497th Combat Training Flight

497th Combat Training Flight
A 497th F-4E Phantom II over Korea in 1986
Active1942–1944; 1953–1974; 1978–1988; 1991–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleCombat Training
Part ofPacific Air Forces
Garrison/HQPaya Lebar Air Base, Singapore
DecorationsPresidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
Insignia
497th Combat Training Squadron emblem (approved 28 September 1971)[1]
Patch with 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 11 October 1956)[2]
497th Fighter-Bomber Squadron emblem
497th Combat Training Flight (Approved 18 February 2021)

The 497th Combat Training Flight is a United States Air Force unit. Its present station is Singapore's Paya Lebar Air Base, where its mission is to provide operational and logistical support to U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft deployed to Singapore for training exercises with the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

  1. ^ a b Robertson, Patsy (20 June 2011). "Factsheet 497 Combat Training Flight (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 599–600