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ORIGINAL: The Red Baron

Thanks for the help. I'm glad I asked the question because I was under the impression that disbanding a squadron returned both planes and pilots to their respective pools. Am I to understand then that a withdrawn group will return in 60 days with a full complement of pilots and planes (assuming enough of each in the replacement pools)?

Full complement of planes assuming that you have enough planes in your pool.

Training methodology

The training function takes FOREVER.....

There are 2 training methods to gain experience MUCH more quickly.

The Mogami method (use search function) and one that is a variation on that method I like better.

The Mogami method works, but has the drawback of loosing a group for 90 days before you can even start retraining it again.

This way you do not loose a aquadron for 90 days:

1 Fill out depleted squadron with new pilots
2 Assing leader with high inspiration (85+) to squadron
3 Let crews attack poorly defended targets in china, or allied dot base behind your lines, to train them up
4 Watch the weather, flying in bad weather costs you precious pilots
5 Once you think training level is high enough, put squadron on transport and unload on base with minimal aviation support.
6 Next turn 1-2 planes will have repaired, move these to other base (fragment of x planes will stay behind).
7 Transport other depleted squadron to base with damaged planes (rest of squadron) and disband fragment x into new squadron bringing this upto strenght again.

This method lets you continiously train op squadron without having to wait 90 days for COMPLETELY disbanded squadrons to return.

ORIGINAL: The Red Baron

Thanks to everyone for the tips. I did not realize withdrawn air groups return in 60 days but to a rear area. I've only worked my way through the tutorial once, and I did it very quickly. I especially appreciate the training methodology since I want to avoid feeding untrained replacements into my air groups at all costs.