506:. (The term "Air Service" had been in use in France since June 13, 1917, to describe the function of aviation units attached to the American Expeditionary Force.) It delayed the appointment of a director as long as the BAP operated as a separate executive bureau. In August, the Senate completed its investigation of the Aircraft Board, and while it found no criminal culpability, it reported that massive waste and delay in production had occurred. As a result, the Director of Aircraft Production (who was also chairman of the Aircraft Board), John D. Ryan, was appointed to the vacant position of Second Assistant Secretary of War and designated as Director of Air Service, nominally in charge of the DMA. The Department of Justice report followed two months later and also blamed the delays on administrative and organizational deficiencies in the Aviation Section. Ryan's appointment came too late for any effective consolidation of both agencies, continuing an obstructive division of authority that was never resolved during the war.
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799:, each regiment consisting of four battalions of five companies totaling more than 3,600 men. The key innovative element was the use of junior officers recruited from the automobile industry as "technical officers" to supervise maintenance. In February 1918, Colonel S.D. Waldon of the Signal Corps returned from observing British factory and field methods in aviation operations, just as the Bureau of Aircraft Production concluded that the French were unable to meet their aircraft production goals. Waldon recommended that the regiments be reorganized for aircraft instead of automobile mechanics. The change came too late to affect the 1st and 2nd Regiments, which landed in France in March 1918, but both the 3rd and 4th Regiments reorganized, delaying their deployment until the end of July. By the Armistice all four regiments were configured as aircraft repair and maintenance units, and designated
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1536:. Each army would have an Air Service attack wing (one attack and two pursuit groups) and an observation group, each corps and division would have an observation squadron, and a seventh attack wing-observation group would be reserved for the Expeditionary Force's general headquarters. A single bombardment group was planned, relegating bombardment to the most minor of roles. All aviation units would be under the command of ground officers at all levels. While promoting unity of command within the service as its most important principle, the plan obviated concentration of forces by its air units. This structure provided the principles by which the Air Service and Air Corps operated until 1935.
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destroyed. A preliminary assessment by the USAF (Historical Study 73) identified 69 Air
Service aces using later accounting methods (the British practice of dividing kills into "partial credit" fractions for multiple shooters). Its final product, USAF Historical Study 133, placed the total at 71 aces. The studies did not change the original credits awarded, however, and official credits remain as published in World War I. The review distinguished between 491 kills made by one pilot against one aircraft, and an additional 342 kills that resulted in 1022 partial credits. None of the figures, however, includes kills made by members while they previously served in a foreign air service.
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2220:, former military officers now in industry, and the wartime head of the Board of Aircraft Production. The actual purpose of the Morrow Board was to minimize the political impact of the Mitchell trial, and Coolidge directed that it issue its findings by the end of November, to pre-empt the findings of not only the military court but also of the Lampert Committee that might be contrary to the Morrow Board. Its report was released on December 3. The major result of the Morrow Board was to maintain the status quo. It also made the recommendation, adopted in 1926, that the Air Service be renamed the
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1425:. In 1921, the three groups based within the United States were sequentially numbered one through three and assigned different combat roles. The fourth was inactivated. The next year the groups overseas were numbered four through six as "composite" groups. In 1922 plans were formulated for three more groups to flesh out the anticipated GHQ Air Force, but only one, the 9th Observation, was formed. The 7th Bombardment and 8th Fighter Groups were designated but not activated until the end of the decade.
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770:. Air Service staff planning had been inefficient, with considerable internal dissension as well as conflict between its members and those of Pershing's General Staff. Aircraft and unit totals lagged far behind those promised in 1917. Officers in the combat units balked at taking orders from Foulois' non-flying staff. Considerable house-cleaning of the existing staff resulted from Patrick's appointment, bringing in experienced staff officers to administrate, and tightening up lines of communication.
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Director of Military Aeronautics, but its responsibilities had been transferred to Menoher by Executive Order 3066 to end the dual status mess of the DMA and BAP, and his position was titular only. Instead he became Third Assistant Executive (in effect, S-3), chief of the new Training and Operations Group, where he installed like-minded airmen who had served with him France as division heads and used the position to expound his theories.
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587:. In December 1917, after receiving 1,400 of the cadets, the French requested that further movement of cadets be halted because of training backlogs of as much as six months, and no further student pilots were sent to France until they had completed their primary training and been commissioned. During the backlog, more than 1,000 cadets were used as cooks, guards, laborers and other menial jobs, while paid at cadet salary (in the grade and rank of
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school to gain administrative experience in aviation matters. Mitchell, Bolling and Dodd were promoted to colonel and given senior positions in the Air
Service hierarchy. Bolling was made Director of Air Service Supply (DASS) to administer the "Zone of the Line of Communications" (sic), later called the Service of Supply, and Dodd was named Director of Air Service Instruction (DAI). Kenley proved to be only an interim commander, as Brig. Gen.
623:(3,400) was the most numerous, although only 1,213 were shipped overseas, and only 1,087 of those assembled, most used in observation units. The facilities of the Air Service in the United States totaled 40 flying fields, 8 balloon fields, 5 schools of military aeronautics, 6 technical schools, and 14 aircraft depots. 16 additional training schools were located in France, and officers also trained at three schools operated by the Allies.
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control. Established by the Office of the Chief Signal
Officer (OCSO) as one of the operating components of the Aviation Section, its task was to unify and coordinate the various agencies involved but its head was a commissioned former member of the APB who did nothing to create any effective coordination. Moreover, the largely wood and fabric airframe designs of World War I did not lend themselves to being made with the
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2369:, which carried enough fuel for 14 hours of flight. However he had left Rockwell on February 21 intending to complete the flight within 24 hours, making just one stop in Dallas, Texas, but was thwarted by bad weather and engine problems. One month later, taking off at 1:00 a.m. of March 25, he repeated the attempt going in the opposite direction, but developed engine problems while flying low in a fog near
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411:, a lawyer and military aviation pioneer, together with a commission of over 100 members, to Europe in the summer of 1917 to determine American aircraft needs, recommend priorities for acquisition and production, and negotiate prices and royalties. Congress passed a series of legislation in the next three months that appropriated huge sums for development of military aviation, including the largest single
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712:, first used the term "Air Service" in a memo to the chief of staff of the AEF on 20 June 1917. The term also appeared on July 5, 1917, in AEF General Order (G.O.) No. 8, in tables detailing staff organization and duties. Mitchell replaced Dodd on 30 June 1917, with the position renamed "Chief of Air Service" and its duties described. After Mitchell was superseded in September by Kenly, he remained as
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opponents of an independent air force over the next two decades. Foulois, a firebrand who later learned to work within the system, had been reduced in rank from brigadier general to captain by the armistice and was stung by the comments. In a solicited statement following
Menoher's, he acidly defied the General Staff to name one instance in which it had done anything constructive towards aviation.
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former infantry division commanders, appointed to report back to
Congress on the proposed legislation. In October it predictably argued that unity of command and conformity to Army discipline overrode all other considerations. Support for the New and Curry bills evaporated and resulted in the passage of the less radical National Defense Act of 1920 conforming to the desires of the General Staff.
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3096:* The Air Corps became a subordinate component of the Army Air Forces on 20 June 1941, and was abolished as an administrative organization on 9 March 1942. It continued to exist as one of the combat arms of the Army (along with Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Corps of Engineers, and Signal Corps) until abolished by reorganization provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 (61
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conducting and supporting the dangerous duty of spotting for the artillery at the front. In all, 211 squadrons of all types trained in Great
Britain, with 71 arriving in France before the Armistice. At its peak establishment in November 1918, the Air Service was based at 31 stations in the Services of Supply (rear areas) and 78 aerodromes in the Zone of Advance (combat area).
1278:, while those shipped from the United States for assembly in France were delivered to Air Service Production Center No. 2, built on the site of a former pine forest at Romorantin. Ferry operations of over 6,300 new aircraft to the air depots in "often...far from perfect" weather conditions resulted in the successful delivery of 95% and the loss of only eight pilots.
