33rd Flying Training Squadron

33d Flying Training Squadron
33d Flying Training Squadron Patch
Active	1 February 1940 - 15 March 1963 11 May 1990 - 1 October 1992 1 October 1998 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Pilot Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command 19th Air Force 71st Flying Training Wing 71st Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Vance Air Force Base
Decorations	DUC AFOUA File:Philpuc.gif PPUC ROK PUC

The 33d Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing. As Vance AFB is a Joint Service Undergraduate Pilot Training base, Air Force and Air National Guard pilots as well as Navy and Marine Corps aviators are trained there.

The 33d FTS currently flies the T-6A "Texan II" which has 1100 shaft horsepower and a maximum speed of 316 KIAS (knots indicated airspeed). One of the things students like the best about being stationed in "Enid America" is how friendly and appreciative the local citizens are of everyone stationed at the base.

The 33d FTS mascot is the Dragons and students use callsigns starting with "Hydra" when on station and "Rattr" when off station.

Currently, there are 3 active student flights. These are 09-15 P-Flight, 09-11 R-Flight, and 09-13 T-Flight

History

Lineage

• Constituted 33 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Dec 1939

Activated on 1 Feb 1940

Redesignated: 33 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 3 Feb 1944

Redesignated: 33 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 30 Apr 1946

Redesignated: 33 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 28 Jul 1948

Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Mar 1963

• Redesignated 33 Flying Training Squadron on 9 Feb 1990

Activated on 11 May 1990

Inactivated on 1 Oct 1992

• Activated on 1 Oct 1998.

Assignments

• 22 Bombardment Group, 1 Feb 1940

Attached to 22 Bombardment Wing, 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952

• 22 Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952-15 Mar 1963
• 64 Flying Training Wing, 11 May 1990

64 Operations Group, 15 Dec 1991-1 Oct 1992

71 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1998-Present

Stations

• Patterson Field, OH, 1 Feb 1940
• Langley Field, VA, 16 Nov 1940
• Muroc, CA, 9 Dec 1941-28 Jan 1942
• Brisbane, Australia, 25 Feb 1942
• Ipswich, Australia, 1 Mar 1942
• Antil Plains, Australia, 7 Apr 1942
• Woodstock, Australia, 20 Jul 1942
• Iron Range, Australia, 29 Sep 1942
• Woodstock, Australia, 4 Feb 1943
• Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Oct 1943
• Nadzab, New Guinea, c. 10 Jan 1944

Air echelon at Charters Towers, Australia, 11 Jan-19 Feb 1944

• Owi Island, New Guinea, 14 Aug 1944
• Angaur, Palau Islands, 26 Nov 1944
• Samar, Philippine Islands, 21 Jan 1945
• Clark Field, Luzon, 12 Mar 1945

• Okinawa, 15 Aug 1945
• Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 23 Nov 1945
• Kadena AB, Okinawa, 15 Jun 1946-c. 7 May 1948
• Smoky Hill AFB, KS, 18 May 1948

Deployed at: RAF Station Lakenheath, England, c. 16 Nov 1948-c. 14 Feb 1949

• March AFB, CA, 10 May 1949-15 Mar 1963

Deployed at: RAF Station Lakenheath, England, 18 Nov 1949-16 Feb 1950

Deployed at: Kadena AB, Okinawa, 8 Jul-29 Oct 1950

Deployed at: RAF Station Wynton, England, 5 Sep-9 Dec 1951

Deployed at: RAF Station Upper Heyford, England, 9 Dec 1953-5 Mar 1954

• Reese AFB, TX, 11 May 1990-1 Oct 1992
• Vance AFB, OK, 1 Oct 1998-Present

Aircraft

• B-18, 1940-1941
• B-26, 1941-1943
• B-25, 1943-1944
• B-24, 1944-1945
• B-29, 1946-1952
• B-47, 1953-1963
• T-37, 1990-1992; 1998-Present

Operational history

Antisubmarine patrols from California, Dec 1941-Jan 1942; combat in southwest and western Pacific 5 Apr 1942-7 Jan 1943, 7 Oct 1943-early Jan 1944, and 10 Mar 1944-July 1945. Combat in Korea, 13 Jul-21 Oct 1950. Trained student pilots, 1990-1992, and since 1998.

See Also

• United States Army Air Forces in Australia (World War II)

External links

• AFHRA 33d Flying Training Squadron Fact Sheet
• 33rd Flying Training Squadron