Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : 1428915850
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : 1428915850
Author : United States. Army Air Forces. Personnel Narratives Division
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 1945
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN :
Author : United States. USAF Historical Division
Publisher :
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 1969
Category : United States
ISBN :
This collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.
Author : Walter Dumaux Edmonds
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 1951
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1428915419
Author : James Nanney
Publisher : Department of the Air Force
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
United States Army Air Forces in World War 2. Summarizes the Army Air Forces (AAF) medical achievements that led to the creation of the Air Force Medical Service in July 1949.
Author : Jay A. Stout
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 39,75 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0811706591
Dramatic story of World War II in the air How the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force Vivid accounts of aerial combat Winner, 2011 San Diego Book Awards for Military & Politics In order to defeat Germany in World War II, the Allies needed to destroy the Third Reich's industry and invade its territory, but before they could effectively do either, they had to defeat the Luftwaffe, whose state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced pilots protected German industry and would batter any attempted invasion. This difficult task fell largely to the U.S., which, at the outset, lacked the necessary men, materiel, and training. Over the ensuing years, thanks to visionary leadership and diligent effort, the U.S. Army Air Force developed strategies and tactics and assembled a well-trained force that convincingly defeated the Luftwaffe.
Author : Stephen Lee McFarland
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher :
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN :
In the last decade of the twentieth century, today's United States Air Force marks the fiftieth anniversary of its part in a national effort that opposed a coalition of enemies in a global war. American and allied air forces in the conflict for the first time achieved striking range and effectiveness making air power a force equal to that of traditional armies and navies. The Center for Air Force History has prepared this narrative to commemorate the accomplishments of American air power in World War II and present to the American people a record of valor in the name of freedom. Partial contents include : A Weapon and an Idea ; Europe in Flames ; In Desperate Battle ; Building Air Power ; Defeating Italy and Germany ; Victory Over Japan ; A New Age ; Theater Maps ; Air Forces Lineages.
Author : United States. Air Force Medical Service
Publisher :
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 37,48 MB
Release : 1955
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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