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Fourth Air Force region of the United States, early World War II. During World War II Fourth Air Force was the primary air defense command for the West Coast. The command also flew antisubmarine patrols along coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico from after Pearl Harbor until October 1942.
The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. I, Plans and Early Operations. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. LCCN 48003657. OCLC 704158; Goss, William A. (1955). "Tactical Demands, Chapter 8, Air Defense of the Western Hemisphere". In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.). The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol.
Like the Navy, the Air Force also operated QF-4 target drones, serving with the 82d Aerial Targets Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. [103] Replacing the QF-106, the QF-4 program achieved IOC in 1997, [ 104 ] with the last QF-106 being shot down on 20 February 1997. [ 105 ]
Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II (5 C, 41 P) Military units and formations of the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II (2 C, 33 P) Military units and formations of the United States Army Air Forces (3 C, 16 P)
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) [2] 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 [3] during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).
In the postwar years, the command was part of Air Defense Command assigned as a reserve wing assigned to First Air Force from 1946 to 1949. [ 1 ] Rectivated in 1951 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, the 4th Air Division was part of Second Air Force , controlling B-29 , Boeing B-50 Superfortress and B-47 wings.
The Cantilevered pillbox was designed and constructed by F C Construction for airfield defence. The cantilevered design allowed a 360° embrasure for all-round defence against air-landed troops at the expense of some protection. The central cross-shaped pillar acts as an anti-ricochet wall. Weapons were mounted on a tubular rail for 360° traverse.
Chennault was present at the Conference, where it was decided that the Fourteenth Air Force would be expanded, along with the ROC Air Force. [7] When the first steps were being taken to form the Chinese-American wing in the late spring of 1943, USAAF Brigadier General Howard Davidson was in charge of the project, which was code-named "Lotus." [8]