AF ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Second ▁Air ▁Force , ▁which ▁established ▁its ▁ 1 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Wing ▁at ▁the ▁base , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁B - 2 9 A ▁Super fort ress es . ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁air field ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁constructed ▁an ▁ 8 , 2 0 0   ft ▁North - S outh ▁extra ▁heavy - d ut y ▁run way ▁for ▁future ▁use . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁completed ▁B - 3 2 s ▁at ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁plant ▁had ▁reached ▁ 7 4 ▁production ▁aircraft , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁T B - 3 2 ▁train ers ; ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁park ed ▁at ▁the ▁field . ▁These ▁were ▁ordered ▁flow n ▁from ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁directly ▁to ▁storage ▁at ▁Davis - Month an ▁and ▁King man ▁Field s , ▁Arizona ▁for ▁dispos al , ▁and ▁the ▁partially ▁assemble d ▁B - 3 2 ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁plant ▁were ▁ordered ▁scra pped ▁in ▁place . ▁▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group , ▁Very ▁He avy ▁was ▁activ ated . ▁With ▁its ▁activation , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Fif teenth ▁Air