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	11th AF History
		Early in 1940, the question of air defense of the northern Territory came into the limelight when the late President Roosevelt pointed out in his message to Congress requesting funds for fortification of Guam and Wake Islands and other strategic points in the Pacific that airfields were needed in Alaska.
		First conceived as the Air Force, Alaskan Defense Command, it emerged as an integral unit as the Alaskan Air Force on 15 January 1942, and was redesignated the Eleventh Air Force on 5 February.
		Air Corps supply and fourth echelon maintenance was carried on at the Alaska Air Depot at anchorage, and the normal paper-work, customarily handled by a Service command, devolved upon the Eleventh Air Force Headquarters.
	www.hlswilliwaw.com /aleutians/11thAirForce/html/11thAF_history.htm (3073 words)

	Eleventh Air Force
		The 11th Air Force plans, conducts, controls and coordinates air operations in accordance with the tasks assigned by the commander, Pacific Air Forces, and is the force provider for Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (ANR) and other unified commanders.
		Following the occupation of Kiska, the 11th Air Force declined from peak strength of 16,526 in August 1943 to 6,849 by the end of the war.
		By reorganizing from AAC to a Numbered Air Force, the Air Force was able to reduce its administrative manpower requirements during a period of massive reoragnization and down-sizing throughout the Air Force.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/usaf/11af.htm (1632 words)

	Numbered Air Forces Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Assigned to Army Air Forces on September 17, 1943; Continental Air Forces on April 16, 1945; and Air Defense Command on March 21, 1946.
		Assigned to Army Air Forces on September 16, 1943, to Continental Air Forces on April 16, 1945, and to Air Defense Command on March 21, 1946.
		The new air force drew its operational forces from existing air forces in the European and Mediterranean theaters and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed.
	www.au.af.mil /au/afhra/rso/numbered_airforce_index.html (4679 words)

	The Arctic Storm "11th Air Force"
		Headquarters Eleventh Air Force was moved to Adak and the island became the major base of operations for the remainder of the war.
		From a peak of 16,526 in August, the strength of the Eleventh Air Force declined to 14,975 by the end of 1943.
		The Eleventh Air Force was redesignated the Alaskan Air Command on 18 December 1945.
	www.fortunecity.com /business/perot/1681/storm/index.htm (1810 words)

	Army Air Forces in World War II
		(Fourteenth Air Force): HQ 308th Bombardment Group (Heavy) and it's 373d, 374th, 375th and 425th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) with B-24's arrive in China from the U.S. The 308th and 425th are based at Kunming; the 373d at Yangkai; and the 374th and 375th at Chengkung.
		Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters and light and medium bombers bomb a fuel dump at Oudref, roads and a railway near Cekhira, docks at Sfax, and the airfield at Djebel Tebaga.
		The air echelons of the 414th and 415th Night Fighter Squadrons, AAF School of Applied Tactics arrive in England from the U.S.; the ground echelons are enroute to Algeria.
	www.usaaf.net /chron/43/mar43.htm (10222 words)

	Eleventh Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eleventh Air Force plans, conducts, controls and coordinates air operations in accordance with the tasks assigned by the commander, Pacific Air Forces, and is the force provider for Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and other unified commanders.
		Eleventh Air Force was formed in the United States on 15 January 1942 on Elmendorf Field.
		It was originally called the Alaska Air Forces and was created during World War II to handle the buildup of Army Air Forces in Alaska to defend against Japanese threats to the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force (885 words)

	Army Air Forces in World War II
		The air echelon is flying their C-47s across the North Atlantic with the first aircraft arriving on 12 Dec. Headquarters 322d Bombardment Group (Medium) and its 449th, 450th, 451st and 452d Bombardment Squadrons (Medium) is established at Rougham, England upon arrival from the US.
		(Eleventh Air Force): In the Aleutians, the weather aircraft which crashlanded at Atka Island yesterday is sighted on the west end of the island, its fuselage broken off aft of the wings.
		In Libya, light forces of the British Eighth Army overtake the enemy rearguard at Sirte and are halted temporarily.
	www.usaaf.net /chron/42/dec42.htm (8789 words)

	USAAF Chronology:
		CARIBBEAN (Sixth Air Force): During Oct, the 22d Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, moves from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico to Waller Field, Trinidad with P-39s and P-40s (detachments are operating from Aruba, Curacao and Zandery Field, Surinam).
		SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (SWPA, Fifth Air Force): In New Guinea, Fifth AF aircraft complete the movement of the reinforced Australian 18 Brigade to Wanigela on the peninsula between Dyke Acland and Collingwood Bays on the E coast of Papua; this is part of the move aimed at capture of the Buna-Gona area.
		PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, Seventh Air Force): HQ 318th Fighter Group is activated at Hickam Field, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii; squadrons assigned, all equipped with P-40s, are the 44th and 72d Fighter Squadrons at Bellows Field and the 73d Fighter Squadron on Midway Island.
	paul.rutgers.edu /~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Oct.42.html (4969 words)

	August 1943 - WWII Pacific Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): In the Aleutian Islands, 6 attack missions, 2 of which abort, are flown to Kiska Island by B-24's, B-25's, P-38's, and P-40's; numerous targets hit and strafed include installations at North Head and South Head.
		ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): In the Aleutian Islands, P-38's, P-40's, A-24s, B-24's and B-25's bomb and strafe various targets on Kiska Island; direct hits are scored on revetments W of the Wheat Grove and on gun emplacements, as well as on buildings on Little Kiska Island.
		ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): In B-24's, B-25's, A-24s, and P-38's pound Kiska Island targets in 11 attack missions; later, 10 reconnaissance, strafing and photo missions to Kiska are flown by 3 P-38's, 26 P-40's, 4 F-5A's and 1 B-24.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /60th/today/1943/8-43.html (4447 words)

	Elmendorf Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air defense forces reached their zenith in 1957 with almost 200 fighter aircraft assigned to six fighter interceptor squadrons located at Elmendorf AFB and Ladd AFB.
		Despite a diminished number of personnel and aircraft, a turning point in Elmendorf's history occurred in 1970 with the arrival of the 43d Tactical Fighter Squadron in June 1970 from MacDill AFB, Florida.
		United States Air Force bases slated for realignment
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elmendorf_Air_Force_Base (1212 words)

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