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	United States Army Air Corps
		What is now the United States Air Force (USAF) was formerly a part of the US Army, namely the United States Army Air Corps or USAAC.
		During World War II its role grew greatly; the Air Corps eventually became subordinate to the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) when the latter was established on June 20, 1941.
		The required Congressional disestablishment of the Air Corps itself did not occur until 1947.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USAAC.html (86 words)

	Air Force Academy--Reading 1
		Air Corps personnel increased from about 21,000 in 1938 to 354,000 by the end of 1941, when the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the war.
		Air power had forever changed the way in which wars would be fought.
		On September 18, 1947, W. Stuart Symington became the first Secretary of the Air Force, and air activities were officially transferred from the Army to the new Department of the Air Force.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/114airforce/114facts1.htm (936 words)

	USAAF - United States Army Air Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It rejected the idea of a department of defense and a separate department of air, but it recommended that the air arm be renamed the Air Corps to allow it more prestige, that it be given special representation on the General Staff, and that an Assistant Secretary of War for air affairs be appointed.
		In the course of wartime expansion and reorganization, the Air Corps ceased to be an operating organization.
		Although the Air Corps still legally existed as an Army branch, the position of Chief of the Air Corps was left vacant, and the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps was dissolved.
	www.jcs-group.com /military/aaf.html (2336 words)

	Variations of Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Army Air Forces
		The Army Air Forces shoulder sleeve insignia is presented as a study in variations that exist for a given shoulder sleeve insignia.
		Its blue and orange colors are that of the Army Air Force and the central symbol was that used as an aircraft marking early in the war.
		With the establishment of the United States Air Force in 1947 the patch was discontinued and would have been worn on the right sleeve as a former war service patch by personnel that remained in the Army.
	www.angelfire.com /md2/patches/variations/var3aaf.html (317 words)

	North Carolina Air National Guard - Public Web Site - History Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The unit was assigned an air defense mission and was under the operational control of the Air Defense Command.
		North Carolina Air National Guard crews logged 22,546 hours in the versatile C-121 flying support for the Army, Air Force, and Army National Guard throughout the United States and to almost all the free countries of the world.
		Air National Guard members and their families have annually raised 3 to 5 thousand dollars for food, clothing, fuel oil, and toys for small children, senior citizens, and disabled veterans.
	www.ncchar.ang.af.mil /Old/history.htm (3343 words)

	United States Army Air Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The position of the air arm within the Department of War remained essentially the same as before, that is, the flying units were under the operational control of the various ground forces corps commands and not the Air Corps, which remained responsible only for procurement of aircraft, maintenance of bases, supply, and training.
		The commanders of GHQ Air Force and the Air Corps, Major Generals Frank Andrews and Oscar Westover respectively, clashed philosophically over the direction in which the air arm was heading, adding to the difficulties, with Andrews in favor of autonomy and Westover espousing subordination to the Army chain of command.
		On March 9, 1942, with the issuance of War Circular 59, the Air Corps was further subordinated to the USAAF as a combatant arm (as Infantry and Field Artillery were subordinate combatant arms of the Army Ground Forces) and the office of Chief of the Air Corps was abolished.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps (2119 words)

	Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group - CNAPG.
		Dec1960 The aircraft was leased to Tunis Air.
		The aircraft was acquired by Falcon Air Cargo and was re-registered as N83FA.
		The aircraft was acquired by the United States Navy (USN) and was re-serialed as Bu.
	www.cnapg.org /dc4.htm (3564 words)

	United States Army Air Force
		USAAF is an abbreviation of United States Army Air Force.
		Prior to becoming its own arm of the US Armed Forces, what is today the United States Air Force (USAF) was a part of the US Army.
		Before World War II it was a corps level organization known as the United States Army Air Corps, but its massive size increase during the war won it a complete organizational hierarchy of its own, and the name changed to United States Army Air Force, or USAAF.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USAAF.html (84 words)

