The Role of the Army Air Corps in Antisubmarine Warfare in World War II.

Abstract

This historical review traces the development of the role of the Army Air Corps in antisubmarine warfare. Pre-war plans exempted the Air Corps from this duty. Despite lack of training and equipment, the Air Corps contributed significantly to the defeat of the submarine threat. In defeating this threat, the Air Corps had to first battle the Navy's strategy of using airplanes to escort convoys. Before being relieved of antisubmarine warfare duty, the Air Corps had proved the necessity of using the airplane in an offensive role to search and destroy submarines. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157118

Entities

People

  • M. T. Torres

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Governments
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reconnaissance
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science