157:, and in expanded training and tactical units. As a result, the responsibility for the development and change to tactics for Air Corps units was scattered among various Air Corps units. Moreover, no single element of the Air Staff or special committee was responsible for overseeing tactical doctrine for the Army's air elements. The field organizations primarily responsible for development of tactics and associated doctrine were the
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194:(AAFSAT). The AAF determined this organization would conduct tactical development and training and provide tactical training for flyers who were preparing to deploy to theaters of operation. The commandant of AAFSAT was Brigadier General Hume Peabody, formerly the assistant commandant of the Air Corps Tactical School.
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Equipment Board. Although the Board had been operating before AAFSAT was activated, it only became official in July, when the school became the AAF Tactical Center. It was reassigned from the center directly to
Headquarters, AAF in October 1943.although the commandant of the center remained a member of the board.
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Headquarters USAAF originally intended that four tactical schools be developed across the United States, one each for air defense, air service, air support and bombardment. However "to save administrative costs and physical outlay" and to facilitate coordination between the schools, all four would be
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The school officially opened 12 November 1942. An important component was the Army Air Forces Board, which supervised developmental projects. This board also assigned developmental projects to AAFSAT's departments, and had two subordinate boards, the Air
Defense Board and, after April 1943, the AAF
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Center. Following the end of World War II, in preparation for its post-war educational operations, the AAF moved the AAF School from
Orlando to Maxwell Field, Alabama on 29 November 1945 and assigned it directly to Headquarters, AAF. Having lost its developmental function, the AAF Center moved to
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Tactical Center and a change in the types of courses conducted by the institution, the Army Air Forces redesignated the "new" AAFSAT as the Army Air Forces School on 1 June 1945, while the Tactical Center dropped the "Tactical" from its name and became the AAF
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and became the
Interceptor Command School. The other two departments, Air Support and Bombardment were built up from scratch AAFSAT was organized into three directorates: Tactical Development, School Activities, and Demonstration Air Force, with three combat groups acting as both school units and
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not well adapted to the training mission. Accordingly, it adopted a more functional system in the spring of 1944 in which each base was organized into a separate numbered unit. In preparation for this reorganization, the 9th
Bombardment Group moved to Nebraska, where it was reassigned to
520:, Florida, presenting a two-week academic course, AAFSAT also taught a two-week field course utilizing eleven training airfields in Florida representing all conditions likely to be found in combat, from bare fields to prepared bomber air bases having 10,000-foot (3,000 m)
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Proving Ground Command, which was activated on 15 May 1941 at Orlando Army Air Base as the Air Corps Proving Ground, moved to Eglin Field in June 1941, was redesignated Proving Ground Command on 1 April 1942 and was disbanded on 1 June
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During 1943-1945 the AAF Tactical Center operated a combat simulation facility in
Florida. Units and airfields were established throughout an 8,000-square-mile (21,000 km) area of north central Florida designated a mock "war theater" stretching roughly from
177:(AAF) had expanded to 67 groups from a pre-1939 total of 15, but approximately half were paper units just forming. The entry into the war meant an immediate significant increase in the numbers of new combat groups, expanding to 269 groups by the end of 1943.
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for new groups had become impracticable as the number of new groups increased. At the entry of the United States into World War II on 7 December 1941, the
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from newly formed units in combat operations under simulated field conditions around which new combat groups would be formed. It was established as the
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190:, Florida was chosen 1 November 1942, primarily because it was already the location of Fighter Command School, which would be subordinated to the
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Organization and its Responsibilities, Chapter 2 The AAF". In Craven, Wesley F.; Cate, James L. (eds.).
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redesignated Air Force Armament Center on 26 December 1951, Armament Division on 1 December 1957 and inactivated on 5 February 1958.
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1699:, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., 2004.
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907th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Bombardment, Medium & Light), 1 April–30 June 1944
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Orlando Army Air Base]], 20 March 1942, 5 January 1943; 28 January-13 March 1944
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481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 28 July 1943 – 1 January 1944
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Orlando Army Air Base, 22 March 1942 – 18 June 1943; 1 February-13 March 1944
1560:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
1523:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
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Orlando Army Air Base, 18 March 1942-4 January 1943;29 January-13 March 1944
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Orlando Army Air Base, 1 August-3 November 1943; 6 January-13 November 1944
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910th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter, Two Engine) 29 March–31 May 1944
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904th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter), 6 September–31 December 1944
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902d Army Air Forces Base Unit (Base Complement), 29 March 1944 – 1945
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in which war games were conducted. AAFSAT also had a bombing range at
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in March 1946 and became the Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command.
