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30th Flying Training Wing
Locations of airfields controlled by the 30th Flying Training Wing
Active	1942–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control
Role	Training
Part of	Eastern Flying Training Command
Engagements	World War II World War II American Theater

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.

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

Lineage

• Established as 30th Flying Training Wing on 17 December 1942

Activated on 26 December 1942

Disbanded on 13 October 1946.

Assignments

• Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center, 26 December 1942
• Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command, 15 September 1943
• Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command, 15 December 1945
• Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, 1 January 1946
• Flying Division, Air Training Command, 1 July-13 October 1946.

Training aircraft

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

• Cessna AT-17 Bobcat (Also known as AT-8) - used for transport pilot training
• Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep - used to simulate P-38 Lightning two-engine fighters, notoriously difficult to fly or land
• Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita - used for bomber pilot training
• North American AT-6 Texan

Assigned pilot schools

Stations

• Jackson Army Airbase, Jackson, Mississippi, 26 December 1942
• Columbus Army Airfield, Columbus, Mississippi, 15 September 1943
• Turner Army Airfield, Georgia, 13 September 1944
• Randolph Field, Universal City, Texas, 31 Jul – 13 Oct 1946.

See also

• Army Air Forces Training Command
• Other Eastern Flying Training Command Flight Training Wings:

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

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

1. ^ Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
2. ^ 30th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
3. ^ "www.accident-report.com: Blytheville Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. ^ "www.accident-report.com: Freeman Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "www.accident-report.com: Moody Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
6. "www.accident-report.com: Stuttgart Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
7. "www.accident-report.com: Turner Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

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