Flying Division, Air Training Command | |
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Active | 1926–1949 |
Disbanded | 14 November 1949 |
Country | United States |
Branch | U.S. Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
Type | Command and Control |
Role | Training |
Size | Command |
Part of | AAF Training Command Air Training Command |
Motto(s) | Ut Viri Volent |
Colors | Ultramarine blue and golden orange |
Engagements | World War II – American Campaign |
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The Flying Division, Air Training Command, was a training formation of the United States Air Force. The unit was established in 1926 as the Air Corps Training Center to be the primary pilot training center for the Air Corps. It was reorganized into one of three training commands created by the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps in 1940 to accommodate the large number of air cadets being recruited as a result of the expansion of the corps after the fall of France. During World War II, thousands of cadets attended various flight schools throughout the Central United States being trained as pilots for fighters, bombers and transports. It also trained the navigators, bombardiers and gunners necessary for the bombers to attack enemy targets in the combat areas overseas. After World War II, it became the primary pilot and aircrew training unit of the United States Air Force Air Training Command.