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functional check flight organization at
Randolph Air Force Base. The squadron participates in a program designed to extend the service life of the Air Force's fleet of T-38C Talon aircraft through the year 2020. In addition to modifying the propulsion system, the program also involves an upgrade to
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T-38s. Planes are given functional check flights before delivery to the field. Flights last about an hour and certify the aircraft for flight. The tests are performed before the planes are returned to operational service. The flight also ferries T-38s between their bases and the repair depot.
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the plane's avionics. This upgrade is designed to improve the training capabilities of the T-38 and provide one configuration for all training roles. Once completed, the program will make it easier for pilot trainees to transition from the T-38 to a front-line fighter or bomber aircraft.
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When the forces driving East from Egypt and Libya met up with those moving westward from
Algeria and Morocco in Tunisia in September 1943, Ninth Air Force was transferred to England to become the tactical air force for the invasion of the European Continent. The squadron, along with all
634:'s initial goal of maintaining one third of SAC’s planes on fifteen minute ground alert, fully fueled and ready for combat to reduce vulnerability to a Soviet missile strike. To implement this new system B-47 wings reorganized from three to four squadrons. The 415th was activated at
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transiting from
Morrison Field, Florida, though the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. It made the Atlantic crossing from Brazil to Liberia, then transited east across central Africa to Sudan. The air echelon of the group reformed with the ground echelon which traveled by the
599:. However, very heavy bomber groups were organized with three squadrons, rather than the four of the 98th Group, so in July 1945, the squadron was inactivated and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the other squadrons of the 98th Group.
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project, the area around Ploiești had become one of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. The squadron pressed its attack on the Asta Romana
Refinery through smoke and fire from bombing by another group's earlier attack and heavy
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Occupied France, southern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria and targets in the Balkans. These included industrial sites, airfields, harbors and
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flown by Hans Flor while returning from 1 August 1943 low-level mission to Ploești, Romania. All 10 crew members were KIA. Missing Air Crew Report 178. Photo taken at Tobruk or Benina
Airfield, Libya.
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642:. The alert commitment was increased to half the wing's aircraft in 1962 and the four squadron pattern no longer met the alert cycle commitment, so the squadron was inactivated on 1 January 1962.
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posture at their home bases, reducing the amount of time spent on alert at overseas bases. The SAC alert cycle divided itself into four parts: planning, flying, alert and rest to meet
General
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is the lead command responsible for sustainment and modernization of T-38s in the Air Force inventory. The T-38 System
Program Office at the
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testing mission, evaluating modifications prior to them being implemented for operational aircraft. In 1992, as the Air Force eliminated
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and mainland Italy. The squadron moved forward with Ninth Air Force to airfields in Egypt; Libya and
Tunisia supporting the
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Upon arrival in the Near East, the squadron became part of United States Army Middle East Air Force, which was replaced by
305:, California, since 1989. It was inactivated in 1994, but in 2001 was activated in the reserve to perform flight tests on
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2018:"The AAF in the Middle East: A Study of the Origins of the Ninth Air Force, USAF Historical Study No. 108"
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The squadron returned to the United States in May 1945. Upon arrival it was redesignated as a very heavy
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defenses. The squadron's actions in this engagement earned it a second
Distinguished Unit Citation.
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in November. It entered combat in August, attacking shipping and harbor installations to cut
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tests planes repaired or modified by the 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the
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The squadron's training was short and it deployed to Egypt in July 1942 over the
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The squadron was inactivated in 1994 and its testing mission was assumed by the
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1748:"A longer life: reserve test flight has big role in T-38 upgrade program"
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1876:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force.
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The 415th is a small unit, consisting of a handful of test pilots and a
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679:(four-digit) units, the 6515th was consolidated with the 415th as the
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squadron and began training for deployment to the Pacific to join the
2045:. Trondheim, Norway: Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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The second predecessor of the flight was activated in March 1989 by
286:. It was inactivated in 1962, when SAC's alert status was altered.
