94th Flying Training Squadron

94th Flying Training Squadron
94th Flying Training Squadron emblem
Active	1943-1946; 1949-1951; 1983-present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Flying Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQ	United States Air Force Academy
Engagements	Operation Overlord Operation Dragoon Operation Market Garden Operation Varsity^[1]
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation French Croix de Guerre with Palm French Fourragère^[1]
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Chad Davies

Military unit

The 94th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 306th Flying Training Group based at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. It conducts glider training for Air Force Academy cadets. The 94 FTS conducts thousands of sorties every year at the world's busiest VFR airfield. It is the parent squadron of the Air Force Academy's advanced soaring teams: the Aerobatic Demonstration Team and the elite Sailplane Racing Team. The squadron is augmented by the reserve 70th Flying Training Squadron.^[2]

History

World War II

94th Troop Carrier Squadron C-47^{[note 1]}

Activated in June 1943 under I Troop Carrier Command and equipped with Douglas C-47 Skytrains. Trained in various parts of the eastern United States until the end of 1943. Deployed to England and assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command.

Prepared for the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Began operations by dropping paratroops of the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944) and releasing gliders with reinforcements on the following day. The unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation and a French citation for these missions. After the Normandy invasion the squadron ferried supplies in the United Kingdom.

After moving to France in September, the unit dropped paratroops of the 82nd Airborne Division near Nijmegen and towed gliders carrying reinforcements during the airborne attack on the Netherlands. In December, it participated in the Battle of the Bulge by releasing gliders with supplies for the 101st Airborne Division near Bastogne.

When the Allies made the air assault across the Rhine River in March 1945, each aircraft towed two gliders with troops of the 17th Airborne Division and released them near Wesel. The squadron also hauled food, clothing, medicine, gasoline, ordnance equipment, and other supplies to the front lines and evacuated patients to rear zone hospitals. It converted from C-47s to Curtiss C-46 Commandos and the new aircraft to transport displaced persons from Germany to France and Belgium after V-E Day.

Returned to the U.S. during the period July–September 1945, and trained with C-46 aircraft until inactivated.

Reserve operations

The squadron was activated in the reserves in 1949. It was mobilized in 1951, but immediately inactivated and its personnel used as fillers for other units.

Airmanship training

The squadron has taught soaring to cadets at the United States Air Force Academy since October 1983.^[1]

Campaigns and decorations

Campaigns: Rome-Arno, Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.
Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation. France, [6-7] Jun 1944. French Croix de Guerre with Palm. [6-7] Jun 1944; 15 Aug 1944. French Fourragere.

Lineage

Constituted as the 94th Troop Carrier Squadron on 14 May 1943

Activated on 1 June 1943

Inactivated on 31 July 1946

Redesignated 94th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 19 May 1949

Activated in the reserve on 27 June 1949

Ordered to active service on 1 April 1951

Inactivated on 3 April 1951

Redesignated 94th Airmanship Training Squadron on 30 September 1983

Activated on 1 October 1983

Redesignated 94th Flying Training Squadron on 31 October 1994^[1]

Assignments

439th Troop Carrier Group, 1 June 1943
Third Air Force, 10 June–31 July 1946
439th Troop Carrier Group, 27 June 1949 – 3 April 1951
United States Air Force Academy, 1 October 1983
34th Operations Group, 31 October 1994
306th Flying Training Group, 4 Oct 2004 – present^[1]

Stations

Alliance Army Air Field, Nebraska, 1 June 1943
Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri, 15 June 1943
Alliance Army Air Field, Nebraska, 2 August 1943
Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina, 16 December 1943
Baer Field, Indiana, 2–14 February 1944
RAF Balderton (AAF-482),^[3] England, 10 March 1944
RAF Upottery (AAF-462),^[3] England, 26 April 1944

Juvincourt Airfield (A-68),^[4] France, 8 September 1944
Lonray Airfield (A-45),^[4] France, 28 September 1944
Chateaudun Airfield (A-39),^[4] France, 4 November 1944 – 7 September 1945
Baer Field, Indiana, 22 September 1945
Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri, 7 October 1945 – 10 June 1946
Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 27 June 1949 – 3 April 1951
USAF Academy, Colorado, 1 Oct 1983 – present^[5]

Aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1943–1945)
Curtiss C-46 Commando (1945–1946)
North American T-6 Texan (1949–1950)
Beechcraft T-7 Navigator (1949–1951)
Beechcraft T-11 Kansan (1949–1951)
Curtiss TC-46 Commando (1949–1951)
de Havilland Canada UV-18 Twin Otter (1983 - 1994)
LET TG-10B Blanik (2002–2012)
LET TG-10C Blanik (2002-2011)
Schempp-Hirth TG-15A Duo Discus (2008–present)
Schempp-Hirth TG-15B Discus 2 (2008–present)
DG Flugzeugbau TG-16A (2011–present)^[1]

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations
Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy
Major commands	ACC AETC AFGSC AFMC AFRC AFSOC AMC PACAF USAFE–AFAFRICA
Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Expeditionary Fifteenth Sixteenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second
Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security Forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

History
Aeronautical Division / Aviation Section / Division of Military Aeronautics / Army Air Service / Army Air Corps / Army Air Forces
"The U.S. Air Force"
Air Force Band
Airman's Creed
Core Values
Flag
Symbol
Memorial
National Museum
Women Airforce Service Pilots
Air Force One / Air Force Two
Honor Guard
Thunderbirds
Service numbers
Air & Space Forces Association

