76th Flying Training Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)
Military unit
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The 76th Flying Training Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, and was stationed from 1943–46 at Smyrna Army Airfield, Tennessee.
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| Active | 1943–1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Type | Command and Control |
| Role | Training |
| Part of | Army Air Forces Training Command |
| Engagements | World War II
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There is no lineage link between the United States Air Force 76th Maintenance Wing, established on 5 February 1942 as the 76th Observation Group at MacDill Field, Florida and the 76th FTW of the Second World War.
History
The wing was a heavy bomber training wing of Eastern Flying Training Command. Its schools provided four-engine heavy bomber transition training for experienced pilots who were moving from single and two-engine aircraft to the B-17 or B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. Also after 1944, most pilots were learning on B-17/B-24s for eventual transition to B-29 Superfortress training under Second Air Force.[1]
As training requirements changed during the war, schools were activated and inactivated or transferred to meet those requirements.[1]
Lineage
- Established as 76th Flying Training Wing, on 14 August 1943
- Activated on 25 August 1943
- Disbanded on 16 June 1946.[2]
Assignments
- Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command, 25 August 1943
- AAF Western Flying Training Command, 15 December 1945 – 16 June 1946.[2]
Training aircraft
The schools of the wing flew primarily B-17D/E/F Flying Fortresses. Some B-17Gs were flown after June 1944 when Second Air Force B-17 training ended. Some B-24D Liberators were also used
Assigned pilot schools
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See also
- Other Eastern Flying Training Command Flight Training Wings:
- 27th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Basic Flight Training
- 28th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Advanced Flight Training, Single Engine
- 29th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Primary Flight Training
- 30th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Advanced Flight Training, Two Engine
- 74th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Classification/Preflight/Specialized/Navigation
- 75th Flying Training Wing (World War II) Gunnery
