88th Fighter Training Squadron

History

World War II

Flying training

Operations

• World War II
• Constituted as the 88th Pursuit Squadron on 13 January 1942
• Redesignated 88th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972

  Assignments

• 80th Fighter Group, 9 February 1942 – 3 November 1945
• 80th Flying Training Wing, 1 January 1973
• 80th Operations Group, 2 January 1988 – present

  Stations

• Selfridge Field, Michigan, 9 February 1942
• Bridgeport Army Air Field, Connecticut, 25 June 1942
• Farmingdale, New York, 2 September 1942
• Mitchel Field, New York, 9 March – 30 April 1943
• Karachi, India, 28 June 1943
• Guskhara Airfield, India, c. 16 August 1943
• Nagaghuli Airfield, India, 15 October 1943
• Mokelbari, India, c. October 1943
• Shingbwiyang, Burma, 3 May 1944
• Myitkyina, Burma, c. 23 January 1945
• Moran, India, 3 May 1945
• Dudhkundi Airfield, India, 29 May – 6 October 1945
• Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 1 – 3 November 1945
• Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, 1 January 1973 – present)

  Aircraft

• Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
• Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
• Cessna T-37 Tweet
• Northrop T-38 Talon