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The Development of the Air Doctrine in the Army Air Arm 1917-1941 (Air Force Historical Studies Office, 1985) online; Johnson, Stephen B. The United States Air Force and the culture of innovation, 1945-1965 (Air Force History and Museums Program, 2002) online. Kropf, Maj Roger F.
While officially the air arm was the Army Air Forces, the term Air Corps persisted colloquially among the public as well as veteran airmen; in addition, the singular Air Force often crept into popular and even official use, reflected by the designation Air Force Combat Command in 1941–42.
The P-39 was used by the Soviet Air Force, enabling individual Soviet pilots to collect the highest number of kills attributed to any U.S. fighter type flown by any air force in any conflict. 1938 1941 9,558 P-40 Warhawk: Fighter Curtiss-Wright The P-40 design was a further development of the P-36 Hawk. [8] [9] 1938 [9] 1939 [10] 13,738 [11] [8]
Name of Bomber Year of first flight Retired/Status Number built bombload (kg) Photo Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber: 1947: retired 1977: 2,032: 11,340: Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber
List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States
On 7 November 1944, Arnold directed the AAF Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) to study the technological achievements of America's wartime allies and provide a blueprint for large-scale research and development of science and advanced technology for the Air Force. [2] However, the Army Air Forces needed to achieve independence, which it did on 18 ...
Jet fighter generations classify the major technology leaps in the historical development of the jet fighter. Different authorities have identified different technology jumps as the key ones, dividing fighter development into different numbers of generations. Five generations are now widely recognised, with the development of a sixth under way. [1]