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	United States Army Air Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Renamed the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) and considered a separate arm of the Army, the new USAAF had an equal "voice" with the Army and Navy.
		By the end of World War II, the USAAF was divided into sixteen numbered Air Forces (First-Fifteenth and the Twentieth) distributed across all theaters of war, plus the Zone of the Interior general air force stationed in the continental United States.
		Nathan Bedford Forrest III, brigadier general in the USAAF and great-grandson of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USAAF (832 words)

	United States Army Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1947, the USAAFE became a component of the newly-created United States Air Force.
		USAAF air force/division/wing histories (http://www.armyairforces.com/dborganization.asp) History of all USAAF subdivisions.
		USAAF missing air crew report search (http://www.armyairforces.com/dbmacr.asp) — searchable database of missing air crew reports (MACRs) by MACR number, date, serial number, and group.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/United_States_Army_Air_Force (782 words)

	History of the American Air Forces in Europe
		It was to be the weapon which the USAAF relied on to press forward with its strategy of daylight high altitude precision bombing by unescorted, but heavily armed, bombers.
		By 1943 the USAAF knew that the bombers needed fighter escorts and efforts were extended to increase their range.
		It was, in fact, built for the USAAF in 1943, but it was assigned to the RAF's 3 Group as a satellite of Stradishall in April 1944.
	www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk /sebc/visit/aafhistory.cfm (4190 words)

	USAAF War Memorials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The principal WW 2 USAAF unit at Metfield was the 491st Bomb Group, flying the B-24 Liberator.
		Based at Holton between March 1943 and April 1944, the 56FG were the only 8th USAAF unit to fly the P-47 Thunderbolt throughout their stay, the majority of Groups converting to the P-51 Mustang during 1944.
		The memorial also makes reference to 19 USAAF servicemen being killed by the explosion of a 2,000-lb bomb in the wreckage of one B-24 whilst crash and rescue teams were on the scene.
	www.suffolkcam.co.uk /latest.htm (1562 words)

	United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
		This USAAF suffered badly during the Japanese Air Force attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December, 1941.
		As part of Operation Overlord, the task of the RAF and the USAAF was to destroy German communications and supply lines in Europe.
		The peak wartime strength of the USAAF was 75,000 aircraft and 2,411,294 personnel.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWusaaf.htm (3404 words)

	B-24 with USAAF
		The USAAF was not destined to receive the B-24 until the Royal Air Force had received the first few production examples, owing to the urgency of the British need.
		Fifteen USAAF LB-30 bombers were deployed in Java in early 1942 to reinforce the B-17-equipped 19th Bombardment Group in a vain attempt to stem the Japanese advance.
		These USAAF LB-30s were hastily re-equipped with a Martin power turret armed with two 0.50-inch machine guns in the dorsal position behind the wing instead of the four-gun Boulton-Paul turret of the RAF version.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b24_37.html (3692 words)

	Netwings - Claims of USAAF/RAF against the Luftwaffe
		Here is some data published the USAAF in 1946, on their Enemy Destroyed and Losses, by type (Fighter and Bomber) by Theatre.
		According to this group the 8th Air Force USAAF is responsible for the destruction of the Luftwaffe.
		It' clear that the USAAF was the prodominate destroyer of the Luftwaffe.
	www.netwings.org /dcforum/DCForumID2/810.html (4011 words)

	The Spitfires of Gozo: USAAF Fighter Squadrons in Malta, 1943
		One of the little known stories about Malta during World War II is the building of a temporary airfield on the sister—and smaller—island of Gozo for the use of the United States Army Air Force for a short time before and after the invasion of Sicily.
		However, given the number of RAF and USAAF units already stationed on Malta, space was already at a premium.
		One unfortunate consequence of the brevity of the USAAF presence on Gozo is the unfortunate dearth of photographs documenting its stay.
	worldatwar.net /chandelle/v4/v4n1-2/gozo.html (1468 words)

