United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army’s aviation branch during World War II, responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and employing American military air power. It was the predecessor to the independent United States Air Force.

United States Army Air Forces in World War II: The Army Air Forces’ worldwide operations against Axis powers from 1941 to 1945. This wartime campaign record shows how its forces applied air power across theaters.
United States Army Air Corps: The United States Army branch responsible for military aviation from 1926 until its wartime reorganization in 1941. The Air Forces inherited its personnel, aircraft, and institutional lineage.
United States Army Air Forces organization: The command structure and administrative organization of the Army Air Forces during World War II. Its divisions explain how a large air arm coordinated training, logistics, and combat.
United States Air Force: The independent military service responsible for United States air and space operations since 1947. It succeeded the Army Air Forces as an independent military branch.
Eighth Air Force: A United States Army Air Forces unit that conducted strategic bombing missions from Britain during World War II. It exemplified the daylight bombing campaign against German targets.
United States Army Air Service: The United States Army’s aviation organization from 1918 to 1926. It was an earlier stage in the Army aviation lineage that preceded the Air Corps.
United States Army Air Forces aircraft: Aircraft operated by the Army Air Forces, including fighters, bombers, transports, and trainers. The fleet’s variety reflected the organization’s many operational roles.
National Security Act of 1947: A United States law that reorganized the national defense establishment and created the Department of the Air Force. It provided the legal framework for separating air power from the Army.
Twentieth Air Force: The Army Air Forces command responsible for strategic bombing operations against Japan, including B-29 missions. Its long-range B-29 campaign brought the organization’s bombing strategy to the Pacific.
Hap Arnold: Henry H. Arnold was a United States Army air commander who led the Army Air Forces during World War II. Arnold directed the expansion and wartime leadership of the organization.

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