4 October 2004 Assignments AAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command), 8 January 1943 – 16 June 1946 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, 15 September 1978 – 1 December 1991 34th Training Wing, 1 October 1994 – 4 October 2004 Stations San Angelo Army Air Field, Texas, 8 January 1943 Midland Army Air Field, Texas, 25 May 1945 – 16 June 1946 Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 15 September 1978 – 1 December 1991 United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 1 October 1994 – 4 October 2004 Training aircraft The schools of the wing used primarily the Beechcraft AT-11 for bombardier training. Two-Engine training was performed on the Martin B-26 Marauder Four-Engine training was performed on the Consolidated B-24 Liberator Assigned Schools Big Spring Army Air Field, Big Spring, Texas AAF Bombardier School 77th Bombardier Training Group Opened: August 1942, Closed: December 1945 (AT-11) One of the "West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle" schools; closed 1945, reopened 1951 as Big Spring Air Force Base; later Webb Air Force Base, closed 1977 Childress Army Air Field, Childress, Texas AAF Bombardier School 79th Bombardier Training Group Opened January 1943, Closed: December 1945 (AT-11) One of the "West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle" schools. Dodge City Army Air Field, Dodge City, Kansas AAF Pilot School (Specialized, Two-Engine) Opened May 1943, Closed: December 1945 (B-26) Provided B-26 Marauder training and transition training. Also trained Free French and WASP pilots on the B-26 Fort Worth Army Air Field, Fort Worth, Texas AAF Pilot School (Specialized, 4-Engine), also Transition School 96th Pilot Transition Training Group (4 Engine) Opened May 1943, Closed: December 1945 (B-24) Also known as Tarrant Army Airfield; performed B-32 Dominator training in 1945; remained open after the war as Carswell AFB, closed 1993, now NAS Fort Worth (Navy), Carswell Field, (USAFR) Laughlin Army Air Field, Del Rio, Texas AAF Pilot School (Specialized, Two-Engine) Opened January 1943, Closed: August 1945 (B-26) Provided B-26 Marauder training and transition training. Also trained Free French and WASP pilots on the B-26; Became A-26 Invader school, August 1945; remained open after the war as Laughlin Air Force Base. Liberal Army Air Field, Liberal, Kansas AAF Pilot School (Specialized, Four-Engine) Opened May 1943, Closed: September 1945 (B-24) Provided 4-engine training on the B-24 Liberator and transition training. Midland Army Air Field, Midland, Texas AAF Instructors School (Bombardiers) AAF Bombardier School 78th Bombardier Training Group Opened January 1942, Closed: December 1945