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Active | 1943-1946 |
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Type | Command and Control |
Role | Training |
Part of | Army Air Forces Training Command |
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The 77th Flying Training Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Central Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at Bryan Army Air Base, Texas.
There is no lineage between the United States Air Force 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing, established on 5 February 1942 as the 77th Observation Group at Salinas Army Air Base, California, and this organization.
History[]
The wing was a World War II Command and Control organization which supported Training Command Flight Schools in South Texas. The assigned schools provided phase III advanced flying training for Air Cadets, along with advanced single-engine transition training for experienced pilots for reassignment to other flying units. Air Cadet graduates of the advanced schools 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.[1]
As training requirements changed during the war, schools were activated and inactivated or transferred to meet those requirements.[1]
Lineage[]
- Established as 77th Flying Training Wing on 14 August 1943
- Activated on 25 August 1943
- Disbanded on 16 June 1946 .[2]
Assignments[]
- Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command, 25 August 1943 – 16 June 1946 [2]
Training aircraft[]
The schools of the wing used primarily the North American AT-6 as their single-engine advanced trainer. Also some Bell P-39s, Curtiss P-40s and North American P-51s were used for transition training. :[1]
Assigned Schools[]
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Stations[]
- Foster Army Airfield, Texas, 25 August 1943
- Bryan Army Air Base, Texas, 26 March 1945 – 16 June 1946 [2]
See also[]
- Other Central Flying Training Command Flight Training Wings:
- 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II) Primary Flight Training
- 32d Flying Training Wing (World War II) Basic Flight Training
- 33d Flying Training Wing (World War II) Advanced Flight Training, Two Engine
- 34th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Bombardier and Specialized Two/Four-Engine Training
- 78th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Classifcation/Preflight Unit
- 79th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Gunnery
- 80th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Navigation and Glider
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 77th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- ↑ www.accident-report.com: Aloe Army Airfield
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Flight Training Field Fuselage Codes of World War II
- ↑ www.accident-report.com: Bryan Army Airfield
- ↑ www.accident-report.com: Eagle Pass Army Airfield
- ↑ www.accident-report.com: Foster Field
- ↑ www.accident-report.com: Matagorda Peninsula Bombing Range
- ↑ www.accident-report.com: Moore Field
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