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903d Army Air Forces Base Unit (Base Services), 29 March–1 June 1944
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901st Army Air Forces Base Unit (Tactical Wing), 29 Mar 44-15 Mar 45
448:(later Eglin Air Force Base), Florida, 8 March 1946 – 1 October 2012
990:(later Army Air Forces School), 21 January 1943 – 29 November 1945
1683:. Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
1638:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1599:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
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Redescribed (Army Air Forces Tactical Center), 1 Jun 45-3 Jul 45
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481:. Night Fighter training initially began with the 50th Group's
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was added. The fighter school unit from 23 March 1943 was the
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was a major command and military training organization of the
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Lineage, including assignments and stations, through 2008 in
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904th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Aviation), 1 April–31 May 44
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Kissimmee Army Air Field, 3 November 1943 – 6 January 1944
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Formation of the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
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Montbrook Army Air Field, 19 November 1943 – 2 March 1944
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moved to Orlando and became the Air Service Department.
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Orlando Army Air Base, 1 October 1943 – 29 January 1944
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Alachua Army Air Field, 15 February 1943 – 2 March 1944
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Leesburg Army Air Field(-May 44) Orlando Army Air Base
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Orlando Army Air Base, 4 October 1942 – 1 January 1943
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Brooksville Army Air Field, 6 January-25 February 1944
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Brooksville Army Air Field, 5 January-25 February 1944
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Brooksville Army Air Field, 7 January-13 February 1944
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117:(AAFSAT) in 1942 and redesignated the following year.
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Kissimmee Army Air Field, 25 August-25 September 1943
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in 1940 in order to use its experienced personnel at
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Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics Airfields
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Alachua Army Air Field(-1944) Orlando Army Air Base
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Kissimmee Army Air Field, 4 October-7 November 1943
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849:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 8 February-21 April 1943
831:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 8 February-21 April 1943
423:(later Air Force Systems Command), 1 December 1957
1105:Redescribed (Base Complement), 1 May–7 July 1945
846:Orlando Army Air Base, 26 January-8 February 1943
828:Orlando Army Air Base, 26 January-8 February 1943
732:) (assigned to AAFSAT, 24 January-23 March 1943)
141:As the threat of entry of the United States into
860:Orlando Army Air Base, 20 February-26 April 1943
821:, (Douglas P-70 Havoc) (air echelon attached to
408:(later United States Air Force), 27 October 1942
1697:Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy
1632:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
916:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 1 June-20 August 1943
874:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 5 March-26 April 1943
871:Orlando Army Air Base, 20 February-5 March 1943
1514:Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1955).
677:81st Fighter Squadron, (Curtiss P-40 Warhawk)
487:481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group
1080:Redesignated 621st Army Air Forces Base Unit
885:Orlando Army Air Base, 1 April-25 August 1943
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988:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
465:school unit from 31 October 1942 was the
294:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
192:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
115:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
230:in July 1943, based in England with the
29:Air University (United States Air Force)
18:Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
1466:"Factsheet 50 Operations Group (AFSPC)"
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1593:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
1468:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1432:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1406:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
899:Orlando Army Air Base, 1–22 April 1943
770:Orlando Army Air Base, 2–19 March 1944
752:(later 521st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (
744:Orlando Army Air Base, 2–19 March 1944
485:, but by 1943 was concentrated in the
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126:Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command
124:. In June 1946, the center became the
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1464:Robertson, Patsy (20 November 2008).
1404:"Factsheet Air Proving GroundCommand"
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1508:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1430:"Factsheet 9 Operations Group (ACC)"
1428:Robertson, Patsy (22 January 2017).
709:, 17 November 1943 – 28 January 1944
421:Air Research and Development Command
417:United States Air Force, 1 June 1948
362:Armament Development and Test Center
1554:The Army Air Forces in World War II
1517:The Army Air Forces in World War II
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602:, (North American B-25 Mitchell), (
186:consolidated at a single location.
913:Orlando Army Air Base, 1 June 1943
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1762:1946 disestablishments in Florida
1369:"Air University Chronology 1940s"
383:Air Force Development Test Center
1502: This article incorporates
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686:, 18 June 1943 – 1 February 1944
672:4 January 1943 – 29 January 1944
306:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
224:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
218:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
99:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
73:Professional Military Education
39:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
1757:1942 establishments in Florida
507:European Theater of Operations
429:, 1 July 1992 – 1 October 2012
167:Army Air Forces Proving Ground
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1676:Reither, Joseph (July 1944).
1629:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1590:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
1402:No byline (10 January 2008).
