The 35th Flying Training Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Western Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at the Minter Field, California.
| 35th Flying Training Wing | |
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| Active | 1942–1946 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Command and Control |
| Role | Training |
| Part of | Army Air Forces Training Command |
| Engagements | World War II
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There is no lineage between the United States Air Force 35th Fighter Wing, established on 10 August 1948 at Irumagawa Airbase, Japan, and this organization.
History
editThe wing was a World War II Command and Control organization which supported Western Flying Training Command Flight Schools in California. Most of the assigned schools provided phase II basic flying training for Air Cadets, although the wing also commanded both contract basic (phase I) and advanced single and two-engine Army schools. In addition, an advanced navigation school at Mather Field for Air Cadets selected at the Santa Ana Classification Center was controlled by the wing. 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
edit- Established as 35th Flying Training Wing on 17 December 1942
- Activated on 8 January 1943
- Disbanded 16 June 1946.[2]
Assignments
edit- AAF West Coast (later, AAF Western Flying) Training Center, 8 January 1943 – 16 June 1946[2]
Training aircraft
editThe schools of the wing used a wide variety of planes to support its numerous training needs:[1]
- Primary training aircraft were the Boeing-Stearman PT-17 and Ryan PT-22. PT-13 and PT-27 aircraft were also used which were basic Stearmans with varying horsepower ratings.
- Beginning in late 1944 the USAAF (as well as the USN) began replacing the Vultee BT-13 / BT-15 Valiant from the Basic phase of flight training with the North American AT-6 Texan[1]
- The Vultee BT-13 was the basic training aircraft, along with the higher-horsepower Vultee BT-15
- The North American AT-6 was used as the single-engine advanced trainer
- The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat was the standard two-engine advanced trainer, along with the Cessna UC-78 variant of the AT-17; Curtiss-Wright AT-9s were used at Mather and Stockton Fields for high performance two-engine training in perpetration for Lockheed P-38 Lightning training by IV Fighter Command.
- Specialized two-engine bomber trainers at Mather Field were the Lockheed AT-18 Hudsons along with North American B-25 Mitchells. The Beechcraft AT-7 was used for two-engine pilot training and also navigator training at Mather
Assigned Pilot Schools
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Stations
edit- Merced Army Airfield California, 8 January 1943
- Minter Field, California, 11 September 1943 – 16 June 1946[2]
See also
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- Army Air Forces Training Command
- Other Training Command Basic Flight Training Wings:
- 29th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Eastern Flying Training Command
- 32d Flying Training Wing (World War II) Central Flying Training Command
- Other Western Flying Training Command Flight Training Wings:
- 36th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Primary Flight Training
- 37th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Basic/Advanced Flight Training (Arizona)
- 38th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Bombardier and Specialized 2/4-Engine Training
- 81st Flying Training Wing (World War II) Classification/Preflight Unit
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b c d 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 35th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Chico Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Flight Training Field Fuselage Codes of World War II
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Eagle Field". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Gardner Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "www.accident-report.com: Santa Maria Army Airfiel". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Merced Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Minter Field". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Palo Alto Airport". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "www.accident-report.com: Rankin Field". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "www.accident-report.com: Victorville Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2014.