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- United States Army Air Forces - Wikipedia
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) [2] was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States [3] during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947)
- Army Air Corps: A History of The Military Service
It coalesced as aviation evolved from a component of ground-based infantry tactics into its own branch of the military It became the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on June 20, 1941 to signify greater autonomy from the Army’s command structure
- Army Air Forces Aircraft: A Definitive Moment
More than 100 types of aircraft were used by the Army Air Force (AAF) during World War II During World War II military airplanes consisted of a single wing aluminum airframe, one to four engines and equipment for navigation, armament, communications and crew accommodations
- Home | American Air Museum
We are a museum, a digital archive and a charity dedicated to telling stories of Britain and America's experience of war since 1914 Visit us at IWM Duxford and meet the men and women whose lives were shaped by American aviation during a century of war
- US Army Air Forces | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
During the war, nearly 1,100 highly trained women tested, flew, and ferried 12,650 aircraft over 60 million miles as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) In the span of only a few days in October 1943, the US Army Air Forces was forced to reconsider its entire strategic bombing endeavor in the European theater
- USAAF Combat Operations 1941 - 1945 - Aircrew Remembered site
A complete record of combat operations undertaken by units of USAAF in World War ll compiled from official US Government sources and trusted reference sources
- United States Army Air Corps - Wikipedia
The USAAC was renamed from the earlier United States Army Air Service on 2 July 1926, and was part of the larger United States Army The Air Corps became the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 20 June 1941, giving it greater autonomy from the Army's middle-level command structure
- United States Army Air Forces | Military Wiki | Fandom
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the military aviation service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force
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