479th Flying Training Group
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The 479th Flying Training Group is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola. A component of Air Education and Training Command, the group was activated on 2 October 200
Members of the 479th Flying Training Group salute during the playing of the National Anthem at the group's activation ceremony
P-38J flying over California.
P-51B Mustang from the 434th Fighter Squadron in June 1945
Northrop AT-38B-55-NO Talon AF Serial No. 64-13172 of the 434th TFTS/479th FG.
Robin Olds
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Robin Olds was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force. He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retire
479th Flying Training Group
…1945. Among the notable pilots of the 479th were its second group commander, Colonel Hubert Zemke, with 17.75 confirmed aerial victories and Major Robin Olds, who was officially credited with 12 German planes shot down and 11.5 others destroyed on the ground. The group remained in England after the end of…
Olds at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, c. September 1967
Olds as a cadet in West Point
Olds' P-51 Scat VII (located and registered in Belgium). It survived World War II and is preserved in its wartime color scheme.