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AETC 70th Anniversary

1945 -- At tuskegee Field these four aircraft were the preferred trainers during the war: top to bottom, the PT-17, primary; B-13, basic; AT-6 advanced; and P-40, transition. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1943 -- A mobile training unit instructor points out the remote compass transmitter to instrument specialists on the A-26. This training took place at an English estate. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1943 -- The first class of twin-engine bomber instructors entered training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Shown here are a number of instructor trainees walking between rows of AT-9 "Jeep" aircraft, one of the principal aircraft used in the advanced phase of pilot training. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC 70th Anniversary

1942 -- Congress created the Women's Army Auxillary Corps. Members fo the WAAC primarily filled clerical positions, releasing men for combat duty. Pictured above are members of the WAAC contingent to arrive at Randolph Field. In September 1943, the WAAC was replaced by the Women's Army Corps. The WAC remained in existence until June 12, 1948, when congress passed the Armed Service Integration Act, and Women in the Air Force became a permanent designation. By the mid-1970s, the Air Force stopped using the WAF and began referring to both men and women as "Airmen." (Courtesy photo)
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