306th Flying Training Group
306th Flying Training Group 
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| Active | 1942–1946; 1947-1952; 2004-present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Airmanship Training |
| Part of | United States Air Force Academy |
| Nickname(s) | Reich Wreckers (World War II) |
| Motto(s) | Abundance of Strength |
| Engagements | European Theater of World War II |
| Decorations |
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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| 306th Flying Training Group Emblem (approved 21 October 2004 |  |
| World War II Group Tail Code | Triangle H |
The 306th Flying Training Group (306 FTG) is a unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The group is stationed at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The 306 FTG is the airmanship training unit of the USAFA. The group replaced the 34th Operations Group in 2004. The designation "306th" was deliberately selected by the historian of AETC to connect the training mission of the current group with its relationship to the book and movie "Twelve O'Clock High".
During World War II, the group, as the 306th Bombardment Group, was the first operational bombardment group in the VIII Bomber Command. It was stationed at RAF Thurleigh, England from 6 September 1942 until 25 December 1945, the longest tenure at one station for any one Eighth Air Force group.
Staff Sergeant Maynard H. Smith of the 423d Bomb Squadron was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions that helped save the lives of six of his wounded comrades on 1 May 1943.
The 306th was the first Eighth Air Force heavy bombardment group to complete 300 missions over Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany and also was the first United States Army Air Forces heavy bombardment group to attack a strategic target located in Nazi Germany when the group, led by Colonel Frank A. Armstrong, attacked Wilhelmshaven on 27 January 1943. Colonel Armstrong's experiences with the 97th and 306th groups became the basis of Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr.'s novel and film Twelve O'Clock High.
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