1412:. In addition, the 1st Day Bombardment Group was formed to control four bombardment squadrons at Kelly, while the 1st Pursuit Group of four pursuit squadrons relocated from Selfridge Field, Michigan, to add their weight to the effort. Collectively the three groups (the entire combat strength of the Air Service in the continental United States) comprised the
1239:. Rickenbacker finished the war as the leading American ace, with 26 aircraft destroyed. 35 balloon companies also deployed in France, 17 at the front and six en route to the Second Army, and made 1,642 combat ascensions totaling 3,111 hours of observation. 13 photographic sections were assigned to observation squadrons and made 18,000 aerial photographs.
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backup oxygen supply just before losing consciousness. Schroeder began his aviation career as a civilian mechanic in 1910, an exhibition flyer in 1913, and joined the
Aviation Section in 1916, becoming the Army's chief test pilot at McCook in 1918. He left the service in 1925, joined Curtiss-Wright in 1928, and became vice president of safety for
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conduct observation of enemy movements. The heart of the proposed force would be its 101 observation squadrons (52 corps observation and 49 army observation), to be distributed to three armies and 16 corps. In addition, 60 pursuit squadrons, 27 night-bombardment squadrons, and 14 day-bombardment squadrons were to conduct supporting operations.
1006:. However the tendency was toward formation flying, for pursuit as well as for bombardment operations, as a defensive tactic. The dispersal of squadrons among the army ground units (each corps and division had an observation squadron attached) made coordination of air activities difficult, so that squadrons were organized by functions into
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377:) to solve emerging engineering and production problems. The reorganization of the Aviation Section had been inadequate in resolving problems in training, leaving the United States totally unprepared to fight an air war in Europe. The Aviation Section consisted of 131 officers, 1087 enlisted men, and approximately 280 airplanes.
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by budget cuts to the degree that it could no longer meet its peacetime obligations, much less mobilize for war. In one of the Air
Service's first inclusions in the army's promotion system after becoming a combatant arm, among the 669 lieutenant colonels on the 1922 candidate list for colonel, the first Air Service member (
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pilots and 769 observers serving at the front. The observers trained in France included 825 artillery officers from the infantry divisions who volunteered to fill a critical shortage in 1918. After the
Armistice, the schools graduated 675 additional pilots and 357 observers to serve with the Third Army Air Service in the
2201:. Mitchell's conviction on December 17, 1925, followed by three days the Lampert Committee's recommendations for creation of a unified air force independent of the Army and Navy; creation of "assistant secretaries for air" in the War, Navy, and Commerce Departments; and establishment of a Department of National Defense.
298:. 71 pursuit pilots were credited with shooting down five or more German aircraft while in American service. Overall the Air Service destroyed 756 enemy aircraft and 76 balloons in combat. 17 balloon companies also operated at the front, making 1,642 combat ascensions. 289 airplanes and 48 balloons were lost in battle.
895:, achieved the first aerial victory by the U.S. military while flying as a gunner-observer with a French day bombing squadron on February 5, 1918. As other squadrons were organized, they were sent overseas, where they continued their training. The first U.S. squadron to see combat, on February 19, 1918, was the
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already antagonized the flag and general officers of both services with speeches and articles delivered in 1923 and 1924, and the Army refused to retain him as Assistant Chief of the Air Service when his term expired in March 1925. He was reduced in rank to colonel by Secretary Weeks and exiled to the Eighth
1235:. They flew more than 35,000 hours over the front lines. The Air Service conducted 150 bombing missions, the longest 160 miles behind German lines, and dropped 138 tons (125 kg) of bombs. Its squadrons had confirmed destruction of 756 German aircraft and 76 German balloons, creating 71 Air Service
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The situation at Air Service headquarters was described as "a tangled mess" before Patrick brought order. Pershing acknowledges that Foulois requested relief before he was replaced, but the request came only after Foulois became aware of the severity of Pershing's displeasure and attempts in April to
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Mitchell's first project, undertaken at McCook Field, in Dayton, Ohio, was for the creation of a heavily armored attack plane for supporting ground forces. Although the designs that resulted were not practical and did not meet Mitchell's specifications for aircraft that could land troops behind enemy
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The Air Service replaced its wartime structure with the formation of six permanent groups in 1919, four of which were based in the United States and two overseas. The first of the new groups, the Army Surveillance Group, was organized in July to direct the operations of three squadrons patrolling the
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As with the ground forces, the most veteran units of the Air Service were selected to form the new Air Service. A pursuit unit, the 94th "Hat in the Ring" Aero Squadron; a day bombardment squadron, the 166th; and four observation squadrons (1st, 12th, 88th, and 9th Night) were initially assigned. The
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The United States adopted a national insignia for all military aircraft in May 1917 using the colors specified for the U.S. flag, consisting of a white five-pointed star inside of a blue circumscribed circle, with a red circle in the center of the star having a diameter tangent to the pentagon of the
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was formally created on 3 September 1917 by the publication of AEF G.O. No. 31 and remained in being until demobilized in 1919. Kenly, an artillery officer, had been a student the previous winter in the Field Officers Course at the Aviation School in San Diego, then served as executive officer of the
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U.S. balloon losses were 35 destroyed by German fighters, 12 by antiaircraft guns, and 1 that broke its cable and came down behind the lines. Balloons were attacked 89 times, resulting in 125 parachute jumps by balloon observers, but only one death occurred, that of 1st Lt. Cleo J. Ross, 8th Balloon
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in France, to be Director of the Air Service to replace Secretary Ryan, signaling to the nation and the airpower proponents its intent to keep the air arm under the direction of the ground forces. Foulois was reduced to his permanent establishment rank of captain and assigned to head a minor agency.
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By November 11, 1918, the Air Service both overseas and domestically had 195,024 personnel (20,568 officers; 174,456 enlisted men) and 7,900 aircraft, constituting five per cent of the United States Army. 32,520 personnel served in the Bureau of Aircraft Production and the remainder in the Division
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in 1923, composed of general staff officers who fully endorsed Patrick's views, and adopted the policy in regulations. The War Department acknowledged the necessity of improving its Air Service and desired to implement the Lassiter Board's recommendations, which it termed "Major Project No. 4", but
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Patrick was not hostile to aviation, however. He underwent flight training and obtained his wings, then issued a series of reports to the War Department emphasizing the need to expand and modernize the Air Service. In his first annual report in 1922, he warned that the Air Service had been degraded
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seemed sympathetic to the airpower advocates, but legislators consistently voted against them, to conserve the status quo. The doctrinal differences between the military services were both defined and intensified by struggles for funds caused by the skimpy budgets authorized for the War Department,
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On May 6, 1918 Foulois established a policy authorizing creation of emblems for aviation units, and ordered all squadrons to create an official insignia to be painted on each side of an airplane fuselage: "The squadron will design their own insignia during the period of organizational training. The
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In contrast, the United States Navy operated ten anti-submarine/convoy patrol stations in France, five in Ireland, one in England, and four bombing bases: three in France and one in Italy. Four of the bases operated balloons and dirigibles. In addition it had reception bases in France and England,
2137:. Although an engineer and not an aviator, Patrick had been Pershing's Chief of Air Service in France, where his primary duty had been to coordinate the activities of Foulois and Mitchell, then rivals. Patrick had also testified before Congress against Mitchell's plan for an independent air force.
