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The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. 1 (archived PDF)

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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.

  • p. 47 …s Independent Force, the whole of the French Air Division (strategic reserve), and Italian and Portuguese…
  • p. 113 …Japanese Air Power The Japanese air forces, divided into separate army and navy air arms, had…
  • p. 119 …naval air service, and a colonial air force.” For their air doctrines, the Italians depended almost…
  • p. 120 …In its first “combat” test during the thirties the Italian Air Force faced no real opposition…
  • p. 121 …The hope was not fulfilled, for numerous weaknesses in the Italian Air Force rapidly came to…
  • p. 122 …The fundamental weakness of the Italian Air Force was not in its theory of air power…
  • p. 197 …naval forces, and within prescribed boundaries to destroy any German and Italian naval, air, and ground…
  • p. 386 …More threatening were Rommel’s forces in North Africa, for the very existence of the air…
  • p. 554 …Chennault, who since 1937 had been serving as special adviser to the Chinese Air Force. Known…
  • p. 705 …Brett, Chief of the Air Corps, to England for study of the problem. Specifically, he was…
  • p. 752 …USSBS, Japanese Air Power. 9. Notes on the Italian Air Force, in special file of Brig…
  • p. 805 …History, First Air Force. 44. History, Caribbean Air Force, 8 May 1941-6 Mar. 1942, p…
  • p. 851 …E S Italian Air Force: 82-85; development, Italian East Africa, 84 Italy, Air Ministry, 82…
  • p. 857 …See Italian Air Force. Reinforcements. See theaters. Renault works, 593 Replacement Control Depot, ~ z t h…
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Hatteras, Cape, 547
Havana, 1 2 1
Havana, Act of, 1 2 2
Hawaiian Air Depot, 198, 455
Hawaiian Air Force, 170-71, 173-75, 178,
Hawaiian Dept., 171-72, 175, 177, 18-81,
Hawaiian Interceptor Conid., 197
Hawaiian Is.: attack on, 126, 194-201, 380;
defense facilities, 124-25, 170-75, 193,
241, 454-55, 643; plans for defense, 66,
134, 147, 236; on South Pacific ferry
route, 180, 416, 431, 436-37; threat to,
19%. 2 7 2 7 4 5 3 4
185, 193, 197-98, 2 0 0 , 452
4343.454
Hawkms, hta). J.R., 657
Haynes, Col. C.V., 317-18, 3 2 6 , 493, 499,
Health of troops in SWPA, 4056, 477,
Hebrides, 3 4 4
Heinkel company, 85
Helfrich, Vice Adm. C.E.L., 371
Henderson Field, 471
Hengyang, 490
Henry, Bill, 286
Hewitt, Air Comdr. J.C., 420
Hickam Field, 170, 172, 178, 182, 189,
197-98, 200-201, 359, 643
High-altitude bombing: in CBr, 497; in
ETO, 593, 656, 661, 663; at Midway,
459; in SWPA, 450, 481. See also
Bombardment.
High Ercall, 643
High Wycombe, 620, 624-25, 640
Himalayas, 329
Hindustan Aircraft, Ltd., 506, 509
Hinoue, Adm., 448
Hiryu, 458
Hitakappu Bay, 195
Hite, Lt. R.L., 442
Hider, 86-89, 96-97
Hobson, Lt. Col. K.B., 374, 380, 413
Hokyard, S/Sgt. J.E., 2 1 7
Holbrook, 227, 232
Holstensborg district, 157
Hong Kong, 236
Honington, 650
Honolulu, 178-79, 361
Hood, Lt. Col. R.C., Jr., 497, 509
Hoover, Lt. Travis, 441
Hopkins, H.L., 256, 563, 5 7 2 , 634
Hornet, 414-41, 456, 458-59
Horn I., 416
Hoskyn, Lt. W.J., 397
Houlton, 344
5027 SOS? 507
481-82
Houston, 391-92
Howard Field, 163434
Howell, Clark, 30
Howell commission, 30-3 I
Hoyt, Col. R.G., 420
Hudson. See A-29.
Hughes, Lt. C.W., 393
Hughes, Lt. J.W., 374, 380
Hull, Sec. of State Cordell, 194. See also
Hull, Lt. H.B., 624
‘‘Hump” service, 354, 508
Hunter, Brig. Gen. F.O’D., 349, 641, 646
Huntingdon, 584
Huntingdonshire, 630-3 I , 637-38, 650
Huon Gulf, 408, 417, 471, 483
Hutchinson, Maj. D.R., 412
Hynes, Lt. G.W., 397
State Dept.
I
Iba Field, 183, 186, 203, 2 1 2
Iceland: in ferrying and air transport,
342-48, 361, 641; in W. Hemisphere
defense, 120-24, 140, 155, 158-60, 193,
239-403 2437 3759 4307 577-78
Iceland Base Comd., 158
Identification friend or foe, 288-89
Imperial Airways, 3 20
India, d n , 226, 2 2 8 , 312-13, 328-31,
561, 569. See also CBI; Air Forces,
Tenth AF.
336407 3537 356, 3803 395-96, q857 496
India-China Ferry, organization, 508
Indian Ocean, 33-31, 484, 502-4
Indo-China, 2 0 1 , 235
Infantry Divisions: 1st (19181, 1 1 ; 32d,
Infantry Regiment, zd, 2 2 5
Information, Co-ordinator of, 256
Inland Sea of Japan, 201
htelligence, 53, 1 2 0 , 189, 393, 417, 425,
600, 623-24, 651; school at Harrisburg,
624; AC/AS for, 527, 589
Inter-Allied Independent Air Force, 15,
37
Interceptor. See Pursuit aviation.
Interceptor commands: in air defense,
290; origin and functions, 155. See also
Pursuit aviation.
International Co. of China, 488
Iran, 312, 325, 511
472; 3 7 t h 434; 4 I S t , 472; 71% 2 2 5
4527 4741 5247 5277 5 3 1 7 5 S 2 * 5703 5%
Iraq, 338
Ireland. See Eire; Northern Ireland.
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