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The 80th Flying Training Wing was a training wing of the
United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
. It was last assigned to the Central Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at
Ellington Field Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis ...
, Texas. There is no lineage between the United States Air Force
80th Flying Training Wing The 80th Flying Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. The 80th FTW is home of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Program. ENJJPT, established in the spi ...
, established on 13 January 1942 as the 80th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) at
Selfridge Field Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Unit ...
, Michigan and this organization.


History

The wing controlled three navigation schools in Texas, and also supported the AAF Glider Pilot School at South Plains. After graduation, Flying Cadets 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 Interior (ZI).Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas


Lineage

* Established as 80th Flying Training Wing on 14 August 1943 : Activated on 25 August 1943 : Disbanded on 16 June 1946.80th Flying Training Wing, lineage and history document Air Force Historical Agency, Maxwell AFB, Alabama


Assignments

* Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command, 25 August 1943 – 16 June 1946.


Training aircraft

The schools of the wing used Beechcraft AT-7s for navigation training. Glider training focused on the
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, along with various tow planes to get the gliders airborne.


Assigned Schools

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Ellington Field Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis ...
, Houston, Texas : AAF Advanced Navigation School : 68th Navigation Training Group : Opened: January 1942, Closed: November 1945 (AT-7) : Remained open after the war as Ellington AFB, closed 1976, now TX ANG base ; Hondo Army Air Field, Hondo, Texas : AAF Advanced Navigation School : 87th Navigation Training Group : Opened: July 1942, Closed: December 1945 (AT-7) : Closed December 1945; opened 1951. Later Hondo Air Base, closed 1958; still used for flight screening program ; San Marcos Army Airfield, San Marcos, Texas : AAF Advanced Navigation School : Opened: January 1943, Closed: September 1945 (AT-7) : Reopened 1951 as Gary Air Force Base. Closed 1963 ;
South Plains Army Airfield Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is five miles north of Lubbock, in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Originally Lubbock International Airport, it was renamed in 2004 for former Texas governor Preston E. Smith, an alumnus of Te ...
, Lubbock, Texas : AAF Glider School : 64th Two-Engine Flying Training Group : Opened: August 1942, Closed: November 1944 (A-25, AT-17, CG-4, L-4, TG-1, TG-5)www.accident-report.com: South Plains Army Airfield
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Stations

* San Marcos Army Airfield, Texas, 25 August 1943 *
Ellington Field Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis ...
, Texas, 1 January 1945 – 16 June 1946


See also

*
Army Air Forces Training Command The United States Army Air Forces during World War II had major subordinate Commands below the Air Staff level. These Commands were organized along functional missions. One such Command was the Flying Training Command (FTC). It began as Air Corp ...
* 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 :
77th Flying Training Wing (World War II) The 77th Flying Training Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to the Central Flying Training Command, and was based in Texas between 1943 and its disbandment on 16 June 1946. There is no lineage between the Uni ...
Advanced Flight Training, Single Engine :
78th Flying Training Wing (World War II) The 78th Flying Training Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was last assigned to the Central Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 30 June 1945 at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Texas. The wing was a World ...
Classification/Preflight Unit :
79th Flying Training Wing (World War II) The 79th Flying Training Wing was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces. It was last assigned to the Eastern Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at Midland Army Airfield, Texas. It has no lineage link with the Un ...
Gunnery


References

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