Ninth Air Force in the ETO, 16 October 1943 to 16 April 1944

Abstract

The establishment of the Ninth Air Force as the tactical air arm of the United States Army Air Forces in the United Kingdom (USAAFUK) is a story whose beginnings go back to the earliest use of tactical aircraft. By a tactical air force is meant an organization composed of medium and light bombers and fighters which acts in a close and equal partnership with the ground forces engaged in combat. Either by direct participation in the battle, or by attempting to isolated the combat area from enemy reinforcements, it has become an indispensable partner of the ground forces in modern warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1945
Accession Number
ADA529943

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Combat Areas
  • Cooperation
  • Counterair Operations
  • Dive Bombing
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fighter Bombers
  • Information Operations
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science