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The 30th Flying Training Wing was a training wing of the United States Army Air Forces. This wing oversaw multiple "advanced" flight schools that trained multi-engine bomber pilots for World War 2. It was last assigned to the Flying Division, Air Training Command, and was disbanded on 13 October 1946 at Randolph Field, Texas.

History

The wing was a World War II command and control organization which supported Training Command flight schools in the Lower Great Lakes and Southeastern United States. The assigned schools provided phase III advanced two-engine flying training for air cadets, along with advanced B-24 Invader and B-25 Mitchell transition training for experienced pilots for reassignment to other flying units. Single-engine transition training was also instructed. Air cadet graduates of the advanced schools were commissioned as second lieutenants, received their Aircrew Badge ("wings") and were reassigned to operational or replacement training units operated by one of the four numbered air fores in the zone of interior.[1]

As training requirements changed during the war, schools were activated and inactivated or transferred to meet those requirements.[1]

Lineage

  • Established as 30th Flying Training Wing on 17 December 1942
Activated on 26 December 1942
Disbanded on 13 October 1946.[2]

Assignments

Training aircraft

The two-engine advanced flying schools flew several trainers, designed for different tactical aircraft

Assigned pilot schools

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Blytheville Army Airfield, Blytheville, Arkansas
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
25th Two-Engine Flying Training Group:
Opened: July 1942, Closed: November 1945 (AT-10, AT-17)[3]
Later became USAF Blytheville (Eaker) Air Force Base in 1954, Closed 1992
Columbus Army Airfield, Columbus, Mississippi
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
26th Two-Engine Flying Training Group
Opened: March 1942, Closed: August 1945 (AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, AT-17)[3]
Now USAF Columbus Air Force Base
Freeman Army Airfield, Seymour, Indiana
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
33d Two-Engine Flying Training Group
Opened: June 1943, Closed: February 1945 (AT-10)[4]
George Army Airfield, Lawrenceville, Illinois
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
30th Two-Engine Flying Training Group
Opened: September 1942, Closed: July 1944 (AT-9, AT-10)[4]
Transferred to I Troop Carrier Command, September 1944

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Moody Army Airfield, Valdosta, Georgia
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
31st Two-Engine Flying Training Group
Opened: January 1942, Closed: September 1944 (AT-9, AT-10, AT-17)[5]
Became Transition School for B-25s, A-26s, September 1944; Now USAF Moody Air Force Base
Stuttgart Army Airfield, Stuttgart, Arkansas
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
32nd Two-Engine Flying Training Group
Opened: May 1943, Closed: September 1944 (AT-10)[6]
Field opened September 1942, used for Glider training until April 1943; became single-engine P-40, P-41 transition school September 1944, Closed December 1945
Turner Army Airfield, Albany, Georgia
AAF Pilot School (Advanced Two Engine):
23d Two-Engine Flying Training Group
Opened: July 1941, Closed: September 1944 (AT-7, AT-9, AT-10, AT-17)[7]
Became B-25 Mitchell transition school, September 1944; later Turner Air Force Base, Closed 1967

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Stations

See also

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27th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Basic Flight Training
28th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Advanced Flight Training, Single Engine
29th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Primary Flight Training
74th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Classification/Preflight/Specialized/Navigation
75th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Gunnery
76th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Specialized Four-Engine Training

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas Шаблон:OCLC
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 30th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
  3. 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. Шаблон:Cite web
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  7. Шаблон:Cite web