MORIARTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Commemorative Air Force Lobo Wing is in the process of restoring a plane used to train bombardier students for World War II. An AT-11 that started its journey in Albuquerque in 1942, went on to train thousands of students. Now, it's being restored to its former glory.

"This particular aircraft was stationed here in Albuquerque at the Albuquerque Army Airfield," CAF Lobo Wing Adjutant Officer Ralph Crump said. "It was the 15th aircraft off the Beechcraft assembly line, and it trained bombardiers here in Albuquerque. That's one of the reasons why we got this airplane from the CAF, because it has history here."

The AT-11 was first used to train Albuquerque-based bombardier students at the Albuquerque Army Airfield for World War II.

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