▁training ▁school ▁( closed ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 7 )* ▁▁▁ 6 th ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁( 6 th ▁A IC ) ▁▁ ▁P au ▁( B ass es - Py ren ees ), ▁France ▁▁▁▁ ▁Advanced ▁flying ▁school ▁▁▁ 7 th ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁( 7 th ▁A IC ) ▁▁▁ ▁Cl erm ont - F err and ▁Aer od rome ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Bomb ard ment ▁training ▁school ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁near ▁Cl erm ont - F err and , ▁Au ver g ne ▁ ▁Now : ▁Cl erm ont - F err and ▁Airport ▁▁▁ 8 th ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁( 8 th ▁A IC ) ▁▁▁ ▁F og gia ▁Aer od rome ▁▁▁ ▁F og gia , ▁Italy ▁ ▁* ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁A viation ▁Inst ruction ▁Center ▁at ▁Bron ▁( now ▁Lyon – B ron ▁Airport ) ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Air ▁Service ▁Mechan ics ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Americans ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁over c row ded ▁and ▁was ▁lack ing ▁in ▁proper ▁qu arters ▁and ▁mess ▁facilities ▁for ▁the ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Also ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁English - spe aking ▁instruct ors ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁Americans ▁from ▁the ▁school . ▁Stud ents ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁A IC ▁at ▁Iss od un , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁depart ing ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1