. Following VE Day, the squadron moved to Trinidad, where it was inactivated in July 9145.