The 97th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the Reserve associate to the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
Devil Cats T-38 Talon at Sheppard Air Force Base
97th Flying Training Squadron
P-38 Lightnings of the 82nd Fighter Group over Italy, 1944
North American F-86L Sabre 53-704 at Wright-Patterson AFB 1954
56th Training Squadron
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The 56th Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
97th Flying Training Squadron
…which moved on paper to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Meanwhile, the 97th's personnel and equipment at Wright-Patterson were assigned to the 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. The squadron remained at New Castle until it was inactivated in 1958. In 1972 Air Training Command replaced its Major Command (MAJCOM) controlled…
Major Matt Busch of the 56th Training Squadron explains the controls of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to Herschel Walker at Luke AFB
P-39 of the 54th Fighter Group in Alaska
56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 56-857 at Wright-Patterson AFB