▁modifications . ▁▁ ▁During ▁training , ▁nine - member ▁cre ws ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁each ▁plane , ▁and ▁the ▁cre ws ▁a te , ▁sle pt ▁and ▁trained ▁together ▁ 2 4 - h ours ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁crew ▁to ▁learn ▁both ▁the ▁technical ▁skills ▁needed ▁for ▁aircraft ▁operation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁crew ▁members ▁minds ▁and ▁re actions . ▁Each ▁day ▁they ▁trained ▁five ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁five ▁hours ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁Each ▁class ▁last ed ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁weeks . ▁Training ▁officials ▁added ▁a ▁Bomb ▁Appro ach ▁School ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁team work ▁between ▁a ▁pilot ▁and ▁bomb ard ier . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁the ▁ 9 0 0 0 th ▁W AC ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Army ▁Corps ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁control ▁tower ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁communic ations ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁base . ▁▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁B - 2 4 ▁training ▁was ▁ph ased ▁out ▁at ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF , ▁being ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁B - 3 2 ▁Domin ator ▁Fl ight ▁C rew ▁Con version ▁Training ▁School . ▁ ▁Training ▁Command ▁instruct or ▁pil ots ▁were ▁flow n ▁to ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁manufact uring ▁plant ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁Domin ator , ▁which ▁was ▁planned ▁as ▁a ▁stable mate ▁of ▁the ▁B - 2 9 ▁Super fort ress ; ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁B -