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Vance Air Force Base (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND, FAA LID: END) is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about 65 mi (105 km) north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert Vance Jr .
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Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 Nov 1972 – present [2] Aircraft. F-4 Lightning (1942–1944) F-5 Lightning (1943–1946) B-17 Flying Fortress (1942–1943)
Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 November 1972 – present [1] Aircraft. Lockheed F-5 Lightning (1943–1945) North American B-25 Mitchell (1944)
The 33rd Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based at Vance Air Force Base near Enid, Oklahoma.It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing.. The squadron was established as a medium bomber unit on Bolos, Marauders, and later B-25 Mitchells.
Ardmore Air Force Base (1942–1959) In Carter County. Started out as Ardmore Army Air Field during World War II. Trained B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Marauder crews and CG-4 glider pilots. The army vacated in 1945 but the air force came back in 1953. From 1953 to 1959 cargo planes were stationed here.
This is a list of United States Air Force training squadrons.It covers units that specialize in training such as combat training, flying training, and training squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons.
For additional lineage and history, see 71st Flying Training Wing. The 71st Observation Group trained with B-25, P-38, and P-40 aircraft beginning in October 1941. It moved to California in December 1941 and flew antisubmarine patrols off the west coast, then moved to the Southwest Pacific in the fall of 1943 and flew reconnaissance missions over New Britain, New Guinea, and the Admiralty ...