The Army Air Forces in World War II: Volume 6
Men and Planes
Prepared under the editorship of
Wesley Frank Craven, Princeton University,
James Lea Cate, University of Chicago.
By Air Historical Group United States Air Force
Wilfred J. Paul, Col, USAF, Director
Albert F. Simpson, Air Force Historian
Table of Contents
Section 1: The Organization and its Responsibilities
William A. Goss, College of San Mateo
P. Alan Bliss, Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters, USAF
Frank Futrell, USAF Historical Division
Chapter 1: Origins of the Army Air Forces
William A. Goss
William A. Goss
Chapter 3: Air Defense of the United States
William A. Goss
P. Alan Bliss
Chapter 4: The Development of Base Facilities
Frank Futrell
Section 2: Equipment and Services
Alfred Goldberg, USAF Historical Division
Chapter 5: The Definition of Policies
Chapter 6: AAF Aircraft of World War II
Chapter 7: The Quest for Better Weapons
Chapter 8: Production Planning and Organization
Chapter 9: Expansion of Aircraft Production
Chapter 10: The Production Record
Chapter 11: The AAF’s Logistical Organization
Chapter 12: Allocation and Distribution of Aircraft
Section 3: Recruitment and Training
Arthur R. Kooker, University of Southern California
Thomas H. Greer, Michigan State College
Chapter 13: Broadening the Basis of Procurement
Arthur R. Kooker
Chapter 14: The Foundations of a War Training Program
Arthur R. Kooker
Chapter 15: Procurement at Flood Tide
Arthur R. Kooker
Chapter 16: Basic Military Training and Classification of Personnel
Arthur R. Kooker
Chapter 17: Individual Training of Flying Personnel
Thomas H. Greer
Chapter 18: Combat Crew and Unit Training
Thomas H. Greer
Chapter 19: Training of Ground Technicians and Service Personnel
Thomas H. Greer
Chapter 20: Other Training Programs
Thomas H. Greer
List of Maps and Charts
The Army Air Arm (late 1935) – The Army Air Arm (late 1940) – Aviation in Army Organization (late 1941) – The AAF in the War Time Army – Air Force Staff Levels, December 1941 – AAF Organization, 9 March 1942 – AAF Organization, 29 March 1943 – Organization of the Army Air Forces – Norms for AAF Combat Groups – Basic Staff Designations, AAF – AAF Commands and Continental Air Forces – Coordinated Air Defense – Sectional Duty Chart of an Air Depot Group – Standard Flying Training Stages for Pilots, May 1944 – Training Period for a Heavy Bombardment Group
List of Illustrations
High Command – Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces, and Staff, 1941 –Operations Room, Philadelphia Information Center – Randolph Field, Tex. Administration Building – Expansion of Langley Field, Va. , January 1941 – Barracks Types – Permanent, March Field, Calif. – Mobilization, Chanute Field, Ill. – Theater of Operations, March Army Air Field, Tex. – Construction Difficulties – Mud at AAF Technical School, Sioux Falls, S.D. – Sand at Yuma Army Air Field, Ariz. – Headquarters, Chicago Schools, AAFTTC, Unit No. 1 (Stevens Hotel) – Hotel Lobby – Typical Room after Conversion – Hotel Grand Ballroom as Mess hall – Classroom Building (The Coliseum) – Wright Field, Ohio – June 1934 – September 1944 – Patterson Field, Ohio – January 1933 – September 1944 – A-24 Douglas Dauntless – A-20 Douglas Havoc – A-26 Douglas Invader – B-25 North American Mitchell – B-26 Martin Marauder – B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress – B-24 Consolidated Liberator – B-29 Boeing Superfortress – B-32 Consolidated Dominator – P-38 Lockheed Lightning – P-39 Bell Airacobra – P-40 Curtiss Warhawk – P-47 Republic Thunderbolt – P-51 North American Mustang – A-36 North American (Fighter-bomber version of Mustang) – C-47 Douglas Skytrain – C-47 Interior View – C-46 Curtiss Commando – C-54 Douglas Skymaster – L-4 Piper Grasshopper – L-5 Vultee Sentinel – XB-15 Boeing – P-82 North American Twin Mustang – P-59 Bell – P-80 Lockheed Shooting Star – B-36 Consolidated Vultee – Construction of Experimental Model, Douglas XB-19 – Production Methods, Pre-Pearl Harbor – A-17’s by Northrop, 1935 – BT-9’s by North American 1936 – Peak Production of Heavy Bombers – B-17’s in Douglas Plant, Long Beach, Calif. – B-24’s in Consolidated Vultee Plant, Fort Worth, Tex. – Mechanized Conveyor Lines – Triple Line for Lockheed P-38’s – Engines for Consolidated Vultee BT-13’s – Maintenance, Stateside – At San Angelo Bombardier School, Tex. – At Laredo Army Air Field, Tex. – Maintenance in ETO – Engine Change at Base in England – Cleaning Spare Engine Parts, Warrington-Burtonwood Air Depot – Production Line Methods in Repair of P-39’s, McClellan Field, Calif. – Salvage – Fifteenth Air Force Salvage Yard – Salvage Hangar, 2nd Base Air Depot, England – Supply on Guam – Oxygen for B-29 Crews – Belly Tanks for Fighters – Overseas Delivery of Fighters – P-38’s Deck-Loaded on CVE – Removing Protective Grease Coating in England – Cadet Ground School, Randolph Field, Tex., Spring 1942 – Code Class – Weather Class – Primary Training, Tuskeegee Army Air Field, Ala. – Basic Training: Dual Flight Instruction – Advanced Training: Formation Flight, Foster Field, Tex. – Advanced Training: Alert Net Problem At Foster Field, Tex. – Bombardier Training – Instructor and Cadet in Nose of AT-11 – Enlisted Men Prepare for Bomb-Spotting Flight – Navigator Training: Aerial Classroom – Synthetic Training Aids – For Pilots: Link Trainer – For Bombardiers: A-2 Bomb Trainers – For Navigators: Hagner Planetarium – Flexible Gunnery Training – Engine Mechanic Class, Randolph Field, Texas. – Propeller Mechanic Class, Chanute Field, Ill. – Communications Training, Scottfield, Ill – Air-Sea Rescue Training, Keesler Field, Miss. – Calisthenics, OCS, Miami Beach, Fla. – French Aviation Cadets, Turner Field, Ga. – Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Ala,: Map Problem Room
United States Air Force Historical Advisory Committee
(As of May 1, 1983)
Lt. Gen. Charles G. Cleveland, USAF Commander, Air University, ATC
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Kelley, USAF Superintendent, USAF Academy
Mr. DeWitt S. Copp, The National Volunteer Agency
Dr. Joan Kennedy, Kinnaird Trinity College
Dr. Warren W. Hassler, Jr., Pennsylvania State University
Mr. David E. Place, The General Counsel, USAF
Dr. Edward L. Homze, University of Nebraska
Gen. Bryce Poe II, USAF, Retired
Dr. Alfred F. Hurley, Brig. Gen., USAF, Retired, North Texas State University
Dr. David A. Shannon (Chairman), University of Virginia