86th Flying Training Squadron
Activated on 15 January 1941 and stationed at McChord Field, Washington, its primary mission was antisubmarine patrols utilizing Douglas B-18 Bolo aircraft.[3] In 1945, the 86th returned to the United States to begin training in support of a new mission of night tactical operations.Stationed at Biggs Field, Texas, in 1946, and then Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in 1948, the 86th was redesigned the 86th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet, flying the A-26 and then B-45 aircraft.Through the early years of the Cold War the 86th transitioned to the North American B-45 Tornado and later the Douglas B-66 Destroyer aircraft and served as a bomber unit, primarily stationed in England.[3] World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Algeria-French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Southern France; North Apennines; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater[1] Distinguished Unit Citations: North Africa, 22 Feb 1943; Po Valley, 21-24 Apr 1945.
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