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of California, and initially garnered strong support, the opposition of the Army's wartime leaders (especially General Pershing) frustrated the effort at the start. In August 1919 Gen. Menoher was assigned to chair a board consisting of himself and three other generals, all artillery officers and
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received all newly arrived Air Service troops, distributing them to 26 training fields and schools throughout the central and western regions of the country. Flying training schools, equipped with 2,948 airplanes, supplied 1,674 fully trained pilots and 851 observers to the Air Service, with 1,402
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in the United States and were assigned to newly created squadrons or as instructors. 1,609 more were commissioned in Europe, with their commissions backdated in February and March 1918 to those of their peers trained in the United States. Pilots in Europe completed an advanced phase in which they
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as the primary trainer. Primary flying training school usually produced a candidate for commissioning in 15 to 25 hours of flight. At the assurance of the French that they could be rapidly trained in all phases, 1,700 cadets who had graduated from ground school were sent to Europe to undertake the
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of May 20, 1918, to issue Executive Order No. 2862 that suspended for the duration of the war plus six months the statutory responsibilities of the Aviation Section and removed the DMA entirely from the Signal Corps (reporting directly to the Secretary of War). The DMA was assigned the function of
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to the secretaries of War and the Navy. Even so, the Aircraft Board in practice had little control over procurement contracts and functioned mostly as an information provider between industrial, governmental, and military entities. Nor did the "Equipment Division" of the Signal Corps exercise such
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from the engine exhaust. On this second attempt, the Le Peré fell more than 30,000 feet in three minutes (the climb to altitude had taken 107 minutes). When he regained consciousness at 3,000 feet, Schroeder was nearly blind from frozen eyes because he had raised his frosted goggles to locate his
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The first American balloon group arrived in France on December 28, 1917. It separated into four companies that were assigned individually to training centers and instructed in French balloon procedures, then equipped with Caquot balloons, winches, and parachutes. The 2d Balloon Company joined the
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The United States recognized that French skilled labor was severely limited by war casualties, and promised to train and deploy 7,000 automobile mechanics to aid the French Motor Transport Corps. In December 1917 the Aviation Section developed a maintenance organization of four large units termed
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Pershing had in September 1917 called for creation of 260 U.S. air combat squadrons by December 1918, but slowness of the buildup reduced that on August 17, 1918, to a final plan for 202 by June 1919. In Pershing's view, the two functions of the AEF's Air Service were to repel German aircraft and
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The overwhelming bulk of the appropriation, $ 525M, was allotted for equipment including 22,600 aircraft, with the next highest amount, $ 41M, for construction. Training received only $ 1M. The figures had been hastily assembled as a response to a telegram to President Wilson from French premier
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in October 1924 to investigate Patrick's criticisms. Mitchell testified before the committee and, upset by the failure of the War Department to even negotiate with the Navy in order to save the reforms of the Lassiter Board, harshly criticized Army leadership and attacked other witnesses. He had
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The first phase was an eight-week ground school course conducted by the Schools of Military Aeronautics Division, organized at the six (later eight) American universities, and commanded by Bingham. The first class at the ground schools began 21 May 1917 and concluded 14 July 1917, graduating 147
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High altitude testing was extremely dangerous. "Shorty" Schroeder conducted a number of tests in February 1920 and twice lost consciousness when exceeding 30,000 feet, once when his oxygen regulator failed, and the second (the record setter) when the supply was exhausted and he was subjected to
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In October 1919 Col. Edgar S. Gorrell appeared before the Frear subcommittee on aviation expenditures and presented a table showing that the Allies had a total of 6,748 combat ("service") aircraft of all types on the day of the armistice. The French had the most (3,321), followed by the British
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itemizes the total number sent overseas as 1,710, of which 300 were diverted in England, so his figure likely includes those who did receive their training. Bingham stated that the cadets sent to France had been Honor Graduates of the ground course. The failure of the French to train these best
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To further promote the air service, and to recruit pilots, in 1919 General Mitchell ordered a mission to fly around the border of the continental United States. Commanded by Col. Rutherford Hartz, and piloted by Lt. Ernest Emery Harmon, "The Around The Rim Flight" took off from Bolling Field in
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Complete demobilization of the Air Service was accomplished within a year. By November 22, 1919, the Air Service had been reduced to one construction, one replacement, and 22 flying squadrons; 32 balloon companies; 15 photographic sections; and 1,168 officers and 8,428 enlisted men. The combat
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on June 28, 1919, President Wilson relinquished his war powers under the Overman Act, and on July 11 Congress granted legislative authority to continue the Air Service as a temporary independent branch of the War Department for another year, easing fears of airmen that the Air Service would be
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The 740 combat airplanes equipping the units at the front on November 11, 1918, were approximately 11% of the total combat aircraft strength of the Allied forces. The 45 squadrons in the Zone of Advance had 767 pilots, 481 observers, and 23 aerial gunners, covering 137 kilometers of front from
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as the nation's air force; and March 19, 1919, establishing a military Director of Air Service to control all aviation activities. Its life was extended for another year in July 1919, during which time Congress passed the legislation necessary to make it a permanent establishment. The National
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Foulois and Menoher testified together at subcommittee hearings on the bill, at which time Menoher characterized aviators as "temperamental" and suggested that their enthusiasm for an independent air service was the result of a desire for personal promotion, a theme often repeated by numerous
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The Air Service, American Expeditionary Force, totaled 78,507 personnel (7,738 officers and 70,769 enlisted men) at the armistice. Of this total, 58,090 served in France; 20,075 in England; and 342 in Italy. Balloon troops made up approximately 17,000 of the Air Service, with 6,811 in France,
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The actual number of American aces is disputed. Gorrell's History reported 118 aces, when the Air Service followed the French practice of crediting each aviator participating in a kill with a whole victory, prompting a review by USAF from 1965–1969 to identify the actual number of aircraft
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Without the time or infrastructure in the United States to equip units to send overseas using aircraft designed and built in the U.S., the AEF Air Service acquired Allied aircraft designs already in service with the French and British air services. On August 30, 1917, the American and French
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The Air Service of 1925 numbered five airship companies, an airship service company, 32 tactical squadrons (eight pursuit, eight bombardment, two attack, and 14 observation), six school squadrons, and 11 service squadrons. Half of the pursuit and bombardment squadrons and three each of the
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Air Service pilots established world records in altitude, distance, and speed. Speed in particular attracted public attention and, although a number of speed records were set in cross-country flying, records were also set on measured courses. Mitchell himself set a world speed record of
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the Air Service AEF consisted of 32 squadrons (15 pursuit, 13 observation, and 4 bombing) at the front, while by November 11, 1918, 45 squadrons (20 pursuit, 18 observation, and 7 bombardment) had been assembled for combat. During the war, these squadrons played important roles in the
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and three overseas departments created by the Act, primarily in support of the ground forces. The Chief of the Air Service retained command of training schools, depots, and support activities exempted from corps area control. The headquarters of the Air Service was housed in the
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was appointed to the vacancy on January 2, 1919, but the patchwork nature of laws and executive orders that had created the various parts of the Air Service prevented him from exercising all their legal powers and ending the unity of command problems caused by dual authority.
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Mitchell was not discouraged by the failure of his first proposal. He recognized the value of public opinion in the debate and changed tactics, embarking on a publicity campaign on behalf of military aviation. General Menoher, when he was unable to persuade Secretary of War
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production squadrons; 86 balloon companies; six balloon group headquarters; 15 construction companies; 55 photographic sections; and a few miscellaneous units. Its personnel strength was 19,189 officers and 178,149 enlisted men. Its aircraft inventory consisted primarily of
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pursuits for delivery by July 1, 1918. By the armistice, the AEF actually received 4,874 aircraft from the French, in addition to 258 from Great Britain, 19 from Italy, and 1,213 of American manufacture, for a total of 6,364 airplanes. 1,664 were classed as training craft.
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Section, Signal Corps) to "AS, USA" (Air Service, United States Army). After July 1, 1920, its personnel became members of the Air Service branch, receiving new commissions. During the war its responsibilities and functions were split between two coordinate agencies, the
2104:, and commercial operations. His goal was not only independent and centralized control of airpower, but also encouragement of the peacetime U.S. aviation industry. Mitchell insisted that the debate be both "broad and civil". Foulois, however, complained bitterly to the
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Washington, D.C., on July 24, 1919. The crew of five also included Lotha Smith, Jack Harding, and Gerosala Dobias. The first circumnavigation of the country by air was successfully completed with the landing of their Martin MB1 back at Bolling Field on Nov 9, 1919.
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to California. While using public pronouncements for propaganda purposes, Mitchell also fostered within the Air Service advances in aeronautical science that would not only increase its effectiveness as a military service, but would also generate public support.
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in Washington, D.C., and consisted of an executive staff including the chiefs of the Finance and Medical Sections, and four divisions, each administered by a chief: Personnel Group, Information Group (Intelligence), Training and War Plans Group, and Supply Group.
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strength of the Air Service was only four pursuit and four bombardment squadrons. Although the leaders of the reorganized Air Service persuaded the General Staff to increase the combat strength to 20 squadrons by 1923, the balloon force was demobilized, including
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replaced him on 27 November 1917, arriving in France with a large but untrained staff of non-aviators. This resulted in considerable resentment from Mitchell's smaller staff already in place, many of whom in key positions, including Bolling, Dodd and Lt. Col.