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Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1 September 1958 – 1 January 1962
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Edwards Air Force Base, California, 10 March 1989 – 1 October 1994
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1955:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1923:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
2023:. Assistant Chief of Air Staff Intelligence, Historical Division
1990:
Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977
1970:
1938:
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1852:. Combat Aircraft. Vol. 33. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing.
1833:. Combat Aircraft. Vol. 21. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing.
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Aircraft is Consolidated B-24D-45-CO Liberator, serial 42-40322
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Into the Fire: Ploesti, the Most Fateful Battle of World War II
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Strategic Frontier: American Bomber Bases Overseas, 1950–1960
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the squadron returned to the United States and trained with
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490:. Its support of this campaign earned the squadron the
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Unofficial World War II 415th Bombardment Squadron emblem
1440:. This plane was shot down over the Ionian Sea west of
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98th Bombardment Wing, 1 September 1958 – 1 January 1962
1589:. Joint Base San Antonio Public Affairs. Archived from
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6510th Test Wing (later 412th Test Wing), 10 March 1989
538:, which assumed control of strategic operations in the
438:, joining with the air echelon of the squadron and the
383:, Florida as one of the four original squadrons of the
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
1539:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from
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Aircraft is Northrop T-38-65-NO Talon, serial 66-8367,
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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98th Bombardment Group, 3 February 1942 – 3 July 1945
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3277:Military units and formations established in 2001
1587:"Randolph reservists ensure health of T-38 fleet"
567:. In the summer of 1944, the squadron supported
391:in September 1936, each bombardment group of the
691:Functional testing for Air Force Reserve Command
289:In 1994, the squadron was consolidated with the
1994:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1949:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
1831:B-24 Liberator Units of the Fifteenth Air Force
1816:. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina
497:On 1 August 1943, the squadron participated in
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1379:List of United States Air Force test squadrons
891:Barksdale Field, Louisiana, c. 9 February 1942
775:Inactivated and discontinued on 1 January 1962
611:Dedication of first Boeing B-47 at Lincoln AFB
474:supply lines to North Africa. It also bombed
415:and was assigned, rather than attached to the
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542:, while Twelfth became a tactical air force.
59:1942–1945; 1958–1962; 1989–1994; 2001–present
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1770:"Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards"
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530:. In November 1943, the squadron moved to
244:, participating in the low level attack on
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842:Activated in the Reserve on 1 October 2001
399:, Louisiana, where it began to train as a
267:The squadron was reactivated in 1958 when
1850:B-29 Superfortress Units in World War Two
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1537:"Factsheet 415 Flight Test Flight (AFRC)"
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952:, Italy, 18 January 1944 – 19 April 1945
906:RAF Ramat David, Palestine, 31 July 1942
597:strategic bombing campaign against Japan
575:advance into the Balkans, and supported
228:The squadron was first activated during
16:United States Air Force reserve squadron
1724:. Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975
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994:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1989–1994
888:MacDill Field, Florida, 3 February 1942
3267:Flights of the United States Air Force
3262:Military units and formations in Texas
2304:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
2168:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
1917:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
988:Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1942–1945
867:622d Flight Test Group, 1 October 2001
20:
2071:. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing.
526:units in North Africa became part of
213:reserve unit. It is assigned to the
7:
1870:Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939
1804:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1535:Haulman, Daniel L. (19 March 2015).
695:The squadron was reactivated as the
540:Mediterranean Theater of Operations
264:until inactivating in Spring 1946.
242:Mediterranean Theater of Operations
135:Mediterranean Theater of Operations
2805:Air & Space Forces Association
2222:Senate Committee on Armed Services
708:Air Education and Training Command
407:. In April, it was converted to a
256:for its combat operations. After
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997:Northrop T-38 Talon, 2001–present
970:, Texas, 1 October 2001 – present
864:, 1 October 1993 – 1 October 1994
534:, Italy, where it became part of
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2717:Division of Military Aeronautics
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2141:Under Secretary of the Air Force
1798: This article incorporates
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1418:piloted by the flight commander.
