Market80th Flying Training Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)
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80th Flying Training Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)

The 80th Flying Training Wing was a training wing of the United States Army Air Forces. It was last assigned to the Central Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at Ellington Field, Texas.

History
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) StationsSan Marcos Army Airfield, Texas, 25 August 1943 • Ellington Field, Texas, 1 January 1945 – 16 June 1946 ==See also==
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