	North American B-25 Mitchell -- Chapter 19 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Navy was anxious to acquire a long-range, land-based heavy maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft capable of carrying a substantial bombload, but the USAAF had always resisted what it perceived as an encroachment into its jealously-guarded land-based bomber program.
		However, the USAAF needed an aircraft plant to manufacture its next generation of heavy bombers, the B-29 Superfortress.
		In exchange, the USAAF would get out of the antisubmarine warfare business and would drop its objections to the Navy's operation of land-based bombers and the Navy would get "navalized" B-24 Liberators, B-25 Mitchells, and B-34/B-37 Venturas for use in maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine warfare.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b025-19.html (959 words)

	Pearl Harbor: The B-17 Flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the Fall of 1941, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) attempted to enhance its aerial defense of the Far East by dispatching the B-17 equipped 19th Bombardment Group (Heavy) to the Philippine Islands in September.
		At that time, a bombardment group consisted of three bombardment squadrons with a reconnaissance squadron attached; the reconnaissance squadron normally reported to the parent unit of the group, i.e., the wing or bomber command.
		B-17E, USAAF 41-2429, piloted by Captain Richard H. Carmichael 3.
	www.angelfire.com /my/rememberww2/articles/level1/pearl_harbor_the_b17_flight.htm (2044 words)

	Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: USAAF Airfields in the ETO
		The first airstrips were constructed by USAAF aviation engineers rather close to the beaches, while, later, more established airdromes became available, captured during the subsequent ground operations to clear the Cotentin peninsula to the Northwest and the hedgerow country to the South and East.
		Prior to Overlord, detailed plans were drawn up to carry out the tasks required to construct or otherwise acquire the over 90 airfields deemed necessary to sustain the first three months of the campaign.
		The USAAF committed 16 aviation engineering batallions and two airborne aviation engineering batallions to this effort (the British directed five airfield construction groups and one field force basis construction wing).
	www.skylighters.org /history/airfields (2021 words)

	2LT V. David Moll, USAAF
		He entered the USAAF at Fort Douglas, Utah and was initally assigned to the 9th Corps Area Service Command.
		At Selman he recieved both pre-flight and advanced training as an aircraft navigator, graduating on December 4th, 1943 with both a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and USAAF navigators wings.
		The 486th was transferred to England in late March, 1944 and assigned to USAAF station 174, Sudbury, Sussex, England, APO 559.
	www.angelfire.com /pa5/mollpa/davidmollww2.html (1090 words)

	USAF Serial Number Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Condemned 38575 (c/n 4456) to USAAF Jul 03, 1942 - AMMISCA Aug 10, 1942 - 10th AF, India Sep 01, 1942.
		38626 (c/n 4729) to USAAF Sep 18, 1942.
		38627 (c/n 4730) to USAAF Sep 20, 1942.
	cgibin.rcn.com /jeremy.k/cgi-bin/usafSearch.pl?target=&content=C-119 (14623 words)

	The WWII USAAF Collection from US Wings
		This is the classic "bomber pilot" headgear, worn by USAAF pilots in Europe and the Pacific!
		The original USAAF Specs -- DWC 30-1415 of Sept. 1930 -- called for Seal Brown horsehide to be the required material for this jacket.
		The original USAAF Specs called for horsehide to be the required material for this jacket, but quantities of this jacket were made from goatskin and cowhide as well.
	www.apparel-wings.com /usaaf.asp (1600 words)

	FineScale Modeler Community - USAAF bases in Europe..... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The USAAF had bases all over Great Britain with the 8th and 9th Air Forces.
		As far as I know, the USAAF had no B-25 units operating out of England, so your USAAF-marked B-25 model is probably not apropriate for an English airfield.
		You can use your B-25 in a Med-based diorama, though, since the RAF and the USAAF both were based there, and the B-25 was the medium used by the US, along with the A-20.
	www.finescale.com /fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5249 (503 words)

