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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; Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.
English: A Picture Book of the Field and Its Activities A pictorial essay of Laughlin Army Air Field, Del Rio, Texas. This was a pilot school for the B-26 Marauder. This was a pilot school for the B-26 Marauder.
Biggs Field (later Biggs Air Force Base), Texas, 20 October 1946; Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 19 November 1948 – 2 October 1949; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 12 March 1951 – 21 May 1952; Sculthorpe RAF Station (later, RAF Sculthorpe), England, 1 June 1952 – 8 February 1955; Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, 15 December 1991 ...
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training.
McMullen, Richard F. (1964) "The Fighter Interceptor Force 1962-1964" ADC Historical Study No. 27, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, CO (Confidential, declassified 22 March 2000) NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis , Historical Reference Paper No. 8, Directorate of Command History Continental Air Defense Command, Ent ...
In 1945, the 86th returned to the United States to begin training in support of a new mission of night tactical operations. Stationed at Biggs Field, Texas, in 1946, and then Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in 1948, the 86th was redesigned the 86th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet, flying the A-26 and then B-45 aircraft.
The 47th Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force pilot training wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, near Del Rio, Texas.It is one of five pilot training units in the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command which conducts joint specialized undergraduate pilot training for the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and allied nation air forces ...
The 96th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. It operates T-1 Jayhawk , T-6 Texan II , and T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training.