| 词条 | Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command |
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|unit_name= Western Flying Training Command |image= Western Flying Training Command - Map.png |image_size= 300px |caption= Locations of airfields controlled by the Western Flying Training Command |dates= 1940-1946 |country={{flag|United States|23px}} |allegiance= |branch= United States Army Air Forces |type= Command and Control |role= Training |size= |command_structure= Army Air Forces Training Command |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= World War II
| notable_commanders = Major General Ralph P. Cousins |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=Western Flying Training Comman emblem }} The Western Flying Training Command (WFTC) was a command of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to the Army Air Forces Training Command, stationed at Santa Ana Army Air Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 November 1945. HistoryThe West Coast Air Corps Training Center was established on 8 July 1940 by the Office of the Chief of Air Corps as part of the expansion of the training department of the Air Corps. After the Fall of France in May 1940, the United States began rapidly expanding its military forces, and with the large numbers of men entering the military, the training requirements of the Air Corps were drastically expanded.[1] As a result, the centralized training of aircrew was divided into three Training Centers, the Eastern, Gulf Coast (later Central) and Western. Training schools were assigned to the Centers based on the geography of the United States. In July 1943, these Centers were re-designated as Eastern, Central and Western Training Commands.[1] By 1944, WFTC controlled a large number of training schools in the Southwestern United States, and established several Wings to provide organizational command and control over them, based on both training types and geography. The schools operated by WFTC part of the Aviation Cadet Training Program. These were:[1]
In addition to the American Air Cadets, Cadets from the British Royal Air Force and Free French Air Force were trained in flying skills. WFTC also operated aircrew schools for Navigators, Bombardiers and flexible aerial gunners. Radio operators were centrally trained at Scott Field, Illinois. Other aircrew positions, such as B-29 flight engineers and RADAR operators were also trained later in the war as training requirements presented themselves. This included the first jet pilots in 1945.[1] WFTC was inactivated on 1 November 1945, being consolidated into the new Central Flying Training Command at Randolph Field, Texas, as part of the consolidation of the Army Air Forces after World War II ended.[2] Shortly after the end of World War II on 15 December 1945, Central Flying Training Command consolidated with Western Flying Training Command on 1 November 1945, and was re-designated Western Flying Training Command. This reflected the massive demobilization after the end of the war, and the closure of the majority of the wartime training bases.[1] On 15 December 1945 Western Flying Training Command consolidated with the Eastern Flying Training Command. The single entity became Army Air Forces Flying Training Command on 1 January 1946, with its headquarters at Randolph Field, Texas. Lineage
Redesignated Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center on 29 October 1942 Redesignated Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command on 31 July 1943 Inactivated on 1 November 1945[1] Assignments
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Headquarters: Merced Army Airfield, California, 8 January 1943 Minter Field, California, 11 September 1943-16 Jun 1946[3]
Headquarters: Victorville Army Airfield, California, 8 January 1943 Santa Ana Army Air Base, California, 21 December 1943-1 November 1945[4]
Headquarters: Luke Field, Arizona, 8 January 1943-16 June 1946[3]
Headquarters: Roswell Army Airfield, New Mexico, 8 January 1943 Kirtland Field, New Mexico, 10 September 1943 {{Col-break|width=50%}}Williams Field, Arizona, 26 February 1945-16 June 1946[5]
Headquarters: Las Vegas Army Airfield, Nevada, 25 August 1943-16 June 1946 (No units ever assigned)[6]
Headquarters: Santa Ana Army Air Base, California, 25 August 1943 1104 W. 8th St., Santa Ana, California, 15 December 1944-1 November 1945[7]
Headquarters: Douglas Army Airfield, Arizona, 25 August 1943-20 December 1943 {{col-end}}(No units ever assigned)[8] Major AircraftPrimary flight training Boeing-Stearman PT-17, Fairchild PT-19 and Ryan PT-22 twin-seat, single engine trainers[1] Basic flight training Vultee BT-13 and Vultee BT-15[1] Advanced flight training North American AT-6 (single engine); Cessna AT-17 (two-engine)[1] Specialized schools: Curtiss-Wright AT-9s were used for high performance two-engine training in perpetration for Lockheed P-38 Lightning training Beechcraft AT-10s were used for pilots in training for two engine bombers (B-25s and B-26s) Beechcraft AT-11s were used for pilots in training for C-47 transports along with bombardier training Beechcraft AT-7s were used for two-engine pilot training and also navigator training Boeing B-17s and Consolidated B-24s were used for four-engine pilot training L-2, L-3, L-4, TG-5 and TG-6s were used for glider and liaison pilot training Gunnery training schools flew A-33, AT-6s, AT-1s, B-34s, B-10s and RP-63s for air-to-air flexible gunnery training.[1] References{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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 {{Refbegin}}{{Refend}}{{Commons category|Western Flying Training Command}}{{USAAF Training Bases World War II}}2. ^Manning, 2005, 33. 3. ^1 35th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 4. ^36th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 5. ^38th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 6. ^80th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 7. ^81st Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 8. ^83d Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 3 : Training commands of the United States Army Air Forces|Military units and formations established in 1943|Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 |
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