The 559th Flying Training Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. It operates the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, and has trained instructor pilots at Randolph since 1972. The squadron was first organized in January 1941 as the 81st Bombardment Squadron.

The 559th FTS provides T-6A pilot instructor training for joint primary pilot training.

The 479th Flying Training Group, located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., is the U.S. Air Force's only training pipeline for combat systems officers. The 479th Operations Support Squadron, 479th Student Squadron, 455th Flying Training Squadron, and the 451st Flying Training Squadron work in concert to graduate as many as 400 CSOs annually.

2024年9月17日 · The 559th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph flies more than 6,000 hours annually in a fleet of 38 T-6A Texan II aircraft, focusing on basic pilot qualifications and the specialized training of instructor pilots.,

The 559th Flying Training Squadron (559 FTS) is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. It operates the T-6 Texan II conducting flying training. The 559th was initially constituted as the 81st Bombardment Squadron, Light on 20 November 1940, assigned to the...

2015年4月14日 · JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Members of the 559th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph are molding the instructors who will train the next generation of U.S. Air Force pilots.

September 17, 2024 — The 559th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph flies more than 6,000 hours annually in a fleet of 38 T-6A Texan II aircraft, focusing on basic pilot qualifications and the specialized training of instructor pilots...

The mission of the 559th Flying Training Squadron is to train top quality T-37 instructor pilots for the United States and allied air forces, and to provide support for command taskings. The...

The 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department as the 81st Bombardment Squadron, Light on 20 November 1940. With assignment to the 12th Bombardment Group, Light the squadron was activated, effective 15 January 1941, at McChord Field, Tacoma, Washington. A cadre for the unit, provided by the 34th Bombardment Squadron,

Redesignated 559 Tactical Fighter Squadron, and activated, on 17 Apr 1962. Organized on 25 Apr 1962. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1970. Redesignated 559 Flying Training Squadron on 22 Mar 1972. Activated on 1 May 1972.