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four-engine heavy bomber (Fort Worth, Liberal Army
Airfields). After graduation Air Cadets were commissioned as Second Lieutenants, received their "wings" and were reassigned to Operational or Replacement Training Units operated by one of the four numbered air fores in the zone of interior.
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The wing supervised
Training Command Flight Schools in Central and Northern Texas and Oklahoma. The assigned schools provided specialized training for bombardiers, and the wing was the home of the "West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle" schools (Childress, Midland, San Angelo, and Big Spring Army
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Provided B-26 Marauder training and transition training. Also trained Free French and WASP pilots on the B-26; Became A-26 Invader school, August 1945; remained open after the war as
Laughlin Air Force
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Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
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909:. Randolph AFB, Texas: Office of History and Research, Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command.
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Manning, Thomas A.; Aschcroft, Bruce A.; Emmons, Richard H.; Hussey, Ann K.; Mason, Joseph L. (2005).
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AAF Gulf Coast
Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command), 8 January 1943 – 16 June 1946
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until inactivating in 1991 with the implementation of the
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Basic school closed March 1942; One of the "West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle" schools.
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until inactivating in December 1961. It was activated a third time in 1994 as the
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United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 1 October 1994 – 4 October 2004
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The wing also provided specialized schools for training on the two-engine
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Provided 4-engine training on the B-24 Liberator and transition training.
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Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 15 September 1978 – 1 December 1991
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Locations of airfields controlled by the 34th Flying Training Wing
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Opened: February 1941, Closed: August 1945 (BT-14, BT-15, AT-11)
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AAF Pilot School (Specialized, 4-Engine), also Transition School
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314th Tactical Airlift Wing, 15 September 1978 – 1 December 1991
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medium bomber (Dodge City, Laughlin Army Airfields), and the
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Other Central Flying Training Command Flight Training Wings:
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Midland Army Air Field, Texas, 25 May 1945 – 16 June 1946
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History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002
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One of the "West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle" schools.
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One of the "West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle" schools.
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860:"www.accident-report.com: San Angelo Army Airfield"
756:"www.accident-report.com: Fort Worth Army Airfield"
730:"www.accident-report.com: Dodge City Army Airfield"
678:"www.accident-report.com: Big Spring Army Airfield"
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34th Training Wing, 1 October 1994 – 4 October 2004
197:, Arkansas and supervised training courses for the
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704:"www.accident-report.com: Childress Army Airfield"
488:Opened January 1942, Closed: December 1945 (AT-11)
388:Opened January 1943, Closed: December 1945 (AT-11)
368:Opened: August 1942, Closed: December 1945 (AT-11)
139:, Texas. The wing was reactivated in 1978 as the
782:"www.accident-report.com: Laughlin Army Airfield"
1094:Operations groups of the United States Air Force
834:"www.accident-report.com: Midland Army Airfield"
808:"www.accident-report.com: Liberal Army Airfield"
447:Opened January 1943, Closed: August 1945 (B-26)
422:96th Pilot Transition Training Group (4 Engine)
143:and conducted various courses for crews of the
465:Opened May 1943, Closed: September 1945 (B-24)
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425:Opened May 1943, Closed: December 1945 (B-24)
405:Opened May 1943, Closed: December 1945 (B-26)
236:(Bombardier, Specialized) on 17 December 1942
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462:AAF Pilot School (Specialized, Four-Engine)
324:The schools of the wing used primarily the
212:and supervised airmanship training for the
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444:AAF Pilot School (Specialized, Two-Engine)
402:AAF Pilot School (Specialized, Two-Engine)
338:Four-Engine training was performed on the
189:The wing was reconstituted in 1978 as the
332:Two-Engine training was performed on the
151:and conducted airmanship training at the
654:Warnock, A. Timothy (28 November 2007).
576:80th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
570:78th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
564:77th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
546:31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)
18:34th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
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558:33d Flying Training Wing (World War II)
552:32d Flying Training Wing (World War II)
658:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
635:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
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208:The group was again activated as the
131:unit. It was first activated as the
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897:Air Force Historical Research Agency
656:"Factsheet 34 Training Wing (USAFA)"
560:Advanced Flight Training, Two Engine
479:AAF Instructors School (Bombardiers)
251:34th Tactical Airlift Training Group
191:34th Tactical Airlift Training Group
141:34th Tactical Airlift Training Group
633:"Factsheet 314 Airlift Wing (AETC)"
631:Haulman, Daniel L. (22 June 2017).
1073:Western Technical Training Command
1068:Central Technical Training Command
1063:Eastern Technical Training Command
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505:49th Basic Flying Training Group
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993:Central Flying Training Command
988:Eastern Flying Training Command
218:United States Air Force Academy
153:United States Air Force Academy
59:1942–1946; 1978–1991; 1994–2004
511:76th Bombardier Training Group
485:78th Bombardier Training Group
385:79th Bombardier Training Group
365:77th Bombardier Training Group
260:Inactivated on 1 December 1991
257:Activated on 15 September 1978
1:
572:Classification/Preflight Unit
277:Inactivated on 4 October 2004
340:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
274:Activated on 1 October 1994
241:Activated on 8 January 1943
222:306th Flying Training Group
203:314th Tactical Airlift Wing
173:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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195:Little Rock Air Force Base
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497:San Angelo Army Air Field
414:Fort Worth Army Air Field
397:Dodge City Army Air Field
357:Big Spring Army Air Field
328:for bombardier training.
304:San Angelo Army Air Field
244:Disbanded on 16 June 1946
234:34th Flying Training Wing
133:34th Flying Training Wing
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502:AAF Pilot School (Basic)
377:Childress Army Air Field
548:Primary Flight Training
439:Laughlin Army Air Field
306:, Texas, 8 January 1943
199:Lockheed C-130 Hercules
184:United States Air Force
145:Lockheed C-130 Hercules
129:United States Air Force
105:United States Air Force
893:public domain material
474:Midland Army Air Field
457:Liberal Army Air Field
249:Reconstituted 1978 as
137:Midland Army Air Field
578:Navigation and Glider
554:Basic Flight Training
508:AAF Bombardier School
482:AAF Bombardier School
382:AAF Bombardier School
362:AAF Bombardier School
267:34th Operations Group
210:34th Operations Group
149:34th Operations Group
125:34th Operations Group
39:34th Operations Group
399:, Dodge City, Kansas
334:Martin B-26 Marauder
169:Martin B-26 Marauder
1007:Specialized schools
499:, San Angelo, Texas
416:, Fort Worth, Texas
359:, Big Spring, Texas
232:Established as the
1056:Technical training
379:, Childress, Texas
214:34th Training Wing
94:United States Army
31:34th Training Wing
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530:See also
298:Stations
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269:in 1994
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159:History
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