▁to ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Training ▁Command ▁Com bat ▁C rew ▁School ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁plant ▁began ▁assembly ▁of ▁B - 2 4 D ▁Liber ator ▁aircraft ▁in ▁May , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁aircraft ▁being ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁August . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁July , ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁again ▁renamed ▁as ▁" F ort ▁W orth ▁Army ▁Air field ". ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Com bat ▁C rew ▁School ▁( l ater ▁re - design ated ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Pil ot ▁School , ▁Special ized ▁ 4 - Engine ) ▁took ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁Training ▁Command ' s ▁advanced ▁pilot ▁training ▁schools ▁and ▁experienced ▁ 2 - engine ▁pil ots ▁and ▁trained ▁them ▁on ▁flying ▁the ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁F lying ▁Training ▁Wing ▁at ▁San ▁Ang elo ▁Army ▁Air field , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁initially ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁B - 2 4 D s ▁that ▁were ▁assemble d ▁across ▁the ▁run way ▁at ▁Cons olid ated , ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁B - 2 4 Es ▁that ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁Cons olid ated ' s ▁Will ow ▁Run ▁Plant ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁then ▁flow n ▁to ▁the ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁plant ▁for ▁final