Army Air Forces Bombardier School

A Bombardier School was a United States Army Air Forces facility that used bombing ranges for training aircrew.

The other was WCACTC's 38th Flying Training Wing at Williams Army Airfield, Arizona—later moved to Kirtland Field, New Mexico).

[citation needed] The GCACTC's Advanced Twin Engine and Bombardier Training Center at Midland Army Airfield was redesignated an Army Air Forces Bombardier School on 26 September 1942[7] (Colonel Ryan was the Director of Training Jan 1942 – Aug 1943).

On 6 June 1945, "the 206th Army Air Force Base Unit (RBS) (206th AAFBU), was activated at[specify] Colorado Springs, Colorado for [RBS with] operational control of the two SCR-584 radar detachments located at Kansas City and Fort Worth" Army Airfield.

[10] RBS detachments in the Army Air Force were later "established at Denver, Chicago, Omaha, Albuquerque").

AAF Bombardier School patch for Deming Army Airfield with The Witch form of the Evil Queen from Disney's Snow White . The school was moved from Hobbs Army Airfield , [ 1 ] the 1st class graduated March 6, 1943; & Deming had 7 "Bombardier Training Squadrons": 966th, 971st, 972nd, & 974-7th.