The wing controlled three navigation schools in Texas, and also supported the AAF Glider Pilot School at South Plains.
Lineage • Established as
80th Flying Training Wing on 14 August 1943 : Activated on 25 August 1943 : Disbanded on 16 June 1946.
Assignments • Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command, 25 August 1943 – 16 June 1946. : Remained open after the war as Ellington AFB, closed 1976, now TX ANG base ;
Hondo Army Air Field, Hondo, Texas : AAF Advanced Navigation School : 87th Navigation Training Group : Opened: July 1942, Closed: December 1945 (AT-7) : Closed December 1945; opened 1951. Later Hondo Air Base, closed 1958; still used for flight screening program ;
San Marcos Army Airfield, San Marcos, Texas : AAF Advanced Navigation School : Opened: January 1943, Closed: September 1945 (AT-7) : Reopened 1951 as Gary Air Force Base. Closed 1963 ;
South Plains Army Airfield, Lubbock, Texas : AAF Glider School : 64th Two-Engine Flying Training Group : Opened: August 1942, Closed: November 1944 (A-25, AT-17, CG-4, L-4, TG-1, TG-5)
Stations •
San Marcos Army Airfield, Texas, 25 August 1943 •
Ellington Field, Texas, 1 January 1945 – 16 June 1946 ==See also==