United States Army Air Corps

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former organization military aviation branch

The United States Army Air Corps was the aerial warfare branch of the U.S. Army that served as the direct predecessor to the United States Army Air Forces and, ultimately, the independent U.S. Air Force.

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instanceOf former organization →
military aviation branch →
activePeriodEnd 1941 →
activePeriodStart 1926 →
alsoKnownAs United States Army Air Corps →
surface form: "U.S. Army Air Corps"

United States Army Air Corps →
surface form: "USAAC"
branchOf United States Armed Forces →
surface form: "United States armed forces"
commandStructure General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ Air Force) →
conflict World War II →
interwar period operations →
country United States of America →
dateFormed 1926-07-02 →
dissolved 1941-06-20 →
doctrine development of U.S. strategic airpower concepts →
emblem Hap Arnold wings →
formedFrom United States Army Air Service →
garrison Washington, D.C. →
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. →
historicalSignificance direct predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces →
foundation for the independent United States Air Force →
legalBasis Air Corps Act of 1926 →
mottoType unofficial emphasis on airpower independence →
notableAircraft Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress →
Boeing P-26 Peashooter →
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk →
Douglas B-18 Bolo →
Seversky P-35 →
notableCommander Benjamin D. Foulois →
Frank M. Andrews NERFINISHED →
Hap Arnold →
surface form: "Henry H. Arnold"

Oscar Westover →
oversightBody United States Department of War →
parentOrganization United States Department of War →
surface form: "War Department"
partOf United States Army →
predecessorOf United States Air Force →
United States Army Air Forces →
primaryTheater continental United States →
role aerial warfare →
air defense →
strategic bombing →
tactical air support →
serviceBranchType air service →
successor United States Army Air Forces →
trainingResponsibility aircrew training →
pilot training →
usedAircraftType bomber aircraft →
fighter aircraft →
transport aircraft →
Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Air Corps → alsoKnownAs → United States Army Air Corps →
this entity surface form: "USAAC"
United States Army Air Corps → alsoKnownAs → United States Army Air Corps →
this entity surface form: "U.S. Army Air Corps"
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 → appliedToBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
this entity surface form: "Army Air Corps"
Executive Order 8873 → appliesTo → United States Army Air Corps →
this entity surface form: "U.S. Army air arm"
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri → associatedWith → United States Army Air Corps →
Wiley Post → collaboratedWith → United States Army Air Corps →
this entity surface form: "United States Army Air Corps engineers"
B-29 Superfortress → developedFor → United States Army Air Corps →
United States Army Air Forces → formedFrom → United States Army Air Corps →
Eighth Air Force → formerBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
Claire Lee Chennault → memberOf → United States Army Air Corps →
Carl Spaatz → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
Charles Cabell → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
subject surface form: "Charles Pearre Cabell"
Claire Lee Chennault → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
subject surface form: "Frank O’Driscoll Hunter"
George C. Kenney → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
Haywood S. Hansell → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
James H. Doolittle → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
Lewis H. Brereton → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
William C. McChord → militaryBranch → United States Army Air Corps →
Charlie Munger → militaryService → United States Army Air Corps →
Lockheed Vega → operator → United States Army Air Corps →
United States Army Air Service → predecessorOf → United States Army Air Corps →
AVG → recruitedFrom → United States Army Air Corps →
subject surface form: "American Volunteer Group"
Flying Tigers → recruitedFrom → United States Army Air Corps →
United States Army Air Service → reorganizedAs → United States Army Air Corps →
Mitchel Field complex → usedBy → United States Army Air Corps →
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