1404:Baugher, Joe (19 January 2023).
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1237:22 January 1944–9 September 1944
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1071:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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991:Boeing B-47 Stratojet, 1958–1961
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160:415th Flight Test Flight emblem
149:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
86:
68:
36:
1986:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
1345:15 September 1944–21 March 1945
1075:1 January 2013–31 December 2014
223:Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph
124:Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph
48:Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph
2628:Reserve Officer Training Corps
2585:Judge Advocate General's Corps
2227:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
2205:House Armed Services Committee
1327:10 September 1944–4 April 1945
1291:25 July 1944–14 September 1944
1201:18 August 1943–21 January 1944
802:and activated on 10 March 1989
638:as the fourth squadron of the
389:General Headquarters Air Force
236:. After redesignation as the
1:
2776:Women Airforce Service Pilots
1946:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1914:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
1585:Goetz, Robert (6 July 2012).
1147:31 July 1942–12 February 1943
958:, Nebraska, 8 May-3 July 1945
903:, Florida, 15 May-3 July 1942
772:Activated on 1 September 1958
546:Strategic operations in Italy
424:South Atlantic Ferrying Route
367:Training in the United States
2989:Air Reserve Personnel Center
2036:Schake, Col Kurt W. (1998).
1772:. Air Force Personnel Center
1750:. The Free Library by Farlex
1165:12 November 1942–13 May 1943
934:, Tunisia, 26 September 1943
741:Activated on 3 February 1942
734:25th Reconnaissance Squadron
673:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
671:. The squadron assumed the
387:. Since a reorganization of
377:25th Reconnaissance Squadron
299:McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
293:, which had been performing
278:and placed one third of its
254:Distinguished Unit Citations
234:25th Reconnaissance Squadron
2131:Department of the Air Force
2016:Rogers, Edith (June 1945).
1366:415th Bombardment Squadron
1348:415th Bombardment Squadron
1330:415th Bombardment Squadron
1312:415th Bombardment Squadron
1294:415th Bombardment Squadron
1276:415th Bombardment Squadron
1258:415th Bombardment Squadron
1240:415th Bombardment Squadron
1222:415th Bombardment Squadron
1219:22 January 1944–24 May 1944
1204:415th Bombardment Squadron
1186:415th Bombardment Squadron
1168:415th Bombardment Squadron
1150:415th Bombardment Squadron
1132:415th Bombardment Squadron
1114:415th Bombardment Squadron
1051:Distinguished Unit Citation
1031:Distinguished Unit Citation
587:Return to the United States
492:Distinguished Unit Citation
401:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
375:was first activated as the
262:Boeing B-29 Superfortresses
145:Distinguished Unit Citation
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2136:Secretary of the Air Force
1810:Deaile, Melvin G. (2007).
1406:"1966 USAF Serial Numbers"
1183:14 May 1943–17 August 1943
1035:August 1942-17 August 1943
873:, 1 October 2003 – present
828:Inactivated 1 October 1994
823:415th Flight Test Squadron
807:415th Bombardment Squadron
767:, Medium on 11 August 1958
765:415th Bombardment Squadron
758:Inactivated on 3 July 1945
753:415th Bombardment Squadron
746:415th Bombardment Squadron
736:(Heavy) on 28 January 1942
727:415th Bombardment Squadron
712:Ogden Air Logistics Center
685:419th Flight Test Squadron
583:in neighboring countries.
478:and rail transit lines in
440:345th Bombardment Squadron
413:415th Bombardment Squadron
411:unit and redesignated the
252:, Romania. It earned two
238:415th Bombardment Squadron
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2872:Air Force Reserve Command
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2240:
1255:22 March 1944–21 May 1945
1078:415th Flight Test Flight
946:, Italy, 19 December 1943
940:, Italy, 18 November 1943
924:, Libya, 11 February 1943
912:, Egypt, 12 November 1942
657:Air Force Systems Command
626:(SAC) began to assume an
593:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
462:415th Bomb Squadron B-24D
454:Combat in the Middle East
219:Air Force Reserve Command
114:Air Force Reserve Command
46:prior to taking off from
35:
24:415th Flight Test Flight
3232:919th Special Operations
2638:Airman Leadership School
2440:Thirteenth Expeditionary
2278:Field Operating Agencies
1848:Dorr, Robert F. (2002).
