▁which ▁conducted ▁P - 3 8 ▁training , ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 5 5 th ▁F ighter ▁Training ▁Squadron , ▁which ▁conducted ▁P - 5 1 ▁training . ▁The ▁ 2 d ▁and ▁ 3 d ▁Tow ▁Target ▁and ▁G unn ery ▁Fl ights ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁g unn ery ▁services , ▁both ▁ground - based ▁and ▁aer ial . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁ 4 9 5 th ▁F ighter ▁Training ▁Group ▁took ▁over ▁all ▁P - 3 8 ▁training , ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 5 4 th ▁Squadron ' s ▁P - 3 8 s ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 9 5 th ▁F T G ; ▁the ▁ 5 5 4 th ▁switched ▁to ▁P - 5 1 ▁training . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁VIII ▁F ighter ▁Command , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 9 5 th ▁F T G . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁October , ▁training ▁respons ib ilities ▁ceased ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁ 4 9 5 th ▁and ▁ 4 9 6 th ▁Gr oups , ▁as ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁re - est ab lished ▁oper ational ▁training ▁units ▁within ▁combat ▁f ighter ▁groups . ▁During ▁the ▁months ▁of ▁its ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁CC RC , ▁the ▁group ▁graduated ▁ 2 , 4 3 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 , 4 8 1 ▁tra ine es . ▁Seven ▁students ▁were ▁seriously ▁injured ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁were ▁killed ▁in