Air Force Combat Units Of World War Ii
by Office Of Air Force History /
2017 / English / AZW3
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This book was first released in 1961, this is the 2nd edition published in 1983. It includes hundreds of pictures and drawings of emblems and insignia, and new color photographs and drawings added in the footnotes. It includes a preface, explanatory notes, and introduction. It gives details about Air Force combat organizations and Air Force combat units (groups, wings, divisions, commands, air forces). Appendixes includes organizational terms, theaters and campaigns, decorations, abbreviations. There is a full index of units. It covers WWI, WWII, and the Korean War.
From original printing:
"This book is concerned primarily with the combat (or tactical) groups that were active during the Second World War. Although such groups had numerous designations, nearly all fell within four major categories: bombardment, fighter, reconnaissance, and troop carrier. The book covers both the combat groups that served overseas and those that remained in the United States. It also covers combat organizations above the group level. It does not deal with provisional organizations or with air base, maintenance, supply, medical, transport, and other service or support organizations. Although this book is devoted exclusively to organizations that were active during World War II, its coverage of those organizations is not confined to the World War II period. Instead, each organization is traced back to its origin and forward to 1 January 1956, with later activations being mentioned if they took place prior to the time the draft of the book was prepared in 1957-1958. The organizations are presented under the designations they carried on 2 September 1945. For each organization there is information concerning insigne, lineage, operations, assignments, aircraft (for groups only), components, stations, commanders, campaigns, and decorations."
