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This is Volume One of The Army Air Forces in World War II, titled Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942, edited by Wesley Frank Craven and James Lea Cate. The University of Chicago Press first published it in 1948, and the Office of Air Force History reprinted it in 1983. The front matter explains how the AAF historical program was set up during the war. The index covers Pacific, Atlantic and European operations, and nothing in the text concerns unidentified aerial phenomena.
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N O T E S T O P A G E S 2 7 4 - 8 0 General Marshall was so disturbed about 30. Buckner, quoted in History, Elev- the “investigative complex” after Pearl enth Air Force, pp. 86-87. Harbor that he twice called attention to 3 1 . cola E.W. ill, Observations, on it in War Council meetings. (See Min- flight Alaska, c14Oct. 1941. Of Set* Of War’s Conference [war 3 2 . Ltr., Col. E.S. Davis to Lt. Col. E.S. Kiel, 5 Dec. 1941, quoted in His-Councill, 16 Mar. 1942.) 11. “Since the Japanese attacks on the tory, Eleventh Air Force, pp. 84-85. 3 3 . Radg., Marshall to DeWitt, 1 1 Pacific Fleet in Hawaii had uncovered the entire west coast of North America, Dee. 1941, quoted in Fourth Air Force the reinforcement of garrisons along the Historical Study I-I, p. 284. West Coast, Panama, Hawaii, and in Alaska was given first priority.” Biennial 34. The order became effective 24 Report, C/S to Sec. of War, July 1941- December I94I. First Air Force, I, Organizational Development, Northeast Air District and First Air 30 June 19439 P. 7 . Force, 19 Nov. 1940-31 Dec. 1943, p. IS.) 35. See History, Third Air Force, Defense Activities, 1941-44, p. 10. 1-1, pp. 244-46. 37. Detailed account in Fourth Air Force Historical Study Ill-I, Defense Plans and Operations, 1941, pp. 153-65, 38. For full treatment see Fourth Air Force Historical Study 1-1, chap. ix, and 15 Dec. 1941. Fourth Air Force Historical Study 111-1, chap. vii. 39. History, 4th AA Command, Jan. 194z-July 1945, p. 87 et passim. 4 4 6 5 0 . Dec. 1941. 40. A-2 Daily Summary of War News, 8 Dcc. 1941. 460-65. Hiaory’ Caribbean Air Force’ May 1941-Mar. 1942, pp. 450,467. 13. Ibid., pp. 450, 464. Arnold’s Office, 9 Dec. 1941. ‘4. Minutes Of Meeting in 36. Fourth Air Force Historical Study 15. History, Caribbean Air Force, p. 16. Ibid., p. 458. 18. Ibid., pp. 446-50. 19. panamacanal ~h Traffic R ~ ~ . , 20. History, Caribbean Air Force, pp. 21. Minutes of the Joint Board, 10 22. History, Caribbean Air Force, pp. 23. Ibid., pp. #off. 24. For the general background see AAF Historical Study No. 4, Alaskan Air Defense and the Japanese Invasion of 2 5 . History, Eleventh Air Force, Aug. 194o-Sept. 1942, pp. 8687. 26. For a summary of status, see 1% Hq. Alaska Defense Command to CG WDC, 14 Jan. 1942. 27. Ltr., Lt. Col. Dale Gafhey, Ladd Field, Alaska to Col. E-W. Hill, OCAG 20 Dec. 1941. 28. “Unless Alaska is provided with detector equipment.. .it is subject to possible and probable surprise attack.” (Ltr., Lt. Gen. J.L. DeWitt, CG WDC to CG Field Forces, 27 Jan. 1942.) 456. 17. Ibid., p. 554. 2 5 0 . 41. Ibid. 42. Ibid., 8 and 9 Dec. 1941. 43. Sun FrQflcifcoNews, 10 Dee. 1941. 44. Ibid., 9 Dec. 1941.For a full dis- cussion, see Fourth Air Force Historical the Aleutians. Study 111-1, pp. 296-97. 45. A-2 Daily Sum., 8 Dec. 1941. 46. Ibid., 9 Dec. 1941. 47. F o m h A h Force Historical Study I - ~ ,pp, 2 ~ 2 . 48. Ibid. 49. Based on A-2 Daily Sum., 9 Dec. IwI,and New York Times, I. Dee. 194’. 5” New 51. Ibid., 10 Dee. 1941- 5 2 . A--2 Daily Sum., 9 Dec. 1941. 53. See the repeated warnings from Western Defense Command (in particu- ” Feb* ‘94” 29. Lu., as cited in n. 27. 696
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