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The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF or AAF) [1] was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States [2] during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947). It was created on 20 June 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air ...
The Army Air Corps were the U.S. military service dedicated to aerial warfare between 1926 and 1941, when it became the United States Army Air Forces.
The Army Air Forces was formed in 1941, from the Army Air Corps, in response to the growing structure and mission that Army aviators were playing and the need for a more independent command...
Aviation History. The Army Air Corps Library and Museum mission is to preserve and present the history of the Army Air Service, Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces and US Air Force. Through artifacts we are able to tell the story of the servicemen and women who have served.
The Army Air Corps to World War II. July 2, 1926. U.S. Army Air Corps is organized. Feb. 15, 1928. President Coolidge signs a bill authorizing acceptance of a new site near San Antonio, Texas, to become the Army Air Corps training center. This center is now Randolph AFB.
The USAAC was renamed from the earlier United States Army Air Service on 2 July 1926, and was part of the larger United States Army. The Air Corps became the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 20 June 1941, giving it greater autonomy from the Army's middle-level command structure.
In the span of only a few days in October 1943, the US Army Air Forces was forced to reconsider its entire strategic bombing endeavor in the European theater. Learn More. Profile.
