United States Army Air Service

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former military organization military aviation branch

The United States Army Air Service was the aerial warfare branch of the U.S. Army during and after World War I, serving as a precursor to the modern United States Air Force.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former military organization → military aviation branch →
branchOfService	Army aviation →
conflict	World War I →
country	United States of America →
dateDissolved	1926 →
dateFormed	1918 →
doctrineDevelopment	early U.S. airpower doctrine →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
historicalEra	World War I era → interwar period →
influenced	development of independent air force concepts in the United States →
legalStatusChange	made a combatant arm of the line in 1920 →
nickname	Air Service →
notableCommander	Billy Mitchell → Mason Patrick →
notableOperation	Meuse–Argonne offensive air operations → St. Mihiel offensive air operations →
operatedIn	European Theater of World War I →
operationalStatus	disbanded →
parentOrganization	War Department →
partOf	United States Army →
predecessorOf	United States Air Force → United States Army Air Corps →
primaryMission	bombardment → observation → pursuit aviation → reconnaissance →
reasonForReorganization	post–World War I military reorganization and expansion of air arm →
reorganizedAs	United States Army Air Corps →
role	aerial warfare → air support for ground forces →
serviceBranch	United States Army →
subordinateTo	Chief of Staff of the United States Army →
successor	United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED →
symbol	roundel with U.S. star and red dot (World War I era) →
trainingFunction	mechanic training → observer training → pilot training →
typeOfForces	combat aviation units → support aviation units →
usedAircraftType	bombers → fighter aircraft → observation aircraft →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George C. Kenney → Lewis H. Brereton → Merian C. Cooper → Quentin Roosevelt → Sidney Howard →	militaryBranch
Airco DH.4 → Handley Page O/400 → Sopwith Camel →	usedBy
Fiorello H. La Guardia → Howard Hawks →	militaryService
Airco DH.4 → Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 →	operator
United States Army Air Corps →	formedFrom
Sopwith Camel →	primaryUser