	United States Army Air Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The commanders of GHQ Air Force and the Air Corps, Major generals Frank Andrews and Oscar Westover, clashed philosophically over the direction in which the air arm was heading, adding to the difficulties.
		From the Air Corps of 1939, with 20,000 men and 2,320 planes (a limit set in 1934), to the autonomous AAF of 1944, with almost 2.4 million personnel and 80,000 aircraft, was a remarkable expansion.
		From 1948–49, the unit was responsible for the Berlin Airlift.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces (2893 words)

	William M. McFadyen Papers Inventory (#4956-z)
		The letters describe his various postings and rates of pay during his period of training in the United States Army Air Corps, 1940-1941, as well as brief descriptions of military life after he was posted to the South Pacific as a bombardier.
		In 1940, he volunteered for the United States Army Air Corps (renamed the Army Air Forces in 1942) and was assigned to pilot training.
		The letters describe his various postings and rates of pay during his period of training in the United States Army Air Corps (renamed the Army Air Forces in 1942) in 1940 and 1941, as well as brief descriptions of military life after he was posted to the South Pacific as a bombardier.
	www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/04956.html (606 words)

	U.S. Army Bands - History: Bands in the Peacetime Army
		U.S. Shortly before this time, the strength in Army bands was cut to 28 enlisted men, with the exception of two special bands: The United States Army Band and The United States Military Academy Band.
		The Army Music School was under the direct supervision of the Commander of the US Army Band.
		On March 1, 1943, the band was redesignated the United States Army Air Corps Band and became the official musical representative of the US Army Air Corps.
	bands.army.mil /history/default.asp?chapter=20 (389 words)

	Missions of the US Army Corps of Engineers
		The Corps is committed to lessening the impact of these disasters on people, communities, the economy and the environment.
		The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was born on the battlefield of the American Revolution at Bunker Hill, and the Corps' Civilians and Soldiers have always been among the first to respond ever since.
		Corps built and maintained navigation systems and ports provide an effective means to deploys vital equipment and other materiel.
	www.usace.army.mil /missions/index.html (901 words)

	Horace Meek Hickam, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Air Corps
		Horace Meek Hickam, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Air Corps
		In 1935, a board of officers met in Washington, D.C., and recommended that the new Army Air Corps station to be constructed in the Territory of Hawaii be named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam.
		He became a strong proponent of air power at a time when military aviation was a newcomer in the Army family and considered by many to be a not quite sensible experiment.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /hmhickam.htm (1144 words)

	Harold Geiger, Major, United States Army Air Corps
		Harold Geiger was born on 7 October 1884 and was a 1908 graduate of the United States Military Academy.
		The United States was slower than France in issuing pilot's licenses and establishing the rules under which they could be granted.
		While in Germany, Major Geiger sent reports to the Chief of the Army Air Service in the construction of the dirigible Los Angeles, then the ZR-3, and repeatedly urged that the craft, which was later taken over by the navy, be purchased for the army.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /harold-geiger.htm (1123 words)

	The United States Army Air Forces in W.W.II
		Combat Units of the Army Air Forces: This database is based on the Maurer book and lists squadrons assigned, unit motto, combat history, awards, bases, commanders, and more.
		Missing Air Crew Reports: This is an index to over 14,000 MACRs listing serial number, MACR number, date, and unit if known.
		Histories of the Air Forces, Divisions, and Wings: Covers the 16 Air Forces, 8 Air Divisions, and 91 Wings.
	www.armyairforces.com (313 words)

	8th Air Force Historical Society - Colorado Chapter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Eighth Air Force Historical Society, Colorado Chapter, was formed in February, 1992 by Colorado veterans of World War II, United States Army Air Corps, Eighth Air Force.
		The Eighth Air Force was activated on January 28, 1942 and was based in England for the purpose of the strategic bombing of the German war-making facilities.
		The purpose of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society is to perpetuate the history of the Eighth Air Force and to honor the memory of their lost comrades.
	www.colorado8thafhs.org (389 words)

	Who We Are - US Army Corps of Engineers
		The Corps carries on a proud heritage that began in 1775 when the Continental Congress authorized the first Chief Engineer whose first task was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill.
		The United States Military Academy was under the direction of the Corps of Engineers until 1866.
		As commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Chief of Engineers leads a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency.
	www.usace.army.mil /who.html (928 words)

