Air Corps Act of 1926
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The Air Corps Act of 1926 was a U.S. law that reorganized and expanded the nation’s military aviation arm, elevating it within the Army and laying groundwork for the future independent Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Corps Act of 1926 canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
military aviation law ⓘ |
| aimedTo | strengthen national defense through air power ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Army Air Service ⓘ |
| codified | status of Army aviation as the Air Corps ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | United States Army Air Corps ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1926-07-02 ⓘ |
| elevatedStatusOf | Army aviation within the United States Army ⓘ |
| governs |
funding and expansion of Army air units
ⓘ
organization of Army aviation forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | laid groundwork for an independent United States Air Force ⓘ |
| influenced | development of U.S. air power doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedBy | lessons of World War I air warfare ⓘ |
| inForceDuring |
1930s
ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| objective |
to give aviation greater autonomy within the Army
ⓘ
to modernize U.S. Army aviation ⓘ |
| partOf | evolution of U.S. military aviation leading to the National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
defense policy
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ military organization ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | United States Army Air Corps ⓘ |
| providedFor |
expansion of military aviation forces
ⓘ
increased aircraft procurement ⓘ increased personnel for Army aviation ⓘ organizational changes to Army aviation command structure ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Defense Act of 1920
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Corps ⓘ |
| reorganized | United States Army Air Service ⓘ |
| resultedIn | creation of the United States Army Air Corps ⓘ |
| sector | armed forces ⓘ |
| signedBy | Calvin Coolidge ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1926-07-02 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aircraft and equipment procurement for the Army Air Corps
ⓘ
personnel ceilings for aviation units ⓘ structure of Army aviation command ⓘ |
| timePeriod | between World War I and World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | reorganization of existing military branch ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.