30th Flying Training Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)

The 30th Flying Training Wing was a training wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was last assigned to the Flying Division, Air Training Command, and was disbanded on 13 October 1946 at Randolph Field, Texas.

30th Flying Training Wing
Locations of airfields controlled by the 30th Flying Training Wing
Active1942-1946
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
TypeCommand and Control
RoleTraining
Part ofEastern Flying Training Command
EngagementsWorld War II

  • World War II American Theater

History

The wing was a World War II command and control organization which supported Training Command flight schools in the Lower Great Lakes and Southeastern United States. The assigned schools provided phase III advanced two-engine flying training for air cadets, along with advanced B-24 Invader and B-25 Mitchell transition training for experienced pilots for reassignment to other flying units. Single-engine transition training was also instructed. Air cadet graduates of the advanced schools were commissioned as second lieutenants, received their Aircrew Badge ("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 30th Flying Training Wing on 17 December 1942
Activated on 26 December 1942
Disbanded on 13 October 1946.[2]

Assignments

Training aircraft

The two-engine advanced flying schools flew several trainers, designed for different tactical aircraft

  • The Cessna AT-17 (AT-8)s were used for transport pilot training
  • The Curtiss-Wright AT-9 was a high-performance trainer, to simulate P-38 Lightning two-engine fighters
  • The Beechcraft AT-10 was used for bomber pilot training

Assigned pilot schools

Stations
  • Jackson Army Airbase, Mississippi, 26 December 1942
  • Columbus Army Airfield, Mississippi, 15 September 1943
  • Turner Army Airfield, Georgia, 13 September 1944
  • Randolph Field, Texas, 31 Jul-13 Oct 1946.[2]

See also
27th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Basic Flight Training
28th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Advanced Flight Training, Single Engine
29th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Primary Flight Training
74th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Classification/Preflight/Specialized/Navigation
75th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Gunnery
76th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Specialized Four-Engine Training

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. 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. 30th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
  3. "www.accident-report.com: Blytheville Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. www.accident-report.com: Freeman Army Airfield
  5. "www.accident-report.com: Moody Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. "www.accident-report.com: Stuttgart Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. "www.accident-report.com: Turner Army Airfield". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

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