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The 1st, 2nd, and 32nd Divisions formed the III Corps; the 3rd, 4th, and 42nd Divisions the IV Corps; and the 89th and 90th Divisions the VII Corps. Five other divisions (5th, 7th, 28th, 33rd, and 79th) guarded the line of communications through Belgium and
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and back, a distance of 8,690 miles (14,000 km), between July 15 and October 20, 1920. Flying across the northern United States and southern Canada in 15 legs, the flight reached Nome on August 23 in 56 hours of flying time, but was prohibited by the
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interior points of the star. The insignia was ordered painted on both wingtips of the upper surface of the top wing, the lower surface of bottom wings, and the fuselage of all Army aircraft on 17 May 1917. However due to concerns about confusion with
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On April 15, 1919, the Second Army Air Service in France also closed down. Its former air units were transferred to the Third Army Air Service in Germany. The Third Army and its air service were inactivated in July 1919 after the signing of the
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with continued responsibility for training and operations but with no influence on acquisition or doctrine. In the end the decision-making process in aircraft procurement was badly fragmented and production on a large scale proved impossible.
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While this debate focused largely on the controversial Mitchell, its early star was Foulois. Both returned from France with combat leadership experience in aviation, expecting to become the peacetime leaders of the Air Service. Instead, the
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The seven-year history of the post-war Air Service was marked by a prolonged debate between adherents of airpower and the supporters of the traditional military services about the value of an independent Air Force. Airmen such as Brig. Gen.
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the Coolidge administration proved a major obstacle, choosing to economize by radically cutting military budgets, particularly the Army's. Patrick's proposal that appropriations for the Air Service be coordinated with the larger budget of
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area, and be prepared to resume combat if peace treaty negotiations failed. Three corps were formed from eight of the Army's most experienced divisions, and Mitchell was appointed Chief of Air Service, Third Army, on November 14, 1918.
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To positively influence U.S. public opinion and thereby enlist political support in Congress in his crusade for an independent air force, General Mitchell conducted a publicity campaign on behalf of airpower. On August 14, 1919, the
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was activated August 26, 1918, marking the commencement of large scale coordinated U.S. air operations. Foulois was named chief of the First Army Air Service over Mitchell, who had been directing air operations as chief of the
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In all, 12 bills and resolutions for a separate air force/department were proposed in Congress between the end of World War I and June 1920, of which only Sen. New's S. 3348 ever emerged from committee. (Mooney and Layman, p.
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Following the Armistice, Ryan resigned on November 27, leaving both the BAP and DMA, as well as the original Aircraft Board, leaderless. In addition certain powers, primarily those of dealing legally with the government-owned
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Aeronautical development became the responsibility of the Technical Section, Air Service, created January 1, 1919, consolidating the Aircraft Engineering Department BAP, the Technical Section DMA, and the Testing Squadron at
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On September 4, 1922, Doolittle completed the first transcontinental crossing in a single day, from Pablo Beach to Rockwell Field, in 21 hours, 20 minutes, a distance of 2,163 mi (3,481 km) flying a DH-4 of the
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Air Service since March, but Foulois voluntarily relinquished his post to Mitchell and became the Assistant Chief of Air Service, Tours, to unsnarl delays in personnel, supply, and training. Mitchell went on to become a
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WEATHER DELAYS FLIGHT TO COAST – Squadron of Pathfinders Will Start on Transcontinental Trip Today. PLANE BIDS CITY GOOD-BYE Dance to Tunes from Radio Telephone as Craft Circles OverTimes Building. – View Article –
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demobilization of the AEF accelerated in December and January, and all but two of these squadrons returned to the United States. Mitchell was replaced in January as commander of the Third Army Air Service by Col.
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that conducted the combat operations of U.S. military aviation, began field service in the spring of 1918. By the end of the war, the Air Service used 45 squadrons to cover 137 kilometers (85 miles) of front from
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of the 103rd Aero Squadron, and formerly a member of the Lafayette Flying Corps, on March 11. The first victories credited to American-trained pilots came on April 14, 1918, when Lieutenants Alan F. Winslow and
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lines, the project led Mitchell to closely supervise aircraft development, not only at McCook but in Europe as well. On October 30, 1919, the McCook Field engineers tested the first reversible-pitch propeller.
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This arrangement lasted only until the War Department implemented the executive order on May 24 by issuing General Order No. 51 to coordinate the two independent agencies, with an eventual goal of creating a
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began investigations into possible fraudulent dealings. President Wilson also acted by appointing a Director of Aircraft Production on April 28, 1918, and abolished the Air Division of the OCSO, creating a
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biplane set world altitude records over McCook Field of 33,114 ft (10,093 m) on February 27, 1920, by Maj. Rudolph W. Schroeder; and 34,507 ft (10,518 m) on September 28, 1921, by Lt.
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of Military Aeronautics. The Air Service commissioned over 17,000 reserve officers. More than 10,000 mechanics were trained to service the American aircraft fleet. Of aircraft manufactured in America, the
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The National Defense Act of 1920 was a modification of the National Defense Act of 1916. It had its origins in and is often referred to by contemporary writings as the "Army Reorganization Act of May 18,
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999 were commissioned in France, 406 in Italy, and 204 in Britain. In addition, 178 graduated from RAF schools in Canada, and 975 graduated from schools in France between the armistice and January 1919.
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squadrons in coordinated operations. Observation and pursuit planes supported ground forces, while the other two-thirds of the aerial force bombed and strafed behind enemy lines. Later, during the
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in May 1917, consisting of members of the Army, Navy and industry, to study the Europeans' experience in aircraft production and the standardization of aircraft parts. The Board dispatched Major
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A formal training establishment was also created by the Air Service on February 25, 1920, when the War Department authorized the establishment of service schools. Flying training, originally at
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brought back from France to be its head, to separate supervision of aviation from the duties of the Chief Signal Officer. Less than a month later, Wilson used a war powers provision of the
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was created immediately after the armistice to provide aviation support to the army of occupation, primarily from veteran units transferred from the First Army Air Service.
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The Aircraft Board came under severe criticism for failure to meet goals or its own claims of aircraft production, followed by a highly publicized personal investigation by
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Quoting Mitchell, there were 196 American-made, 16 British-made, and 528 French-made aircraft. By function these were 330 pursuit, 293 observation and 117 day bombardment.
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The chiefs of these four divisions correlate to the modern general staff positions G-1, −2, −3, and −4. The Engineering Division remained located at McCook Field, Ohio.
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arrived in Paris just four days after the United States declared war and established an office for the American "air service." Upon his arrival in France in June 1917,
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Colombey-les-Belles was located behind the lines near the front but its excellent camouflage kept it "remarkably free" from air attack. Maurer 1978, Vol. I, p. 119.
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about the historical neglect and indifference of the Army to its air service. Although two bills to create Mitchell's proposed department were introduced, in the
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created a Bureau of Aircraft Production (BAP), a military organization with a civilian director, as a separate executive bureau to provide the aircraft needed.
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Pershing restated the responsibilities of the Air Service AEF with G.O. No. 81, May 29, 1918, in which he replaced Foulois as Chief of Air Service AEF with a
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The course of study could not "be predetermined as to length", dependent "in large measure on the weather, the supply of 'spares', and a man's own ability".
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provided 766 pursuit pilots. 169 students and 49 instructors died in training accidents. Balloon candidates made 4,224 practice ascensions while training.
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met with Mitchell, who advised Pershing that his office was ready to proceed with any project Pershing might require. Pershing's aviation officer, Major
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The first two squadrons so authorized were the 1st and 103rd Aero Squadrons in recognition of their prior service in Mexico and France, respectively.
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43 flying training, air park (supply), depot (maintenance), and construction squadrons were located in the Services of Supply. A major air depot at
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in San Antonio as air officer, where his continuing, reckless, and increasingly strident criticisms prompted President Calvin Coolidge to order his
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design must be submitted to the Chief of Air Service, AEF, for approval. The design should be simple enough to be recognizable from a distance."
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scored. The first mission by an American squadron across the lines occurred April 11, when the 1st Aero Squadron, led by its commander, Major
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Company. Allowing a new observer to jump first, Ross parachuted on the afternoon of September 26, 1918 when his balloon was set on fire by a
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Col. Bolling was the highest-ranked casualty, killed in action in ground combat on March 26, 1918, while on a tour of the Somme battlefield.
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Grower, 1st Lt. R. W., to Hazelhurst Field, to accompany the Air Service Transcontinental Recruiting Convoys, then to station in this city.
