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557th Flying Training Squadron, 18 inch Mahogany Plaque

Pilots and crew!  Enjoy a beautifully crafted 557th Flying Training Squadron 18-inch Mahogany Plaque.

• 18 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran-Owned Business

The 557th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 306th Flying Training Group based at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, where it has conducted flight training for Academy cadets since 1974.

The first predecessor of the squadron was the 557th Bombardment Squadron, a Martin B-26 Marauder unit, which flew combat in the European Theater of Operations, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation in December 1944. It was inactivated after the end of World War II.

The squadron’s second predecessor is the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron, which was organized in 1962, and flew in combat in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1970, earning five Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device. The two squadrons were consolidated into a single unit in September 1985.