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Chico Army Airfield. Chico, California
- Army Flying School
- 97th Basic Flying Training Group
- Opened: September 1941, Closed: March 1944 (BT-13)
[3]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "M" Fuselage code "M" was originally assigned to Moffett Field when it was a USAAC base. In 1942 Moffett Field was returned to the USN and the USAAC transferred its assets to Chico. The BT-13's retained the fuselage code of "M";
[4] Transferred to IV Fighter Command, May 1944, became P-38, P-63 Replacement Training Unit; closed September 1945
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Dos Palos Airport, Firebaugh/Dos Palos, California
- AAF Contract Pilot School (Primary)
- 13th Flying Training Detachment
- Opened: June 1942, Closed: November 1944 (PT-13, PT-22, BT-13)
[5]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "B";
[4] Operated by: Coast Aviation Corporation
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Gardner Army Airfield, Taft, California
- AAF Basic Flying School
- 98th Basic Flying Training Group
- Opened: August 1941, Closed: February 1945 (BT-13)
[6]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "F"
[4]
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Santa Maria Army Airfield, Santa Maria, California
- AAF Contract Pilot School (Primary)
- 1st Flying Training Detachment
- Opened: September 1939, Closed: February 1945 (PT-13, PT-27)
[7]
- Operated by: Hancock College of Aeronautics, one of the original nine civilian contract Army Primary Training Schools; transferred to IV Fighter Command, May 1944, became P-38 Replacement Training Unit; had five auxiliary airfields, closed July 1945
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Lemoore Army Airfield, Lemoore, California
- AAF Basic Flying School
- 97th Basic Flying Training Group
- Opened: January 1942, Closed: August 1945 (BT-13, BT-15)
[7]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "R"
[4] Also operated advanced two-engine flying school (AT-17, UC-78), November 1943; both schools closed August 1945
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Mather Field, Sacramento, California
- AAF Advanced Single-Engine Flying School
- AAF Specialized Two-Engine Flying School, also Two-Engine Transition
- AAF Navigation School
- Opened: May 1941, Closed: August 1945 (AT-6)
[7]
- Former World War I flying training airfield, reopened May 1941; also AAF Navigation School, August 1941 (AT-7, AT-9); Specialized Two-Engine Flying School, June 1943 (AT-18, B-25); Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "T" and "I", "I" for aircraft assigned to the Centralized Flight Instructors Program;
[4] became permanent training airfield after World War II as
Mather Air Force Base; Closed 1993.
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Merced Army Airfield, Merced, California
- AAF Basic Flying School
- AAF Advanced Single-Engine Flying School
- Opened: September 1941, Closed: October 1944 (BT-13)
[8]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "E"
[4] Advanced Flying School (AT-6) opened June 1944; became permanent airfield after World War II as
Castle Air Force Base; Closed 1993.
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Minter Field, Shafter, California
- AAF Basic Flying School
- AAF Specialized Two-Engine Flying School, also Two-Engine Transition
- Opened: June 1941, Closed: June 1944 (BT-13)
[9]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "L"
[4] Basic Flying School closed June 1944; Two-Engine Flying School opened June 1944 (AT-6, AT-17, UC-78. B-25), closed December 1945.
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Palo Alto Airport, King City, California
- 3d Flying Training Detachment
- Opened: March 1941, Closed: October 1944 (PT-13, PT-17, PT-22)
[10]
- transferred to Navy April 1945
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Rankin Field, Tulare, California
- AAF Contract Pilot School (Primary)
- 4th Flying Training Detachment
- Opened: March 1941, Closed: October 1944 (PT-13, PT-17)
[11]
- Operated by: Rankin Aeronautical Academy
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Sequoia Field, Visalia, California
- AAF Contract Pilot School (Primary)
- 8th Flying Training Detachment
- Opened: September 1941, Closed: September 1944 (PT-13, PT-17, PT-22)
[11]
- Also known as
Visalia Army Airfield; Operated by: Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics; primary flight school closed September 1944, transferred to IV Fighter Command and became P-61 Black Widow Replacement Training Unit
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Stockton Field, Stockton, California
- AAF Advanced Flying School, Single-Engine
- AAF Basic Flying School
- AAF Advanced Flying School, Two-Engine
- 316th Two-Engine Flying Training Group
- Opened: December 1940, Closed: December 1942 (AT-6)
[11]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "M";
[4] Opened initially as single engine school; May 1942 added Basic School (BT-15) two-engine school opened November 1943 (AT-9, AT-17, UC-78); closed February 1945; Transferred to
Air Transport Command as a C-47 training base, March 1945; closed January 1946.
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Victorville Army Airfield, Victoville, California
- AAF Advanced Flying School (Bombardment)
- AAF Advanced Flying School, Specialized Single-Engine
- AAF Advanced Flying School, Specialized Two/Four-Engine Transition
- AAF Glider Flying School
- 98th Basic Flying Training Group
- Opened: February 1942, Closed: August 1945 (AT-6, AT-9, AT-11, AT-17, BT-13, B-24, CG-4, C-47)
[12]
- Aircraft carried Fuselage Code "V";
[4] had at least four auxiliary airfields; remained open after the war ended, became George Air Force Base; closed 1992
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