29th Flying Training Wing

This article is about the 29th Flying Training Wing of the U.S. Air Force. For the 29th Flying Training Wing of World War II, see 29th Flying Training Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces).

29th Flying Training Wing
T-38 Talon as flown by the 29th Flying Training Wing
Active1939–1944; 1944–1946; 1972–1977
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleFlying training
MottoPower for Peace
EngagementsPacific Theater of Operations
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
29th Flying Training Wing emblem
29th Bombardment Group emblem
World War II tail codeSquare O

The 29th Flying Training Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit last based at Craig Air Force Base, Alabama. It was inactivated when Craig was closed when the Air Force reduced its pilot training program after the Vietnam War.

The unit began with its United States Army Air Forces World War II predecessor, the 29th Bombardment Group. It originally conducted anti-submarine warfare over the Gulf of Mexico during the early years of the war. Later, the 29th was a Replacement Training Unit. In 1944, the group was reequipped with Boeing B-29 Superfortresses and fought as part of Twentieth Air Force. The group's aircraft bombed Japan, during which it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations.


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