	Army Air Corps - Army Air Forces Historical Association
		They were the darkest days of the Second World War: American air crews fought their way to and from heavily defended targets deep inside Fortress Europe and the far reaches of the Pacific.
		Formed in 1993, the Army Air Forces Historical Association®, based in northern New Jersey, is an historical and educational non-profit organization.
		The association participates in air shows, historical retrospect's, educational programs and seminars providing static displays of World War II Army Air Forces memorabilia.
	www.aafha.org (364 words)

	Stories from WWII
		My father was part of an air transport command in support of General George Patton's 3rd Army.
		My father stated that the Americans would be on one side of the landing field and the Germans would be on the othe side of the field and the US Army Air Corps aircraft would receive fire from the Germans on both the landing and take off.
		The Germans would machine gun the center of the C-47's believing that they would cut the cables, but the rudder cables in the C-47 were off center and the damage was limited.
	www.hbo.com /apps/band/site/client/stories/curated_story.jsp?exid=571 (153 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Sheppard Air Force Base, just north of the city limits of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, houses the 3750th Technical School, the 3630th Flying Training Wing, and the Air Force School of Health Care Sciences.
		The base was one of a series of flight-training facilities established by the United States Army Air Corps in 1940-41.
		In April 1948 the air force asked that Sheppard Field be "frozen" to prevent further disposal of base property.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/SS/qbs6.html (612 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Goodfellow Field was reopened in December 1947 as Goodfellow Air Force Base, a basic pilot-training school of the newly independent United States Air Force.
		The actual site of the weapons system, one of only four such systems in the continental United States, was to be a 130-acre tract in the northeast part of Schleicher County, south of San Angelo.
		As the base entered its second half century it was one of the most modern installations of the United States Air Force.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/GG/qbg1.html (679 words)

	United States Air Force Aircraft History Cards
		The United States Air Force and its predecessors [1] have maintained a variety of records relating to the aircraft operated by the service.
		Beginning in 1923, the Air Service maintained individual records for each aircraft added to the inventory listing location and activity from its acceptance by the service until its retirement from the inventory.
		There are no records for aircraft transferred overseas once they leave the ConUS until they are dropped from the inventory, return to the United States, or until the reporting requirements changed after the end of the war.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/arch/findaids/usaf_iarc/iarc_sec_3.html (797 words)

	Eagles International: Product Line
		United States Army Air Corps - 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force.
		United States Army Air Corps - 75th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force.
		United States Army Air Corps - 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force.
	www.onmarkint.com /eagles/products (459 words)

	Ira Eaker Papers (Library of Congress)
		The papers of Ira Clarence Eaker, army air corps officer, aviation pioneer, aircraft industry executive, and newspaper columnist, were given to the Library of Congress by Eaker between 1953 and 1962.
		Eaker's final positions in Washington, D.C., as chief of air staff and then as deputy chief of army air forces involved demobilization of the air forces and planning for the creation of the air force as a separate branch of the military service.
		The Subject File features notable events in Eaker's career as a pioneering aviator in the army air corps, including the Pan-American Goodwill Flight around South America (1926-1927), the refueling-endurance flight of the "Question Mark" (1929), and the operation of an air mail route in 1934 as well as flight records for his entire military career.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/eaker.html (2132 words)

	UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (in DOLCAT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Air Service of the United States Army was created in 1918.
		In 1926 the name was changed to Air Corps, in 1942 to Army Air Forces, and in 1947 to United States Air Force.
		Works by these bodies before the change of name in 1942 are found under United States.
	dol.state.vt.us:8002 /DOLCAT?A=UNITED+STATES+ARMY+AIR+FORCES (160 words)

	Basic Structure of USAAC/USAAF
		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.
		To get your Vet's unit information, you'll need to know which specific air force, group, or squadron he was with.
	www.kensmen.com /findinggramps/nothing.html (213 words)

	U.S. Army Air Corp., Navy and Marines
		The United States Army Air Corps was a small, under-developed air force on December 7th, 1941.
		United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy.
		Royal Air Force MK VII goggles to the Army Air Corps issued goggles.
	www.danielsww2.com /page2.html (2120 words)

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