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About how many pilots had the Civilian Pilot Training Program and its wartime successor trained by 1944?

It had trained more than 300,000 pilots.

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  1. About 3,000
  2. About 30,000
  3. More than 300,000 ✔

Why: The Civilian Pilot Training Program became the CAA War Training Service. Its large training effort helped rapidly expand the pool of pilots.

Huh, didn't know that: Contract schools also increased the number of pilots they produced.

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Answer: More than 300,000. The Civilian Pilot Training Program became the CAA War Training Service. Its large training effort helped rapidly expand the pool of pilots.

  1. Journey of Flight Teacher's Guide, chapter 4 www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/2nd_edition_Teachers_Guide_5D3166D76F9B1.pdf
    Over 300,000 pilots were trained by 1944.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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