United States Army Air Service
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Army Air Service canonical | 49 |
| American Expeditionary Forces Air Service | 2 |
| U.S. Army Air Service | 1 |
| United States Army Air Service (flight training) | 1 |
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse–Argonne offensive air operations
Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
surface form:
St. Mihiel offensive air operations
|
| operatedIn |
European theatre of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of World War I
|
| operationalStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of War
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
|
| successor | United States Army Air Corps ⓘ |
| 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 (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Hawks
subject surface form:
Merian C. Cooper
this entity surface form:
U.S. Army Air Service
this entity surface form:
American Expeditionary Forces Air Service
subject surface form:
Nieuport 28
subject surface form:
Willis H. Hale
subject surface form:
Millard F. Harmon
this entity surface form:
American Expeditionary Forces Air Service
subject surface form:
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
this entity surface form:
United States Army Air Service (flight training)