	USAAF Team - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Over the weekends of and the 11/12th of June, the 8/9th July and the 13/14th August the USAAF team attended LMA events.
		The first event in June was LMA Duxford, which saw the first public outing of the team's new C47 Skytrain flown by Andy 'Snowman' Crosby.
		This is the first of a number of jets which are expected from the USAAF team pilots.
	www.usaaf.fsnet.co.uk /news/petes3.htm (969 words)

	USAAF Aircraft Markings and Camouflage 1941-1947 by Robert D. Archer and Victor G. Archer - Schifferbooks.com
		Described are many hitherto unknown facts about the USAAF involvement in the worldwide war theaters.
		All details, and the reasons for the changes, are given for the camouflage colors, camouflage schemes, national insignia, and aircraft markings.
		A final chapter discusses the evolution of the camouflage and gloss colors used by the USAAF, including the official color standard numbers employed in the various color specifications up to, and including, FS 595B, and includes color swatches of them.
	www.schifferbooks.com /newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=0764302469 (362 words)

	First time USAAF aircraft Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The USAAF in Hawaii was directed by Washington to form a new Bombardment Squadron (14th) under the command of Major Emmett “Rosie” O’Donnell and that it be immediately send to Clarke Field in the Philippines.
		This was the first time USAAF aircraft had visited Australian soil and it created a very positive impression on the Australian airman.
		Following the first flight of 14th Squadron, 26 B17s of the of the 30th and 93rd Squadron left to fly the same route to the Philippines.
	www.us-aircraft.com /bbs/army_config.pl?read=923 (313 words)

	LT. COL. BOYD D. "BUZZ" WAGNER, USAAF
		He rolled his P-40 inverted to spot the Zero, rolled back, chopped his throttle to drop behind the Zero, and shot it down.
		He thus became the first USAAF ace of WWII and earned a DSC.
		On the 22nd, again attacking the Japanese beachhead at Vigan, he was badly injured by glass splinters in his face.
	www.acepilots.com /pto/wagner.html (623 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Were USAAF 43-27511/27515, 43-27681/27687, 43-27904/27910, 43-28174/28180, 44-28792/28801, 44-29064/20073, 44-20276 35250/35297 North American PBJ-1H Mitchell Navy equivalent of B-25H were USAAF 43-4659/4660, 43-4667, 43-4669, 43-4671/4673, 43-4676, 43-4710, 43-4656, 43-4670, 43-4675, 43-4685/4702, 43-4471, 43-4482,43-4492,43-4542/4544,43-4591/4593, 43-4682/4684,43-4655,43-4658,43-4664/4666, 43-4709.
		Were USAAF 44-30509/30531,44-30353/30356, 44-30693/30697,44-30703/30710, 44-30716/30718,44-30961/30964, 44-20972/30975,44-30980/30991, 44-31089/31104,44-30849/30851, 44-30856,44-31277/31296,44-31444/31463 38980/38999 North American PBJ-1J Mitchell Navy equivalent of B-25J.
		Were USAAF 44-20618/29623, 44-29788/29794, 44-29801/29807, 44-29814/29819, 44-29510/29513, 44-29870/29884, 44-29897/29901.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/bombers/US.bombers/b25.19 (1244 words)

	Into The Valley, The Story of USAAF Troop Carrier in WWII
		Into The Valley is the story of USAAF Troop Carrier in World War II, by Col. Charles H. Young, war-time commander of the 439th TC Group.
		his is the story of the soldiers of the air and ground echelons of USAAF Troop Carrier, pioneers of the airborne assault, the 3rd dimension in warfare.
		It is also the story of the intrepid Airborne troopers they delivered into battle behind enemy lines.
	www.usaaftroopcarrier.com (454 words)

	WW2 Memories Project- RAF Bovingdon USAAF Station No 112
		In April 1943 the station transferred to USAAF Command as a B-17 operational training base.
		USAAF Station No 112, home to the 92nd BG, B-17 Combat Crew Replacement Unit (CCRU), 11th CCRU, and 8th USAAF HQ Squadron.
		In 1946 the RAF resumed control, handing the base back to the USAAF in 1951 until its closure in 1961.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /airfields/bovingdon.html (375 words)

