Western Flying Training Command

This article is about the Western Flying Training Command of 1943-1945. For the Western Flying Training Command of 1945-1946, see Central Flying Training Command.

Western Flying Training Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. 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.

1 History
2 Lineage
3 Major components
4 References

History

Established on 8 July 1940 when the United States Army Air Corps redesignated its training center at Santa Ana Army Air Base, California as the West Coast Air Corps Training Center. The West Coast Air Corps Training Center at Santa Ana handled flying training (basic, primary and advanced) at airfields in the Western United States.

On 31 July 1943, was redesignated as the Western Flying Training Command. Inactivated on 1 November 1945, being consolidated into Central Flying Training Command at Randolph Field, Texas.

Lineage

Established as West Coast Air Corps Training Center on 8 July 1940

Redesignated: Western Flying Training Command, 31 July 1943

Inactivated on 1 November 1945

Major components

(Does not include axillary and emergency landing fields)

36th Flying Training Wing (Primary), Santa Anna Field, California

Reassigned 8 Jan 1943 to Victorville Field, California

Controlled all USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields under WFTC for primary flight training.

37th Flying Training Wing (Advanced, Single-Engine), Luke Field, Arizona

943d/944th/945th/946th School Squadron (Special, Target Tow), Ajo Field, Arizona

43d Pilot Training Group (Advanced, Single-Engine), Yuma Field, Arizona

3029th Pilot Training School (Advanced, Single-Engine), Datelan Field, Arizona

Later moved to Gila Bend Field, Arizona

AAF Flying Training School (Advanced, Single Engine) Las Vegas Field, Nevada

38th Flying Training Wing (Bomber and Specialized 2/4-Engine), Kirtland Field, New Mexico

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Hobbs Field, New Mexico

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Wink Field, Texas

AAF Advanced Flying School (Four-Engine), Roswell Field, New Mexico

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Fort Sumner Field, New Mexico

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), La Junta Field, Colorado

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Marfa Field, Texas

AAF Advanced Flying School (Specialized, Advanced Twin-Engine), Pecos Field, Texas

AAF Bombardier School, Carlsbad Field, New Mexico

AAF Bombardier School, Roswell Field, New Mexico

AAF Bombardier School, Deming Field, New Mexico

AAF Bombardier School, Childress Field, Texas

AAF Bombardier School, Kirtland Field, New Mexico

81st Flying Training Wing (Preflight); HQ WFTC, Santa Ana Army Air Base, California

35th Flying Training Wing (Basic), Minter Field, California

3024th Pilot Training Group, Marana Field, Arizona

AAF Flying Training School (Basic) Merced Field, California

AAF Flying Training School (Basic) Chico Field, California

AAF Flying Training School (Basic) Gardner Field, California

AAF Flying Training School (Basic) Lemoore Field, California

82d Flying Training Wing (Flexible Gunnery), Las Vegas Field, Nevada

328th Flexible Gunnery Training Group, Kingman Field, Arizona

329th Flexible Gunnery Training Group, Yucca Field, Arizona

AAF Air Gunnery School, Williams Field, Arizona

AAF Air Gunnery School, Yuma Field, Arizona

AAF Air Gunnery School, Indian Springs Field, Nevada

AAF Air Gunnery School (Twin Engine), Datelan Field, Arizona

83d Flying Training Wing (Advanced, Twin-Engine), Douglas Field, Arizona

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Victorville Field, California

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Williams Field, Arizona

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Coolidge Field, Arizona

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Hereford Field, Arizona

AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine), Mather Field, California

AAF Bombardier School, Victorville Field, California

AAF Bombardier School, Williams Field, Arizona

AAF Navigation School, Mather Field, California

References

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

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Western Flying Training Command