1829:Dorr, Robert F. (2000).
1711:Schake, p. 220 (note 43)
1698:B-29 Superfortress Units
1273:6 June 1944–24 July 1944
1129:31 July 1942–11 May 1945
1126:Air Combat, EAME Theater
1111:31 July 1942–5 June 1944
918:, Libya, 26 January 1943
897:, Florida, 31 March 1942
835:415th Flight Test Flight
793:415th Flight Test Flight
748:(Heavy) on 22 April 1942
697:415th Flight Test Flight
501:, the low-level raid on
323:noncommissioned officers
207:415th Flight Test Flight
2623:Officer Training School
2117:United States Air Force
2067:Schultz, Duane (2008).
1867:Maurer, Maurer (1987).
1427:Approved 1 August 1989.
1363:3 April 1945–8 May 1945
956:Fairmont Army Air Field
871:413th Flight Test Group
565:Battle of Monte Cassino
488:Western Desert Campaign
335:Randolph Air Force Base
240:, it saw combat in the
215:413th Flight Test Group
211:United States Air Force
94:United States Air Force
2953:Minneapolis-Saint Paul
2666:Awards and decorations
2299:District of Washington
2292:Direct Reporting Units
1800:public domain material
1746:Patterson, Lt (2003).
968:Joint Base San Antonio
862:412th Operations Group
805:Consolidated with the
780:Consolidated with the
755:, Heavy on 1 July 1943
661:Edwards Air Force Base
636:Lincoln Air Force Base
612:
553:lines of communication
463:
417:98th Bombardment Group
385:98th Bombardment Group
346:309th Maintenance Wing
303:Edwards Air Force Base
271:(SAC) reorganized its
30:
2709:Aeronautical Division
1611:Maurer (1987), p. 340
1108:Air Offensive, Europe
663:, California, as the
640:98th Bombardment Wing
624:Strategic Air Command
617:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
610:
603:Strategic Air Command
461:
325:. The unit performs
273:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
269:Strategic Air Command
29:
2580:Aeronautical ratings
2179:Three-star generals
1686:B-24 Liberator Units
1543:on 29 September 2015
1002:Awards and campaigns
837:on 24 September 2001
800:6515th Test Squadron
786:6515th Test Squadron
782:6515th Test Squadron
667:and assigned to the
665:6515th Test Squadron
499:Operation Tidal Wave
291:6515th Test Squadron
2377:Numbered Air Forces
2158:Vice Chief of Staff
816:415th Test Squadron
732:Constituted as the
716:Hill Air Force Base
701:Northrop T-38 Talon
681:415th Test Squadron
536:Fifteenth Air Force
484:British Eighth Army
331:Northrop T-38 Talon
195:Northrop T-38 Talon
3222:514th Air Mobility
3217:452nd Air Mobility
3207:349th Air Mobility
2735:The U.S. Air Force
2648:Fitness Assessment
2605:Chief of Chaplains
2524:Civilian auxiliary
2273:Air National Guard
2175:Four-star generals
1087:Campaign Streamer
798:Designated as the
613:
577:Yugoslav Partisans
559:, the landings at
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2618:Air Force Academy
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2163:Director of Staff
1649:Schultz, pp.64–65
1640:Rogers, pp. 77–78
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944:Manduria Airfield
818:on 2 October 1992
809:on 1 October 1992
788:on 1 October 1992
569:Operation Dragoon
557:Operation Shingle
528:Twelfth Air Force
436:Cape of Good Hope
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2713:Aviation Section
2528:Civil Air Patrol
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