	Northamptonshire - USAAF WWII Northants
		This airfield, near Harringworth, housed the USAAF 315th Troop Carrier Group of the 9th Air Force.
		Taken over from the RAF by the 20th Fighter Group of the USAAF 8th Airforce which flew P38 Lightnings and later P51 Mustangs on bomber escort duties.
		In an adjoining nissen hut is the Northamptonshire Aviation Society Museum with exhibits illustrating the air war in the county.
	northamptonshire.co.uk /usaaf (499 words)

	Book Reviews, Into The Valley, The Untold Story of USAAF Troop Carrier in WWII, by Col. Charles H. Young
		To the contrary, such operations paint a rich picture of USAAF operations that at times were much more important to the success of the Allies during the war than the shooting down of enemy planes or dropping bombs.
		Until recently the record of USAAF Troop Carrier has been overlooked and sometimes misunderstood.
		The deeds of tow pilots, air crew members, glider pilots, airborne glider infantry and paratroopers are skillfully blended into this remarkable saga that has until now remained one of the best kept secrets of World War II.
	www.usaaftroopcarrier.com /Reviews.htm (1036 words)

	Basic Structure of USAAC/USAAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		You'll have an easier time of it if you have a basic understanding of the Army-Air Force's structure during WWII.
		Know that what most younger people think of as "the Air Force" was a branch of the United States Army (ie, it was not a separate military unit) known at the beginning of the War as the "Army Air Corps' (USAAC) and after 9 March 1942 as 'The Army Air Force" (USAAF).
		The USAAC or USAAF was itself organized into various divisions.
	www.kensmen.com /findinggramps/nothing.html (213 words)

	Service of A-29 with USAAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although the USAAF A-29s were distributed among a number of Bombardment and Anti-Submarine Squadrons on both US coasts at the beginning of American involvement in the war, the A-29-LO was considered as only an interim type, pending the availability of more modern aircraft.
		Nevertheless, they did participate in some early combat-in fact, a USAAF A-29 became the first USAAF aircraft to destroy an enemy submarine, when it sank U-701 on July 7, 1942.
		The A-29s were soon superseded by later aircraft, and were relegated to crew training roles along with the specially-built AT-28s and AT-28As.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/a28_17.html (195 words)

	Netwings - Aces' Artwork: IL2-MAT Manager v1.95 USAAF Stencil Numb
		I have produced a small download to offer some newer USAAF stencilled numbers for use with IL2-MAT Manager v1.95.
		This will allow you to try a newer USAAF stencilled numbering set released after IL2-MAT Manager v1.95.
		The numbers are slightly thinner and using stencil typeface, they also have better weathering to match the national markings as seen on the game defualt Corsair skins etc.
	www.netwings.org /dcforum/DCForumID18/4084.html (199 words)

	sell.com classifieds : Gear Up! book USAAF Ike Jacket Helmet Tunic WWII WW2 for sale in Kansas City (2V4JQ)
		It is also a source of memories and reflection for the many USAAF veterans.
		Jon Maguire has been collecting and researching the uniforms and flight gear of the USAAF for more than twenty years.
		He is also the author of Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: Uniforms, Wings & Insignia of USAAF Airmen in World War II, and American Flight Jackets, Airmen & Aircraft: A History of U.S. Flyers' Jackets from World War I to Desert Storm (with John Conway).
	www.sell.com /2V4JQ (437 words)

	Lockheed A-28 and A-29 Hudson -- Chapter 17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although Lend-Lease Hudsons were assigned USAAF attack-series designations A-28 and A-29 and were given USAAF serial numbers, very few of these aircraft actually served with the USAAF.
		Only 153 A-29-LOs, equipped with a single flexible 0.50-inch machine gun in an open position replacing the Boulton-Paul dorsal turret of the standard aircraft, were retained by the USAAF.
		Nevertheless, they did participate in some early combat -- in fact a USAAF A-29 became the first USAAF aircraft to destroy an enemy submarine, when it sank U-701 on July 7, 1942.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/a28-17.html (246 words)

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