738:, 24 January-19 November 1943
615:, 5 February-14 November 1943
406:United States Army Air Forces
395:Inactivated on 1 October 2012
301:Activated on 12 November 1942
161:, the Air Defense Board, the
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967:425th Night Fighter Squadron
928:421st Night Fighter Squadron
908:420th Night Fighter Squadron
894:419th Night Fighter Squadron
880:418th Night Fighter Squadron
866:417th Night Fighter Squadron
855:416th Night Fighter Squadron
837:415th Night Fighter Squadron
819:414th Night Fighter Squadron
798:349th Night Fighter Squadron
787:348th Night Fighter Squadron
703:, 5 January-17 November 1943
580:North American B-25 Mitchell
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956:423d Night Fighter Squadron
942:422d Night Fighter Squadron
576:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
552:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
442:, Florida, 12 November 1942
334:Air Materiel Proving Ground
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762:North American A-36 Apache
750:667th Bombardment Squadron
726:465th Bombardment Squadron
670:Zephyrhills Army Air Field
630:430th Bombardment Squadron
564:Brooksville Army Air Field
427:Air Force Materiel Command
376:Munitions Systems Division
348:Air Proving Ground Command
327:Air Proving Ground Command
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1083:Pinecastle Army Air Field
800:, (Douglas P-70 Havoc), (
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684:Cross City Army Air Field
600:99th Bombardment Squadron
589:Pinecastle Army Air Field
503:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
355:Air Proving Ground Center
268:Pinecastle Army Air Field
151:Air Corps Tactical School
122:Air Corps Tactical School
1704:USAAF Handbook 1939-1945
1108:Kissimmee Army Air Field
920:Dunnellon Army Air Field
811:Kissimmee Army Air Field
619:Kissimmee Army Air Field
613:Montbrook Army Air Field
572:5th Bombardment Squadron
548:1st Bombardment Squadron
516:With a ground school at
457:The AAF Tactical Center
55:United States of America
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718:415th Bombardment Group
707:Keystone Army Air Field
701:Leesburg Army Air Field
475:415th Bombardment Group
274:Transfer and transition
228:390th Bombardment Group
203:5th Interceptor Command
199:Fort Dix Army Air Field
1504:public domain material
754:Douglas A-24 Dauntless
736:Alachua Army Air Field
692:313th Fighter Squadron
494:tables of organization
469:. In February 1943, a
313:Army Air Forces Center
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163:Fighter Command School
1727:article, May 24, 1943
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1178:Orlando Army Air Base
1136:Orlando Army Air Base
1095:Orlando Army Air Base
1065:Orlando Army Air Base
958:(Douglas P-70 Havoc)
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657:10th Fighter Squadron
558:Orlando Army Air Base
539:9th Bombardment Group
518:Orlando Army Air Base
483:81st Fighter Squadron
467:9th Bombardment Group
440:Orlando Army Air Base
188:Orlando Army Air Base
149:decided to close the
88:Brig Gen Hume Peabody
1233:Orlando Fighter Wing
823:VIII Fighter Command
661:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
604:Martin B-26 Marauder
412:Air Materiel Command
159:Army Air Force Board
1702:Bowman, Martin W.,
1187:Air Defense Command
777:Night fighter units
758:Bell P-39 Airacobra
390:Air Armament Center
350:on 20 December 1951
292:Established as the
1357:Reither, pp. 30–31
1348:Reither, pp. 24–27
730:Douglas A-20 Havoc
648:50th Fighter Group
479:50th Fighter Group
357:on 1 December 1957
341:Air Proving Ground
336:on 20 January 1948
308:on 16 October 1943
296:on 27 October 1942
236:bombardment groups
147:United States Army
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1687:12 February
1667:17 December
1620:17 December
1579:17 December
1542:17 December
1486:Goss, p. 75
1036:Orlando AAB
1022:Orlando AAB
1008:Orlando AAB
446:Eglin Field
400:Assignments
281:Eglin Field
205:moved from
1741:Categories
1472:3 December
1410:2 February
1379:2 February
1239:References
995:Base units
528:Components
248:Titusville
137:Background
85:commanders
78:Commanders
1298:Citations
260:Ocala AAF
47:1942–2012
1654:70605402
1615:61060979
1566:48003657
1529:48003657
1454:, p. 299
1450:Maurer,
1436:23 March
1227:See also
434:Stations
165:and the
981:Schools
522:runways
287:Lineage
132:History
105:during
83:Notable
52:Country
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459:medium
252:Starke
171:cadres
111:cadres
60:Branch
44:Active
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1271:1945.
1244:Notes
1217:Other
244:Tampa
1725:Time
1708:ISBN
1689:2019
1669:2016
1658:OCLC
1650:LCCN
1640:ISBN
1622:2016
1611:LCCN
1601:ISBN
1581:2016
1570:OCLC
1562:LCCN
1544:2016
1533:OCLC
1525:LCCN
1474:2016
1438:2017
1412:2019
1381:2019
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