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Despite the emphasis in the press on speed, the Air Service also established a number of altitude, distance, and endurance records. The
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within the Navy Department, and thus the change was only cosmetic and the Air Corps remained as an auxiliary arm to the ground forces.
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and the supporters of the traditional military services about the value of an independent Air Force, spurred by the creation of the
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The practical and military applications of speed were not ignored, however. On February 24, 1921, 1st Lt. William D. Coney of the
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officers who made up the overwhelming majority of Army pilots, and a few like-minded politicians and newspapers. Opposed were the
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received specialized training in pursuit, bombing, or observation at Air Service schools acquired from the French at Issoudun,
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The primary aircraft used by the AEF at the front (the "Zone of Advance") were the SPAD XIII (877), Nieuport 28 (181), and
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first by the penurious policies of the Republican administrations in the 1920s, and then by the fiscal realities of the
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at the end of May urging the U.S. to contribute 4,500 aircraft; 5,000 pilots; and 50,000 mechanics to the war effort.
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opposed it, and on October 1, 1917, Congress instead legalized the existence of the APB and changed its name to the "
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as one of its pilots, achieved distinguished records in combat and remained a permanent part of the air forces.
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The American Air Service: A Record of its Problems, Its Difficulties, Its Failures, and Its Final Achievements
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candidates came as a bitter disappointment to the Air Service and was extremely detrimental to their morale.
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only for the duration of pilot training. Those that washed out were discharged and subject to the draft.
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cadets and enrolling another 1,430. By mid-November, 3,140 had graduated and more than 500 had become
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The issue was so important that Wilson took the draft of the order with him to France to attend the
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had their lineage continued into the post-war Air Service. In July 1918 the AEF organized its first
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trainers modified to carry mail, began the mail service on May 15. It later extended the route to
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operated as the main trainer for the Air Service. Balloon companies operated the French-designed
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on February 26, 1918. On March 5 it took over the line and began operations supporting the U.S.
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to silence Mitchell, resigned his position on October 4, 1921, and was replaced by Maj.Gen.
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similar to those used by the Allied Powers, in the former color arrangement of the defunct
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was supported by 1,481 airplanes directed by Mitchell, totaling 24 Air Service, 58 French
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All cadets were enlisted into the Signal Corps or Reserve Signal Corps in the rank of
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proposing an aviation department incorporating all aspects of military aviation. The
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Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force
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Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force
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Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force
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List of Air Service American Expeditionary Force aerodromes in France
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Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell, Assistant Chief of Air Service, 1920–1925
419:. 243), passed July 24, 1917. By the time the bill passed, the term
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Volume One – Plans and Early Operations: January 1939 – August 1942
3969:, p. 149, Appendix 2 Redesignations of the Army Air Arm, 1907–1942.
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Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force
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The greatest achievement of these projects, however, was the first
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Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force
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The Army and Its Air Corps: Army Policy toward Aviation, 1919–1941
4603:"The World War I Diary of Colonel Frank P. Lahm, Air Service, AEF"
4502:. Department of the Navy – Naval Historical Center. Archived from
3681:, Appendix 2, USAF Historical Research Center (1987), pp. 455–456.
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to its small fleet, carrying mail until August 12, 1918, when the
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The U.S. training program produced more than 10,000 pilots as new
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The Army and its Air Corps: Army Policy Toward Aviation 1919–1941
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Mortenson, Daniel R. (1997). "The Air Service in the Great War,"
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Bingham (1920), p. 80, gives the number as 1,800, but a table in
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for the respective years in which they accomplished their feats.
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in the Signal Officers Reserve Corps (S.O.R.C.). 8,688 received
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Not to be confused with the United States Army World War II unit
5611:, listing of 567 citations for gallantry for Air Service members
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in 1918. On one side were Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell, Brig. Gen.
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Sent to Europe in March 1917 as an observer, Lieutenant Colonel
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History of the US 22nd Aero Squadron by Arthur R. Brooks (.pdf)
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stated that the number of graduates in the first class was 132.
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U.S. Army Air Corps 2 July 1926 – 20 June 1941*
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leading a flight of four DH-4s from Mitchel Field, New York to
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5477:, Air University Press, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (large PDF file).
4906:
A Grandstand Seat: the American Balloon Service in World War I
919:. The first aerial victory in an American unit was by 1st Lt.
4226:, "Volume I: The Final Report and a Tactical History", p. 93.
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Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p. 379, as to both date and location.
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Hennessy, Juliette A. (1958). USAF Historical Study No. 98:
3982:, Center for Air Force History, March 1955 edition, pp. 4–5.
3841:(TR), which stated combat principles for each combatant arm.
2216:, the board was made up of a federal judge, the head of the
1343:. Anticipating the order, Director of Air Service Maj. Gen.
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and former commander of the American 17th Pursuit Squadron.
1014:, organized in April 1918 to patrol the Toul Sector between
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A byproduct of the training program was the creation of the
373:, came too quickly (less than eight months after its use in
266:
Defense Act of 1920 assigned the Air Service the status of "
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Craven, Wesley Frank, and Cate, James Lea, editors (1983).
4986:""Director of Army Air Service Explains the Organization",
3978:
Finney, Robert T. (1955). USAF Historical Studies No. 100:
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appointed Maj. Gen. Charles Menoher, who had commanded the
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887:, which sailed from New York in August 1917 and arrived at
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governments agreed to a contract for the purchase of 1,500
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Mortenson, Daniel R., "The Air Service in the Great War,"
2833:, aviation pioneer and first certified U.S. military pilot
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border with Mexico, where revolution had broken out, from
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936:, flew a photo reconnaissance mission to the vicinity of
883:
The first U.S. aviation squadron to reach France was the
395:
World War I recruiting poster calling for skilled workers
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Military history of the United States during World War I
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The United States Army Air Arm, April 1861 to April 1917
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Maj. Gen. Mason Patrick, Chief of Air Service, 1921–1926
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procuring and training a combat force. In addition, the
348:
5306:. New York Times (1919-08-14). Retrieved on 2013-08-17.
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Browne, G Waldo, and Pillsbury, Rosencrans W. (1921).
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The squadrons of the Army Surveillance Group were the
3546:, a liaison detachment to the French air force), 5th (
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and before its legislative establishment in 1920, the
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1926
5073:, USAF Historical Research Center (1987), pp. 99–101
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from completing the first flight to Asia across the
818:(557) for observation and photo reconnaissance. The
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in 1926 as a compromise in the continuing struggle.
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20th-century history of the United States Air Force
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3208:
A History of the United States Air Force, 1907–1957
2795:, aviation pioneer; first trans-Atlantic solo pilot
2096:-level Department of Aviation equal to the War and
1593:in California, moved to Texas, divided between the
1334:
1201:
5837:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
5676:is available for free viewing and download at the
5663:is available for free viewing and download at the
5650:is available for free viewing and download at the
3086: 20 June 1941 – 18 September 1947*
2889:Leonard J. Povey, barnstormer and inventor of the
2855:, pioneer in aerial refueling and bombing doctrine
2100:to control all aviation, including sea-based air,
1989:John D. Ryan (August 28, 1918 – November 27, 1918)
1609:. A technical school for mechanics was located at
6765:Military units and formations established in 1918
5481:Mooney, Charles C. and Layman, Martha E. (1944).
5146:
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5082:
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4335:Manufacturers' Aircraft Association, Inc. (1920)
4203:
4035:Mooney, Charles C. and Layman, Martha E. (1944).
3174:Organization of the U.S. Army Air Service in 1925
2627:, pilot and aircraft designer, chief engineer at
2397:fighter developed from the R-6 for that purpose.
1643:Organization of the U.S. Army Air Service in 1925
1437:MB-3A of 94th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group
1115:Promptly after the armistice, the AEF formed the
915:, was shot down while on a voluntary patrol near
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4717:The U.S. Air Service in the Great War, 1917–1919
3768:The school squadrons were created in early 1923.
2789:, first U.S. born ace, while flying with the RFC
1503:, and an assistant chief created in the rank of
689:World War I recruiting poster, 1917. Artwork by
5673:AIR FORCE STORY, THE – AFTER THE WAR, 1918–1923
5630:1st Pursuit Group history at www.1stfighter.com
5473:Combat squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
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4990:, Friday, March 21, 1919, Vol. 8 No. 567, p. 5.
