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	Twentieth Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Twentieth Air Force is one of numbered air forces that comprise the United States Air Force.
		The Twentieth is under command of the Air Force Space Command and ultimately the United States Strategic Command.
		Later it was involved primarily in air defense of the Ryukyu Islands until inactivation in March 1955.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force (665 words)

	Numbered Air Forces Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		Assigned to Pacific Air Forces on August 20, 1986, and activated at Osan AB, South Korea, on September 8, 1986.
	www.maxwell.af.mil /au/afhra/wwwroot/rso/numbered_airforce_index.html (4679 words)

	20th Air Force History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Twentieth Air Force was formed exclusively as a heavy strategic bombardment organization.
		Later it was involved primarily in air defense of the Ryukyu Islands.
		Established as Twentieth Air Force, and activated on 4 April 1944 at Washington D.C., assigned to Army Air Forces.
	www.20thaf.org /history.htm (198 words)

	History of the 20th Air Force
		The Twentieth Air Force, though not formed until April 1944 and not announced until the first strike against the Japanese home islands in June 1944, had is beginning in an idea of General of the Army Henry H. Arnold, commanding general of the Army Air Forces as far back as 1939.
		In that vision was the birth of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force.
		It was under this broad scope of operation the Twentieth Air Force, the XX Bomber Command and its combat unit, the 58th Bombardment Wing, were committed to action.
	home.att.net /~sallyann5/b29/royster/20-air-force-history.html (4325 words)

	United States Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Department of the Air Force consists of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), the Air Staff, and field units.
		The ASETF is the Air Force presentation of forces to a COCOM for the employment of Air Power.
		In 1941, the Army Air Corps became the U.S. Army Air Force and the GHQ Air Force was redesignated the Air Force Combat Command.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/United-States-Air-Force.htm (2039 words)

	USAAF Chronology:
		HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): During the night of 1/2 Jul, 1 mining and 4 incendiary missions are flown: Mission 240: 152 B-29s attack the Kure urban area destroying 1.3 square miles (3.4 square km), 40% of the city; 2 other B-29s hit alternate targets.
		HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): 509 B-29s participate in 1 mining and 4 incendiary missions during the night of 3/4 Jul; 3 B-29s are lost: Mission 246: 26 B-29s mine Shimonoseki Strait and waters at Funakawa and Maizuru during the predawn hours of the 4th; 2 other B-29s mine alternate targets.
		HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): During the night of 9/10 Jul, 1 mining, 1 bombing and 4 incendiary missions are flown against Japan; 3 B-29s are lost: Mission 256: 29 B-29s mine Shimonoseki Strait and the waters at Niigata and Nanao; 1 other mines other targets; 1 B-29 is lost.
	paul.rutgers.edu /~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Jul.45.html (10068 words)

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		HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): Mission 22: 36 B-29s, from the Chengtu, China area, are dispatched to hit an aircraft plant at Omura, Japan; 17 hit the primary target and 13 others hit secondary target of Shanghai, China, and another 2 strike other alternates; they claim 5-4-12 Japanese aircraft; 2 B-29s are lost.
		MONDAY, 7 MAY 1945 HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): Missions 151 to 154: 41 B-29s bomb airfields at Usa, Oita, Ibusuki, and Kanoya on Kyushu Island; 34 Japanese aircraft are claimed destroyed by B-29s during the Usa and Oita missions; 3 B-29s are lost.
		TUESDAY, 19 JUNE 1945 HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): 4 missions, 1 mining and 3 incindiary missions against secondary cities, are flown during the night of 19/20 Jun. Mission 210: 136 B-29s hit the Toyohashi urban area destroying 1.7 square miles (4.4 square km).
	home.comcast.net /~winjerd/ASAFHist.txt (5270 words)

	Air Force Magazine
		Hap Arnold’s creation of Twentieth Air Force to spearhead a strategic bombing offensive in the Pacific not only led to Japan’s defeat but also proved to be a landmark in the long struggle of airmen to organize and operate an independent air force.
		During 1943, Arnold and his Air Staff in Washington had weighed the advantages and disadvantages of organizing strategic air forces outside the control of a theater commander.
		The experience of Twentieth Air Force in World War II proved to be a landmark in demonstrating the independent use of airpower.
	www.afa.org /magazine/April2004/0404japan.asp (2946 words)

	Army Air Forces in World War II
		The air echelon of the 25th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Reconnaissance Group, begins operating from Clark Field, Luzon with F-5s (squadron is based at San Jose, Mindoro Island).
		(Twentieth Air Force): 4 missions, 1 mining and 3 incindiary missions against secondary cities, are flown during the night of 19/20 Jun. Mission 210: 136 B-29s hit the Toyohashi urban area destroying 1.7 square miles (4.4 square km).
		(Far East Air Force): On Luzon Island, fighter-bombers hit targets in the Infanta area and troop concentrations in the Cagayan Valley and Kiangan area; ground support strikes are flown in the Cervantes area and E of Manila.
	www.usaaf.net /chron/45/jun45.htm (8277 words)

	Air Force Association’s Twentieth Annual Air Warfare Symposium
		The imperative of modern airpower is now apparent as power projection forces in air and space play a pivotal role in the success of joint operations.
		The 20th Annual Air Warfare Symposium will focus on the future of the Air Force and integrated air war in the 21st Century.
		The Air Force Association is an independent, non-profit, civilian aerospace organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation.
	www.afa.org /media/press/aws2k4.asp (520 words)

	Twentieth Army Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		From the Marianaas, the Twentieth bonducted a strategic air offensive that was climaxed by the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan.
		Among the commanders of this air force were General of the Army, Henery H. "Hap" Arnold, Major General Curtis E. LeMay and Lietenant General Nathan F. Twining.
		The winged star represents the army air forces, and the arabic number twenty is the unit's designation.
	www.nmia.com /~valorc/embpatches/aaf/20af.html (242 words)

	United States Army Air Forces in World War II
		Non-Effective Combat Sorties Flown by Twentieth Air Force, By Type of Airplane and By Cause: Jun 1944 to Aug 1945
		Twentieth Air Force - Number of B-29s Bombing and Number of Missions Against Primary Targets, By Altitude and Attack: Jun 1944 to Aug 1945
		Twentieth Air Force - B-29s Damaged on Bombing and Mining Missions: Jun 1944 to Aug 1945
	www.usaaf.net /digest/operations.htm (1649 words)

	COMBAT CHRONOLOGY OF THE US ARMY AIR FORCES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		HQ AAF (Twentieth Air Force): 36 Ie Shima Island-based P-47s, sweeping the
		AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): In the Palau Islands, 24 B-24s from Angaur
		AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): 1 Guam Island-based B-24 attacks heavy AA positions on the W side of Marcus Island at dawn.
	www.altus.af.mil /history/combat/combatjun45.htm (9947 words)

	USAFPatches.com Air Forces Gallery: 16-20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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