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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in New Mexico for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical ...
A Bombardier School was a United States Army Air Forces facility that used bombing ranges for training aircrew. After ground simulator training with the Norden bombsight , [ 2 ] the 12- to 18-week course recorded each student's scores for approximately 160 practice bomb drops of "Bomb Dummy Units" (BDU), both in daytime and at night.
The wing was a World War II Command and Control organization which supported Training Command Flight Schools in the southwestern United States, primarily in New Mexico. The wing controlled fight schools primarily instructing in advanced (Phase III) two and four engine training, along with bombardier training and before June 1944, glider training.
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Private flying schools operated under contract by Flying Training Command, providing primary pilot training to new air cadets. Although training was provided by civilian contractors and instruction was provided by civilian instructors, the schools were commanded by military personnel and were operated as a military base.
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AAF Bombardier School patch, 1943 Carlsbad Army Air Field 1944 classbook A Boutique Air PC-12. Carlsbad Army Airfield was activated on October 12, 1942 by the United States Army Air Corps. It was later assigned to the 38th Flying Training Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces) as an advanced (level 3) twin-engine training airfield. It began training ...
Helendale Auxiliary Airfield, in a 1952 USGS photo Lockheed Helendale Radar Cross Section Facility in a 1994 USGS photo Lockheed Martin X-35 testing at Helendale Avionics Facility in May 2000, US Navy photo. Helendale Auxiliary Airfield (No 2) was built in 1941 for training pilots from Victorville Army Airfield during World War II. No support ...