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3206:The airplane figure is variously given as 250 (
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369:on April 6, 1917, putting the United States in
5660:ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE (1925)
5615:1st Pursuit Group history at www.acepilots.com
5395:, Overseas Book Co, Manchester, New Hampshire.
5141:
4687:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 55.
4355:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 56.
4156:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 51.
3952:: Center For Air Force History. Archived from
3184:United States Army World War I Flight Training
2905:, highest ranking U.S. ace of World War I and
2824:James Ely Miller, first U.S. military aviator
2618:, air racer, aeronautical engineer, leader of
2492:, aviation pioneer; Commanding General of the
2242:Curtiss R-6 racer, 1922 Pulitzer Trophy winner
1865:
1119:to march immediately into Germany, occupy the
952:French 91st Balloon Company at the front near
891:on September 3. A member of the squadron, Lt.
599:to preliminary training for a period of time.
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241:between 1918 and 1926 and a forerunner of the
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3325:, September 27, 1917, Vol. I, No. 12, p. 370.
2942:Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
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285:, a separate entity under commanding General
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3219:Approximately $ 14 billion in 2015 dollars.
2553:; first high-ranking casualty of World War I
2149:(patterned on Army Training Regulation 10-5
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1543:NBS-1 (MB-2) and pursuit in combat practice.
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595:and devoting part of the advanced school at
6780:1926 disestablishments in the United States
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5596:Army Air Forces Statistical Digest, Table 3
5483:"Origin of Military Aeronautics, 1907–1935"
4836:
4834:
4037:"Origin of Military Aeronautics, 1907–1935"
2843:and advocate of universal military training
2218:National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
1978:
575:entire flying portion of their training in
37:For the current active service branch, see
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5025:"THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE"
3077: 24 May 1918 – 2 July 1926
3071: 20 May 1918 – 24 May 1918
1561:sinking of the captured German battleship
721:Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces
531:World War I recruiting poster. Artwork by
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3831:In 1923 Army doctrine was organized into
2744:, barnstormer and aviation records-setter
2726:, pilot of The Around The Rim Flight 1919
1306:. The 3rd Aviation Instruction Center at
669:
6775:1918 establishments in the United States
5377:Bowman, Martin W., "Background to War",
5102:"United States Army Air Service Posts".
4831:
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3980:History of the Air Corps Tactical School
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2633:Lee Duncan, animal trainer and owner of
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2434:transport monoplane by Macready and Lt.
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2051:of the Army, its senior leadership from
1874:NBS-1s of the 2nd Bomb Group, April 1926
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2690:, strategic bombing pioneer, president
2318:, and a streamlined engine design, the
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858:, in early 1918 a red, blue, and white
797:Motor Mechanics Regiments, Signal Corps
438:", transferring its functions from the
58:Branch insignia of the Army Air Service
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5931:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
5795:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
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5354:"Records of the Army Air Forces (AAF)"
5334:. Alaska Wing, Commemorative Air Force
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3594:was not authorized until 1932 and the
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2720:, All-American college football player
2442:. The Fokker T-2 is on display at the
2409:. A distance record was set by Capt.
1210:Air Combat – Western Front World War I
1071:was activated on October 12 with Col.
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5120:, March 18, 1920, Vol. V No. 12, p. 1
4684:Annual Report of the Secretary of War
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4409:, Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05
4352:Annual Report of the Secretary of War
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4339:, Doubleday, page and Co., pp. 80–81.
4259:, July 19, 1917. Vol. I, No. 2, p. 55
4153:Annual Report of the Secretary of War
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349:Background of the wartime Air Service
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2980:, first U. S. military aerial victor
2696:Air Transport Association of America
2022:Debate over an independent Air Force
1246:; three other maintenance depots at
1217:Report of the Secretary of War, 1919
1018:and Apremont in support of the U.S.
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5400:The Army Air Forces In World War II
4539:"Chapter 2: Organizational Emblems"
4224:The U.S. Air Service in World War I
4101:
3993:The U.S. Air Service in World War I
3789:, and the Airship School at Brooks.
3057:Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps
2393:in the summer of 1924 in a Curtiss
2212:and personal friend of Coolidge's,
2157:Investigating committees and boards
608:ratings of Reserve Military Aviator
340:Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps
24:
6684:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
6679:Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
6432:Air & Space Forces Association
5849:Senate Committee on Armed Services
5490:U.S.A.F. Historical Studies No. 25
4308:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, pp. 101–103
4044:U.S.A.F. Historical Studies No. 25
4016:, USAF Historical Division, p. 196
3913:
3164:List of American Balloon Squadrons
2476:Notable members of the Air Service
1851:¹Inactivated (1921), redesignated
281:In France, the Air Service of the
131:195,024 men, 7,900 aircraft (1918)
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3059:1 August 1907 – 18 July 1914
2783:(RFC) and early airline executive
2654:University of Southern California
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261:: on May 24, 1918, replacing the
231:"Air Service, United States Army"
6719:Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section
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1996:(January 2, 1919 – June 4, 1920)
1551:(200 acquired 1920–23), and the
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1451:Section 13a, Public Law 242, 41
1335:Consolidation of the Air Service
1202:Statistical summary, World War I
947:Goodyear Type R "Caquot" balloon
483:Division of Military Aeronautics
399:The administration of President
353:Although war in Europe prompted
344:Division of Military Aeronautics
304:Division of Military Aeronautics
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133:9,954 men, 1,451 aircraft (1926)
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4329:
4320:
4311:
4302:
4293:
4284:
4275:
4272:, Yale University Press, p. 52.
4262:
4250:
4229:
4216:
4197:
4188:
4160:
4130:
4127:, Alfred A. knopf, pp. 181–184.
4113:
4092:
4080:
3690:The 1st Day Bombardment Group:
3561:
3536:
3527:
3517:
3507:
3498:
3488:
3478:
3469:
3460:
3451:
3424:
3414:
3401:
3392:
3379:
3370:
3360:
3351:
3342:
3328:
3315:
3302:
3261:
3248:
3239:
3225:
3159:List of American Aero Squadrons
3065:18 July 1914 – 20 May 1918
1356:demobilized out of existence.
1341:Air Service, United States Army
1010:, the first of these being the
810:(103) as pursuit aircraft, the
801:Air Service Mechanics Regiments
680:
546:from 7 to 11 May 1917 to study
18:Air Service, United States Army
6740:United States Army Air Service
6656:United States Army Air Service
6631:Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)
6523:Aircraft of the Central Powers
6518:Aircraft of the Entente Powers
6255:Reserve Officer Training Corps
6212:Judge Advocate General's Corps
5854:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
5832:House Armed Services Committee
4849:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p. 119.
4754:Maurer(1978). Volume I, p. 51.
4612:. AFHRA (USAF). Archived from
4378:Thomas, Capt. Shipley (1920).
4326:Maurer (1978), Vol. I., p. 97.
4270:An Explorer in the Air Service
4140:, Air University Press, p. 21.
4028:
4019:
4006:
3985:
3972:
3432:2d Special Operations Squadron
3310:An Explorer in the Air Service
3213:
3200:
3063:Aviation Section, Signal Corps
3024:, World War II general in the
1605:(advanced flying training) at
856:the markings of enemy aircraft
263:Aviation Section, Signal Corps
215:United States Army Air Service
47:United States Army Air Service
13:
1:
6403:Women Airforce Service Pilots
4908:. Praeger. pp. 135–136.
4894:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.110.
4885:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.106.
4876:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.112.
4867:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.105.
4706:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.391.
4651:Schiver, Patricia T. (1980).
4610:USAF Historical Study No. 141
4543:A Guide to Air Force Heraldry
4500:"U.S. Naval Aircraft Marking"
4471:, Air University Press, p. 19
4458:Craven and Cate Vol. 1, p. 11
4290:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p. 94.
3189:
3033:, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
2932:first aerial circumnavigation
2444:National Air and Space Museum
2183:U.S. House of Representatives
2092:In 1919, Mitchell proposed a
1651:World War I recruiting poster
1597:(primary flying training) at
1320:Distinguished Service Crosses
1045:Formation of DH-4 day bombers
992:, which had "balloon buster"
873:
512:Spruce Production Corporation
485:(DMA) with Brigadier General
6641:Imperial Russian Air Service
5705:United States Army Air Corps
5529:, Vol. I, Chapter 2 (1997),
5458:Maurer Maurer (ed.) (1978).
