This is the sixteenth of a series of historical reports on Air Force plans and operations in Southeast Asia prepared by the Office of Air Force History. The author, a former history instructor at the Air Force Academy, interviewed many key participants involved in the development and employment of gunships and has amassed extensive data relating to this unique weapon system. Among the primary sources he consulted were official letters, messages, memoranda, reports, and minutes of meetings. He also consulted a number of historical studies dealing with gunships. Most of his research was...

In Part I of this two-part study the author traced the development of the role of the forward air controller through the early years of the war in Southeast Asia (1961-1964). The function of the air controller, however, was not unique to this conflict. Air strikes had been directed by American controllers, operating from the ground as early as 1927, when U.S. Marines supported the government of Nicaragua during its civil war. FAC's were again used by both the Axis and Allied powers during World War II, proving extremely effective in directing air strikes for both sides. During the Korean War...

This study is the eleventh of a series of USAF historical reports dealing with the Vietnam war, prepared by the Office of Air Force History. While focusing on the Chief of Staff and Air Staff roles, the author necessarily has highlighted the plans and policies of higher authorities--the White House, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff--and the recommendations of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Topics covered include plans for the military buildup in Southeast Asia, political considerations associated with new force deployments, and the continuing debate...

This study is the fourth in a series prepared by the Office of Air Force History concerning logistics support of the air war in Southeast Asia. As in the case of the preceding works, its purpose is not to describe Air Force logistic support as such. Rather, it is to point up some of the problems dealt with and plans formulated by the air logistic staff in the period January 1968 through December 1969. The series also includes the following titles: USAF Logistic Plans and Policies in Southeast Asia, 1965; USAF Logistic Plans and Policies in Southeast Asia, 1966; and USAF Plans and Policies:...

This historical report is the fifteenth of a series of studies dealing with Air Force plans and operations in Southeast Asia prepared by the Office of Air Force History. The author, a Master Navigator, was formerly a member of the Air Force Academy history faculty. He also served a tour of duty in the Directorate of Operations, Headquarters, 7 /13 Air Force, at Udorn, Thailand, and is well qualified to tell the story of nearly a decade of Air Force night operations in Southeast Asia. During the course of his research, he interviewed over a dozen pilots and crewmen who flew night missions...

The Army Air Forces Statistical Digest: World War II published by the Office of the Statistical Control, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, makes available in one volume and on a uniform basis summary statistics on AAF personnel, aircraft, equipment, combat operations and other activities during World War II.

Army Air Forces Statistical Digest summarizes the great volume of statistical Information collected and published by the various offices in Headquarters, AAF and certain AAF commands. The more important data on the many activities and operations of the AAF are brought together on a uniform basis to serve as an official and basic reference manual for the Army Air Forces, War Department and other interested Government agencies. Several new tables have been added. The new series cover such topics as Negro flying training, foreign flying students trained by the AAF, Negro and Women's Army Corps...

Army Air Forces Statistical Digest summarizes the great volume of statistical information collected and published by the various offices in Headquarters, AAF and certain AAF commands. The more important data on the many activities and operations of the AAF are brought together on a uniform basis to serve as an official and basic reference manual for the Army Air Forces, War Department and other interested Government agencies. The 1946 edition of the Digest is designed to be the first in an annual series, and each issue will be revised to meet current needs and to bring the many series up to...

The US Air Force Statistical Digest summarizes the great volume of statistical information collected and published by the various offices in USAF Headquarters and certain Air Force Commands. The more important data on the major activities and operations of the USAF are brought together on a uniform basis to serve as an official and basic reference manual. The 1948 Statistical Digest is the third edition in the annual Series. Original editions - Army Air Forces Statistical Digest (World War II) and Supplement Number 1, 1945 were followed by AAF Statistical Digest, 1946 and USAF Statistical...

The 1948 edition of the United States Air Force Statistical Digest has been segregated into two separate volumes. Volume I contains statistical data which are classified "Restricted " or are unclassified, whereas Volume II includes information classified as high as "Secret." This publication represents the latter of the two volumes. The greater portion of the information included in this volume had been classified no higher than ''Restricted" in previous editions of the Digest. The change in the classification of this mater was made after a security survey, completed during the early part of...