Every Air Force Base In The United States
Mississippi
Columbus Air Force Base
An aircraft from each of the 14th Flying Training Wing flying squadrons were represented in a dissimilar formation above Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi Oct. 1, 2015. The T-1A Jayhawk from the 48th Flying Training Squadron led the formation with two T-38C Talons, one from the 50th Flying Training Squadron (SUPT) and one from the 49th Fighter Training Squadron (IFF), two T-6A Texan II from the 37th Flying Training Squadron and the 41st Flying Training Squadron, and the 14th FTW’s newest addition, the A-29 Super Tucano from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Columbus AFB’s geographically separated flying squadron. The formation flight was performed to showcase the capability of Columbus’ aircraft to incorporate the A-29 into a formation of six aircraft.
Location: Columbus, Ms.
Home To: 14th Flying Training Wing
Interesting Facts: The wing’s mission is specialized undergraduate pilot training in the T-6 Texan II, T-38C Talon and T-1A Jayhawk aircraft. Each day the wing flies an average of 260 sorties on its three parallel runways. In addition to the flying training mission, Columbus AFB maintains more than 900 highly trained individuals capable of deploying at a moment’s notice to support worldwide taskings and contingencies.