5003:, Indiana University Press,
4928:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.27.
4858:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.78.
4793:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.17.
4772:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.26.
4763:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.85.
4537:Russell, William M. (1985).
4489:Maurer (1978), Vol. I, p.71.
4317:Mortenson (1997), pp. 52–53.
4098:Craven and Cate Vol. 1, p. 7
3991:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1978).
3924:Craven and Cate Vol. 1, p. 9
3781:, the Observation School at
3387:Imperial Russian Air Service
2915:, youngest son of President
1971:
1968:
1963:
1960:
1955:
1952:
1947:
1944:
1939:
1936:
1931:
1928:
1923:
1920:
1915:
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1899:
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1891:
1888:
1883:
1880:
1832:
1783:
1781:First Army Observation Group
1760:
1743:
1720:
1697:
1674:
1666:
1663:
1660:
1657:
1429:National Defense Act of 1920
864:Imperial Russian Air Service
702:American Expeditionary Force
464:Aircraft production failures
455:of the OCSO was renamed the
283:American Expeditionary Force
7:
6745:United States Army aviation
6704:Imperial German Air Service
5758:Department of the Air Force
5609:Military Times Hall of Fame
4467:Tate, Dr. James P. (1998).
4025:Craven and Cate Vol. 1, p.8
3704:166th Bombardment Squadrons
3609:Versailles peace conference
3103:
2984:George Augustus Vaughn, Jr.
2512:Air Line Pilots Association
1866:Annual Air Service strength
1619:Air Service Tactical School
1329:
763:classmate and non-aviator,
615:, and Tours, respectively.
440:Council of National Defense
375:Mexico chasing Pancho Villa
334:Creation of the Air Service
10:
6796:
6714:Ottoman Aviation Squadrons
5763:Secretary of the Air Force
5543:Vol. I, Chapter 3 (1997),
5475:, USAF Historical Study 82
5329:"Remembering Our Heritage"
5258:Shiner (1997), p. 102-103.
5129:Shiner (1997), pp. 72, 74.
4988:The Official U.S. Bulletin
3667:12th Surveillance Squadron
2043:, a cadre of young former
1640:
1167:Chiefs of Air Service, AEF
1132:, a combat veteran of the
1108:
1032:1st Day Bombardment Groups
826:Type R, a winch-tethered,
673:
337:
36:
29:
6694:
6596:
6536:
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6321:
6283:
6167:
6105:
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5944:
5918:
5887:
5878:
5867:
5750:
5701:
5694:
5686:
5433:Holley, I.B. Jr. (1997).
5213:Futrell (1991), pp. 40–41
5138:Tate (1998), pp. 185–188.
5085:, p. 116, Appendix 4
4904:Lebow, Eileen F. (1998).
4578:(Nov–Dec). Archived from
4407:"The Airmail Takes Wings"
4119:Sweetser, Arthur (1919).
3939:Greer, Thomas H. (1985).
3834:Field Service Regulations
3558:, Italy; primary flying).
3299:were added shortly after.
3267:The initial six were the
3041:governor of New Hampshire
2924:, author and screenwriter
2899:– Hollywood choreographer
2672:Benjamin Delahauf Foulois
2661:, organizer of the first
2430:, to Rockwell Field in a
2428:Roosevelt Field, New York
1741:1st Day Bombardment Group
1637:Groups of the Air Service
1105:Army of occupation duties
1012:I Corps Observation Group
975:Battle of Château-Thierry
405:Aircraft Production Board
268:combatant arm of the line
237:service component of the
184:
179:
166:
161:
151:
137:
127:
117:
107:
97:
79:
71:
63:
51:
46:
6265:Airman Leadership School
6067:Thirteenth Expeditionary
5905:Field Operating Agencies
5379:USAAF Handbook 1939–1945
5222:Maurer (1987), pp. 72–73
4965:Cooke, James J. (2002).
4715:Cooke, James J. (1996).
4653:"The Caquot Flies Again"
4418:Mortenson (1997), p. 43.
3785:, the Balloon School at
3269:University of California
2872:Verville in January 1925
2779:, ace while flying with
2752:2d Lt. Quentin Roosevelt
2718:Charles W. "Chic" Harley
2539:, artillery officer and
2402:Packard-Le Peré LUSAC-11
2350:race at the 1925 Races.
2288:All American Pathfinders
2204:The third board was the
1984:Directors of Air Service
1979:Heads of the Air Service
1499:to replace the previous
1258:; four supply depots at
1117:Third United States Army
1069:Air Service, Second Army
968:By the beginning of the
6755:Aviation in World War I
6646:Royal Italian Air Corps
6626:Australian Flying Corps
6614:Royal Naval Air Service
6494:Aviation in World War I
6250:Officer Training School
5744:United States Air Force
5470:Maurer, Maurer (1986),
5356:. National Archives.gov
5316:Air Service News Letter
5118:Air Service News Letter
4999:Hurley, Alfred (2006).
4969:, Lynne Rienner Press,
4601:Lahm, Frank P. (1970).
4566:Frey, Royal D. (1968).
4427:Maurer, Maurer (1978).
4268:Bingham, Hiram (1920).
3729:147th Pursuit Squadrons
3221:US Inflation Calculator
3090:United States Air Force
2805:and air tactics pioneer
2709:, writer, co-author of
2703:, Hollywood stunt flyer
2665:service and founder of
2567:Lt Gen. James Doolittle
2451:flight around the world
2147:Fundamental Conceptions
1828:9th Group (Observation)
1797:7th Group (Observation)
1774:6th Group (Observation)
1672:Army Surveillance Group
1501:Director of Air Service
1099:Meuse-Argonne offensive
1077:Air Service, Third Army
1051:Air Service, First Army
1026:was formed, and by the
970:Meuse-Argonne Offensive
630:. On May 3, 1918, Col.
628:American airmail system
533:Charles Livingston Bull
504:Director of Air Service
385:Junior Military Aviator
243:United States Air Force
39:United States Air Force
6675:Japanese air services
6293:Awards and decorations
5926:District of Washington
5919:Direct Reporting Units
5565:Maxwell Air Force Base
5083:Mooney and Layman 1944
4947:Mooney and Layman 1944
4828:Thomas (1920), p. 390.
4805:Thomas (1920), p. 387.
4380:The History of the AEF
4299:Cameron (1999), p. 197
4281:Bingham (1920), p. 53.
4204:Mooney and Layman 1944
4194:Futrell (1971), p. 28.
3950:Maxwell Air Force Base
3100:. 495), 26 July 1947.
3075:Air Service, U.S. Army
2873:
2753:
2678:Harold Ernest Goettler
2568:
2549:, general counsel for
2485:
2282:
2269:
2255:
2243:
2166:
2116:of Indiana and in the
2106:United States Congress
2076:
1875:
1858:²Original 7 groups of
1751:2d Group (Bombardment)
1652:
1544:
1458:
1447:2,500 flying cadets...
1438:
1364:
1294:
1220:
1211:
1090:Aéronautique Militaire
1046:
1022:. On May 5, 1918, the
948:
905:Lafayette Flying Corps
850:
756:
744:
693:
670:Air Service of the AEF
535:
396:
388:
6605:British air services
6568:Aerial reconnaissance
6336:Aeronautical Division
5204:Shiner (1997), p. 96.
5186:Shiner (1997), p. 82.
5177:Tate(1998), pp. 9–10.
5150:Shiner (1997), p. 73.
4745:Cooke (1996), p. 216.
4736:Cooke (1996), p. 208.
4657:Air University Review
4572:Air University Review
4568:"Air Service Relived"
4396:Thomas (1920), p. 385
4382:. George H. Doran Co.
