Luke Field/Air Force Base and 56th Fighter Wing Heritage Pamphlet ...

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Luke Field/AFB Student Production 1941 – FY11
Aircraft Dates Assigned Graduates
AT-6 41-46/51-53 14,076/51
P-40 42-45 2,814
P-38 45 280
P/F-51 45-46/51-53 61/624
F-84 51-64 6,930
F-100 57-71 3,451
F-86 61-62 123
A-7D 69-71 147
F-104 64-83 2,200
F-5 64-89 1,699
F-4 71-82 3,147
F-15A 74-91/ 3,303
F-15E 88-95 897
F-16A/B/C/D 83- 17,765*
Total 57,568**
*Included 144 graduates assigned to 944th Fighter Wing who received ground training
from 56TRS and, therefore, were included in 56th Fighter Wing graduate totals, and 65
Forward Air Controller (Airborne) graduates trained by mobile training teams (MTT).
**Total incomplete as MTT training not documented prior to 1982, 51-50 checkouts not
formal course prior to early 1990s. Total was for US/Foreign Military Sales graduates of
syllabus courses, not individual students as some graduated from more than one course.
Because of incomplete statistics, exact total not possible; however, it is accurate to say,
"Luke is the world's largest fighter training base and produced over 57,500
graduates from fighter training programs from 1941 through FY11."
World War II student prepares to take his first solo flight.