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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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57. Memo for Arnold from Towers, 14 Feb. 1942. The AAF had sought in- formation concerning the proposed em- ployment of the planes requested (see R&R, Arnold to Harmon, 3 Feb. 1942). In his memorandum of 14 February Admiral Towers declared: “The uncer- tainty as to the precise areas in which the Fleet may be called upon to operate makes it impracticable to list with pre- cision the operating areas and bases of the requested landplane bombers. rn general, they are assigned to Fleet Patrol Wings, with the exception of two Marine medium bombardment groups for de- fense of outlying bases for which the Navy has accepted responsibility. It may be expected that they will be employed in northern waters, where seaplane op- eration is difficult or impossible by reason of ice conditions, and from shore bases elsewhere, in the discharge of Naval air functions, where their performance ren- ders them superior to seaplane patrol planes.” 58. See for example, memo for C/S from Arnold, 2 5 Feb. 1942; R&R, Arnold to Maj. Gen. M.F. Harmon, 2 Feb. 1942. 59. Ltr., Arnold to King, 9 Mar. 1942. 60. See AAFAC files 1 1 5 . 5 1 and I 15.52; report, The Coastal Command System of Operational Control, 17 Feb. 1942; conference with Comdr. R.B. Mar- tineau, 17 July 1942; digest of agreement, Admiralty and Air Ministry, covering exercise of operational control, 24 Apr. 1941, supplied through courtesy of Dr. E.L. Bowles; Coastal Command, T h e Air Ministry Account of the Part Played by Coastal Command in the Battle of the Seas, 1939-1942 (New York, 1943). 61. Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney’s notes on trip to First Air Force and I Bomber Command, 2 3 Apt. 1942;memo for Arnold [from AFRDBI, 20 May 1942; memo for T A G by OPD, 27 May 1942; ltr., Hq. Third AF to C G AAF, 15 June 1942. 62. Memo for Col. Glantzberry from Col. F.R. Pitts, 20 Aug. 1942;McNarney’s notes, as cited in n. 61. 63. See sources as cited in n. 62; also ltr., Marshall to King, 17 Sept. 1942, Tab XIVA, in Bowles report to S/W, The N O T E S T O P A G E S 5 4 0 - 5 1 Acute Problem of Ocean-borne Trans- port and Supply. 64. Draft of plans, n.d., ns., and notes for conference on improvement in anti- submarine operations, I June 1942, in AAFAC files 1 1 3 . 3 and 001. Cf. memo for AC/S, OPD from AC/AS, Plans, 4 June 1942, in Plans file 111-R-2, Bk. I , which is Virtually the same plan. 65. Memo for Marshall from King, 2 1 June 1942, Tab XIIB, in Bowles report. 66. See sources cited in n. 64. 67. Ltr., AM P.B. Joubert to Lord Halifax, 16 Aug. 1942,Tab II B, in Three Essays. This letter was sent in answer to Lord Halifax’s request for information concerning British experience which might be of help to the United States in its antisubmarine campaign. 68. Memo for CG EDC from AC/S, OPD, 2 0 May 1942; memo for C G AAF from AC/S, OPD, 20 May 1942. 69. See sources cited in n. 64. 70. Memo for King from McNarney, 26 May 1942. 7 1 . Ltr., King to Marshall, 10 June 1942; ltr., King to Comdrs. ESF and GSF, 10 June 1942. 7 2 . Memo for King from Marshall, 19 June 1942, Tab XIIA, in Bowles report. 73. Memo for Marshall from King, 2 1 June 1942. Cf. ltr., King to Marshall, 10 June 1942. 74. Memo for Marshall from King, 2 1 June 1942. 75. Memo for Knox from Stimson. 7 July 1942. 76. Memo for Stimson from Knox, 10 July 1942. 77. Memo for Knox from Stimson, 2 3 J ~ Y1942. 78. Memo for CG AAF from Brig. Gen. T.T. Handy, 27 June 1942; memo for S/W from Dr. Bowles, 7 Aug. 1942. 79. History, 1st Sea Search Attack Gp., especially Apps. 3 and 4. Cf. draft chapter, SADU, in AAFAC file. 80. History, 1st Sea Search Attack Gp. 81. Zbid. Care should be taken in accepting operational information re- ported in history of the 1st SSA Group 73‘
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