The Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center (GCACTC) was 1 of 3 regional United States organizations for primary, basic ("cross-country work"), and advanced flight training when the U.S. entered World War II. The center's various detachments in the Central United States also provided technical training for ground positions such as Air Observers and weathermen. The center included a Basic Training Command and on November 12, 1941, the GCACTC's Air Corps Replacement Center (aircrew) at Kelly Field began a preparatory course.
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| - The Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center (GCACTC) was 1 of 3 regional United States organizations for primary, basic ("cross-country work"), and advanced flight training when the U.S. entered World War II. The center's various detachments in the Central United States also provided technical training for ground positions such as Air Observers and weathermen. The center included a Basic Training Command and on November 12, 1941, the GCACTC's Air Corps Replacement Center (aircrew) at Kelly Field began a preparatory course.
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| - NOTE: Marfa Army Airfield, Pecos Army Airfield, & Wink Field in West Texas were part of the West Coast ACTC.
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| - A small number of the Gulf Coast ACTC schools were on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Most were inland Texas World War II Army Airfields, and . Red indicates primary flight training, white indicates basic, blue advanced .
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| - The Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center (GCACTC) was 1 of 3 regional United States organizations for primary, basic ("cross-country work"), and advanced flight training when the U.S. entered World War II. The center's various detachments in the Central United States also provided technical training for ground positions such as Air Observers and weathermen. The center included a Basic Training Command and on November 12, 1941, the GCACTC's Air Corps Replacement Center (aircrew) at Kelly Field began a preparatory course.
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