History
The unit was established in mid-1942 by III Bomber Command as a replacement training unit (RTU) for B-26 Marauder crews. Graduates from Training Command technical, gunnery and twin-engine flight schools would be trained on B-26s, then after graduation be assigned to combat units overseas. Inactivated in May 1944.
Reestablished in 1966 at Fairchild AFB, Washington as the primary USAF aircrew survival school.
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