417th Flight Test Squadron
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 417th Flight Test Squadron Boeing YAL-1A | |
| Active | 1989–1995; 2006–2012; 2019–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Flight Testing |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Eglin Air Force Base |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 417th Flight Test Squadron emblem[note 1][1] |  |
The 417th Flight Test Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron. It is assigned to the 96th Operations Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where it was reactivated on 17 April 2019.
The squadron was first activated in 1989 as the 6517th Test Squadron and conducted flight testing of the McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III until it was inactivated in 1995 as the 417th Test Squadron.
It was reactivated in 2006 and performed ground and flight testing on the Boeing YAL-1A until 2010, before that program was cancelled.
- ^ a b Ream, Margaret (14 October 2020). "Factsheet 417 Flight Test Squadron (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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