Category

v t e Air Education and Training Command
Air Forces	Second Nineteenth Air University
Bases	Altus Columbus Goodfellow Gunter Annex Holloman Keesler Lackland Laughlin Luke Maxwell Randolph Sheppard Tyndall Vance
Wings	12th Flying Training 14th Flying Training 17th Training 33d Fighter 37th Training 42d Air Base 47th Flying Training 49th Wing 56th Fighter 58th Special Operations 59th Medical 71st Flying Training 80th Flying Training 81st Training 82d Training 97th Air Mobility 314th Airlift 502d Air Base
Groups	336th Training Group 381st Training Group

v t e United States Air Force Academy
Located in: Air Force Academy, Colorado
Academics	FalconLaunch FalconSAT Robert F. McDermott Prep School
Aircraft	Diamond T-52A Cirrus T-53A Blanik TG-10 Ximango TG-14 Schempp-Hirth TG-15 de Havilland UV-18B Twin Otter
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men Women Boxing Football Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Ice hockey Lacrosse Rugby Soccer Men Team Handball
Campus	Cadet Area Cadet Gymnasium Carlton House Cemetery Chapel Eisenhower Golf course Erdle Field Falcon Stadium Field House (Ice Arena Clune Arena) Jacks Valley Soccer Stadium
History	Academy history Air Training Officers Lowry Air Force Base
Military training	Freefall Parachuting SERE
People	Alumni Air Officer Commanding Commandants Superintendents Superintendent Richard M. Clark Lance P. Sijan
Traditions	The Bird Contrails The Dodo Honor Code Ranks and insignia Jabara Award KAFA Prop and Wings
Units	Wings 10 ABW 34 TRW Groups 306 FTG Squadrons 1 FTS 70 FTS 94 FTS 98 FTS 557 FTS
Founded: 1954 Students: Approximately 4,000 Endowment: 47 million

USAAF Ninth Air Force in World War II

Stations

Palestine (Mand)	Lydda Muqueibile Ramat David St Jean
Egypt	Abu Sueir Ismailia El Amiriya Daba Deversoir Fayid Kabrit * Landing Ground 174 Payne Sidi Haneish
Libya	Baheira Belandah Benina Castel Benito Berca Darragh El Adem El Assa Gambut Hamraiet Lete Martuba Tmed El Chel Tobruk Tripoli Sidi Azeiz
Tunisia	Ben Gardane Bou Grara Chekira Hani Hazbub Hergla El Djem El Haouaria Kairouan Medenine Menzel Heurr Sfax Soltane
United Kingdom	Aldermaston Andover Andrews Field Ashford Balderton Barkston Heath Beaulieu Birch Bisterne Boreham Bottesford Boxted Charmy Down Chalgrove Chilbolton Chipping Ongar Christchurch Cottesmore Earls Colne Exeter Folkingham Fulbeck Gosfield Great Dunmow Greenham Common Grove High Halden Headcorn Holmsley South Hurn Ibsley Kingsnorth Langar Lashenden Little Walden Lymington Matching Membury Merryfield Middle Wallop North Witham Ramsbury Raydon Rivenhall Saltby Scorton Staplehurst Spanhoe Stansted Stoney Cross Thruxton Upottery Warmwell Welford Weston Zoyland Wethersfield Winkton Woodchurch Wormingford
Europe	Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany too numerous.

Units

Commands

9th Air Division (was IX Bomber Command)
IX Air Defense
IX Fighter
IX Tactical Air
IX Troop Carrier
XIX Tactical Air
XXIX Tactical Air

Wings

Bombardment	97th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 99th Bombardment
Fighter	8th Fighter 9th Fighter 70th Fighter 71st Fighter 84th Fighter 100th Fighter 303d Fighter
Troop carrier	50th Troop Carrier 52d Troop Carrier 53d Troop Carrier

Groups

Bombardment	12th Bombardment 98th Bombardment 322d Bombardment 323d Bombardment Group 340th Bombardment Group 344th Bombardment Group 376th Bombardment 386th Bombardment 387th Bombardment 391st Bombardment 394th Bombardment 397th Bombardment 409th Bombardment 410th Bombardment 416th Bombardment
Fighter	36th Fighter 48th Fighter 50th Fighter 57th Fighter 79th Fighter 324th Fighter 354th Fighter 358th Fighter 365th Fighter 362d Fighter 363d Fighter 366th Fighter 367th Fighter 368th Fighter 370th Fighter 371st Fighter 373d Fighter 404th Fighter 405th Fighter 406th Fighter 474th Fighter
Troop carrier	61st Troop Carrier 64th Troop Carrier 313th Troop Carrier 314th Troop Carrier 315th Troop Carrier 316th Troop Carrier 349th Troop Carrier 434th Troop Carrier 435th Troop Carrier 436th Troop Carrier 437th Troop Carrier 438th Troop Carrier 439th Troop Carrier 440th Troop Carrier 441st Troop Carrier 442d Troop Carrier IX Troop Carrier Pathfinder (Provisional)
Reconnaissance	10th Reconnaissance 67th Reconnaissance 69th Reconnaissance

Squadrons

Liaison	14th Liaison 47th Liaison
Night fighter	422d Night Fighter 425th Night Fighter

United States Army Air Forces

References

Notes

^ Aircraft is Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain serial 43-15159 in Normady Invasion Markings.

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Haulman, Daniel (27 March 2017). "Factsheet 94 Flying Training Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ Rea, Maj Chris (6 September 2007). "70th FTS flexes wartime muscle". 302d Airlift Wing public affairs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Station number in Anderson.
^ ^a ^b ^c Station number in Johnson.
^ Station information in Haulman, except as noted.

Bibliography

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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