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Currently, Kegelman AFAF is a sub-base of Vance Air Force Base under the control of the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW). The airfield was previously administered by Will Rogers Field, Clovis Army Air Field, Woodward Army Air Field, and Liberal Army Airfield prior to the U.S. Air Force becoming an independent service in 1947. [4]
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 .
Itami Airfield, Japan, 30 March 1946 – 1 April 1949 Larson Air Force Base , Washington, 24 January 1955 – 1 July 1957 Vance Air Force Base , Oklahoma, 1 November 1972 – present [ 1 ]
From left: A T-38 Talon, T-6A Texan II, and a T-1 Jayhawk are posed in front of the base control tower on the Vance flightline. T-1 Jayhawk, 3d FTS T-38 Talons, 25th FTS T-6A Texan II, 8th FTS The 71st Operations Group (71 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 71st Flying Training Wing .
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.
The wing was redesignated the 71st Flying Training Wing and replaced the 3575th Pilot Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma in November 1972, assuming control of the undergraduate pilot training for USAF, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and allied countries there. In addition, it supported the Accelerated Co-Pilot Enrichment ...
The 32d Flying Training Squadron was last part of the 71st Flying Training Wing based at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operated Beechcraft T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training. It was inactivated on 14 September 2012.
Archerfield Airport (Brisbane), Australia, 24 Apr 1942; Charters Towers Airfield, Australia, 2 May 1942; Kila Airfield (3 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 9 Sep 1942; Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 16 Mar 1944; Operated from Biak after c. 11 Aug 1944. Mokmer Airfield, Biak, 10 Sep – 20 Oct 1944; Dulag Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 4 Nov 1944