▁Now : ▁C az aux ▁Air ▁Base ▁( BA ▁ 1 2 0 ) ▁▁ ▁St . ▁John - de - Mont s ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁ ▁Saint - Jean - de - Mont s ▁Aer od rome , ▁France ▁▁▁▁ ▁I ▁Corps ▁Aer onaut ical ▁School ** ▁ ▁G ond rec ourt - le - Ch âteau , ▁France ▁▁ ▁II ▁Corps ▁Aer onaut ical ▁School ▁ ▁Ch at illon - Sur - Se ine ▁Aer od rome , ▁France ▁▁▁ ▁** ▁The ▁I ▁Corps ▁Aer onaut ical ▁School ▁was ▁a ▁temporary ▁school , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Air ▁Service ▁machine - gun ▁training ▁school ▁at ▁G ond rec ourt - le - Ch âteau . ▁About ▁ 2 2 5 ▁men ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁during ▁March ▁and ▁April , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Post war ▁re organ ization ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁Air ▁Service ' s ▁hopes ▁ran ▁high . ▁The ▁War ▁Department ▁determined ▁to ▁purchase ▁and ▁maintain ▁fifteen ▁flying ▁fields ▁and ▁five ▁bal lo on ▁schools ▁for ▁training ▁purposes . ▁Of ▁those , ▁the ▁government ▁already ▁owned ▁Rock well , ▁Lang ley , ▁Post ▁( at ▁Fort ▁S ill ), ▁and ▁Kelly ▁Field ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁▁ ▁Early ▁plans ▁anticip ated ▁opening ▁several ▁primary ▁schools ▁and ▁separate ▁sites ▁for ▁advanced ▁training ▁in ▁bomb ard ment , ▁observation , ▁purs uit , ▁and ▁g unn ery . ▁However ▁rapid ▁pe ac etime ▁dem obil ization ▁led ▁to