3409:Villeneuve-les-Vertus
3045:ambassador to Britain
3022:Charles A. Willoughby
2972:George E. Stratemeyer
2966:Elliott White Springs
2949:, classical violinist
2878:Ralph Ambrose O'Neill
2871:
2831:Thomas DeWitt Milling
2751:
2732:, oil pioneer, author
2667:Consolidated Aircraft
2629:Buhl Aircraft Company
2601:Stephen W. Cunningham
2566:
2557:Arthur Raymond Brooks
2521:United States Senator
2494:U. S. Army Air Forces
2483:
2420:U.S. State Department
2277:Douglas World Cruiser
2275:
2261:
2249:
2241:
2164:
2074:
2001:Chiefs of Air Service
1873:
1820:4th Group (Composite)
1804:1st Observation Group
1711:5th Group (Composite)
1695:2nd Observation Group
1667:Redesignation (date)
1650:
1641:Further information:
1553:Curtiss PW-8/P-1 Hawk
1542:
1440:
1436:
1362:
1284:
1213:
1209:
1153:Aviation Officer, AEF
1109:Further information:
1044:
990:27th Pursuit Squadron
946:
930:94th Pursuit Squadron
913:95th Pursuit Squadron
844:
750:
739:
688:
674:Further information:
652:Curtiss JN-4H "Jenny"
530:
478:Department of Justice
453:Aeronautical Division
394:
383:
221:) (also known as the
6207:Aeronautical ratings
5806:Three-star generals
5554:Tate, James (1998).
5249:Greer (1985), p. 28.
5240:Shiner (1997), p.97.
5106:. February 15, 1925.
4781:Cooke (1996), p. 198
4582:on November 16, 2007
4166:Holley (1997), p. 69
4125:Our War With Germany
4110:Holley (1997), p. 68
3839:Training Regulations
3146:United States portal
3084:U.S. Army Air Forces
2994:Verville-Packard R-1
2863:Mutiny on the Bounty
2849:, airpower visionary
2821:, Hollywood director
2803:Lafayette Escadrille
2712:Mutiny on the Bounty
2688:Edgar Staley Gorrell
2642:, commander of U.S.
2585:Clarence Chamberlain
2581:, first American ace
2575:, comic strip artist
2503:Princeton University
2446:in Washington, D.C.
2379:Natchez, Mississippi
2371:Crowville, Louisiana
2363:Pablo Beach, Florida
2234:Advances in aviation
1758:3d Observation Group
1658:Original Designation
1493:Chief of Air Service
1363:Curtiss JN-4 trainer
1353:Treaty of Versailles
1148:Chiefs, AEF Aviation
1142:Treaty of Versailles
901:Lafayette Escadrille
849:in Europe, 1918–1919
403:created an advisory
6660:Greek air services
6501:People and aircraft
6004:Numbered Air Forces
5785:Vice Chief of Staff
5647:THE CALL OF THE AIR
5499:on 27 December 2010
5195:Greer (1985), p. 16
5168:Tate(1998), pp. 8–9
5159:Greer (1985), p. 23
4619:on 5 September 2012
4506:on 15 November 2010
4405:Glines, Carroll F.
4257:Air Service Journal
4087:Air Service Journal
4053:on 27 December 2010
3862:Tenth Annual Report
3715:1st Pursuit Group:
3323:Air Service Journal
3256:private first class
3037:John Gilbert Winant
3003:Eugene Luther Vidal
2998:Verville-Sperry R-3
2978:Stephen W. Thompson
2837:John Purroy Mitchel
2777:Reed Gresham Landis
2768:U.S. Representative
2724:Ernest Emery Harmon
2692:Stutz Motor Company
2659:Reuben Hollis Fleet
2646:during World War II
2533:during World War II
2508:David Lewis Behncke
2490:Henry Harley Arnold
2185:then appointed the
1734:1st Group (Pursuit)
1572:Wilbur Wright Field
1244:Colombey-les-Belles
1190:, November 27, 1917
1188:Benjamin D. Foulois
1183:, September 3, 1917
1174:William L. Mitchell
979:St-Mihiel Offensive
897:103rd Aero Squadron
893:Stephen W. Thompson
836:observation balloon
704:commanding general
589:private first class
449:automotive industry
247:U.S. War Department
32:Air Service Command
6651:Romanian Air Corps
6636:French Air Service
6609:Royal Flying Corps
6578:Flight over Vienna
6362:The U.S. Air Force
6275:Fitness Assessment
6232:Chief of Chaplains
6151:Civilian auxiliary
5900:Air National Guard
5802:Four-star generals
5588:Air Force Magazine
5424:2016-10-18 at the
5277:The New York Times
5231:Tate (1998), p. 30
4816:AIR FORCE Magazine
4525:Aircraft Year Book
4337:Aircraft Year Book
4003:, pp. 105 and 240.
3787:Lee Hall, Virginia
3445:2011-09-14 at the
3026:United States Army
2990:Alfred V. Verville
2938:Carl Andrew Spaatz
2922:John Monk Saunders
2917:Theodore Roosevelt
2903:Eddie Rickenbacker
2874:
2781:Royal Flying Corps
2764:Fiorello LaGuardia
2754:
2742:Frank Monroe Hawks
2694:, first president
2674:, aviation pioneer
2650:Fred Dow Fagg, Jr.
2587:, aviation pioneer
2569:
2501:, star athlete at
2486:
2355:91st Aero Squadron
2344:James H. Doolittle
2340:National Air Races
2320:Verville R-3 Racer
2283:
2270:
2256:
2244:
2167:
2131:John Wingate Weeks
2077:
2027:Framing the issues
2008:Charles T. Menoher
1994:Charles T. Menoher
1876:
1770:September 30, 1919
1747:September 18, 1919
1744:Kelly Field, Texas
1653:
1545:
1514:Munitions Building
1482:Corps of Engineers
1439:
1406:Brownsville, Texas
1378:de Havilland DH-4B
1365:
1304:Army of Occupation
1295:
1287:Eddie Rickenbacker
1212:
1134:Royal Flying Corps
1047:
986:Eddie Rickenbacker
949:
851:
830:-filled, captive "
757:
753:95th Aero Squadron
745:
694:
621:de Havilland DH-4B
540:Mexican Expedition
536:
397:
389:
363:declaration of war
324:United States Navy
272:United States Army
239:United States Army
227:"U.S. Air Service"
142:Munitions Building
6727:
6726:
6669:Naval Air Service
6563:Bombing of cities
6546:Strategic bombing
6460:
6459:
6245:Air Force Academy
6163:
6162:
5790:Director of Staff
5711:
5710:
5702:Succeeded by
5436:Ideas and Weapons
5372:Reference sources
4719:. Preager Press.
4176:Mooney and Layman
3677:. Maurer Maurer,
3651:Eagle Pass, Texas
3336:Gorrell's History
3308:Bingham's memoir
3179:Philippine Scouts
3031:Albert J. Winegar
2986:, World War I Ace
2913:Quentin Roosevelt
2793:Charles Lindbergh
2772:Mayor of New York
2760:, World War I ace
2707:James Norman Hall
2593:, adventurer and
2559:, World War I ace
2537:Erwin R. Bleckley
2517:Hiram Bingham III
2411:St. Clair Streett
2361:, California, to
2336:Curtiss R-6 racer
2328:aviation medicine
2310:with retractable
2210:investment banker
1976:
1975:
1860:US Army Air Corps
1848:
1847:
1718:1st Pursuit Group
1688:3d Group (Attack)
1603:10th School Group
1595:11th School Group
1505:brigadier general
1349:divisional system
1324:oak leaf clusters
1061:brigadier general
1024:1st Pursuit Group
964:Units and tactics
911:, commanding the
885:1st Aero Squadron
604:first lieutenants
552:Hiram Bingham III
409:Raynal C. Bolling
208:
207:
16:(Redirected from
6787:
6664:Army Air Service
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6348:Army Air Service
6340:Aviation Section
6155:Civil Air Patrol
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5687:Preceded by
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5678:Internet Archive
5665:Internet Archive
5652:Internet Archive
5586:"2006 Almanac,"
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3899:United Air Lines
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2859:Charles Nordhoff
2826:killed in action
2819:Norman Z. McLeod
2644:Eighth Air Force
2611:Civil Air Patrol
2591:Merian C. Cooper
2579:Douglas Campbell
2523:from Connecticut
2440:aerial refueling
2407:John A. Macready
2367:DeHavilland DH-4
2348:Schneider Trophy
2292:Hazelhurst Field
2122:Charles F. Curry
2098:Navy Departments
2086:Rainbow Division
2066:Great Depression
2041:Benjamin Foulois
2015:Mason M. Patrick
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731:Edgar S. Gorrell
726:Benjamin Foulois
710:Townsend F. Dodd
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644:Washington, D.C.
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487:William L. Kenly
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5936:USAF Academy
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