The 27th Flying Training Wing was a training formation of the United States Army Air Forces. From 1943–45 it was assigned to Eastern Flying Training Command. In 1945–46 it was assigned to the Western Flying Training Command, and it was disbanded on 15 December 1945 at Randolph Field, Texas.
| 27th Flying Training Wing | |
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_-_Map.png) Locations of airfields controlled by the 27th Flying Training Wing | |
| Active | 1942–1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Flying training |
| Part of | Western Flying Training Command |
| Engagements | World War II
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The wing directed flying training at Flight Schools in the Southeastern United States. While its direct superior, regional flying training command did change twice, ultimately it was part of Army Air Forces Training Command. The assigned schools provided phase II basic flying training for Air Cadets 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 forces in the Zone of the Interior.[1]
As training requirements changed during the war, and schools were activated and inactivated or transferred to meet those requirements.[1]
The schools primarily flew the Vultee BT-13 / BT-15 Valiant for basic flying instruction. In 1945, the North American AT-6 Texan was also used. Some of the schools later converted to four-engine B-24 transition and single-engine fighter transition schools
The wing was disbanded in June 1946. There is no lineage link, according to official U.S. Air Force lineage rules, between the 27th Fighter Wing (now the 27th Special Operations Wing), established on 28 July 1947 at Kearney Army Airfield, Nebraska, and the 27th FTW.
Lineage
edit- Established as 27th Flying Training Wing on 17 December 1942
- Activated on 26 December 1942
- Disbanded on 16 Jun 1946[2]
Assignments
edit- Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center, 17 December 1942
- Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command, 15 September 1943
- Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command, 15 December 1945 [2]
Components
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Stations
edit- Cochran Army Airfield, Georgia, 17 December 1942 – 15 December 1945
- Randolph Field, Texas, 16 December 1945 – 16 June 1946[2]
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c 27th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Bainbridge Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Bush Field". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Air Force Historical Research Agency via http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0300/322%20BASIC%20FLYING%20TRAINING%20SQ.pdf, accessed January 2018.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Cochran Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Courtland Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Greenville Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Greenwood Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Newport Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Shaw Field". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Walnut Ridge Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
