146:, 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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183:(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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Armament Division, which was activated as the Air Materiel Armament Test Center at Eglin AFB on 14 December 1949 and assigned to Air Materiel Command, redesignated Armament Test Division and reassigned to Air Research and Development Command c. 5 January 1951,
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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
509:, 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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This unit is not related to the
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
166:(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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179:, Florida was chosen 1 November 1942, primarily because it was already the location of Fighter Command School, which would be subordinated to the
215:. A "new" AAFSAT was organized as one of the center's subordinate units. The first group receiving AAFSAT training to deploy overseas was 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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16:"Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics" redirects here. For the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (1943–1946), see
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999th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Hq, AAF Tactical Applications Ctr) 17 April 44 – 31 December 46
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1688:, 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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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
1549:. Vol. VI, Men & Planes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
1512:. 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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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
437:(later Eglin Air Force Base), Florida, 8 March 1946 – 1 October 2012
979:(later Army Air Forces School), 21 January 1943 – 29 November 1945
1672:. Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
1627:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1588:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
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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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Fighter Command School, 4 October 1942 – c. 4 January 1943
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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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Redescribed (Bombardment), 1 October 1944 – 1 July 1945
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Alachua Army Air Field, 15 February 1943 – 2 March 1944
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In October 1943, AAFSAT was reorganized and became the
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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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106:(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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838:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 8 February-21 April 1943
820:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 8 February-21 April 1943
412:(later Air Force Systems Command), 1 December 1957
1094:Redescribed (Base Complement), 1 May–7 July 1945
835:Orlando Army Air Base, 26 January-8 February 1943
817:Orlando Army Air Base, 26 January-8 February 1943
721:) (assigned to AAFSAT, 24 January-23 March 1943)
130:As the threat of entry of the United States into
849:Orlando Army Air Base, 20 February-26 April 1943
810:, (Douglas P-70 Havoc) (air echelon attached to
397:(later United States Air Force), 27 October 1942
1686:Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy
1621:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
905:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 1 June-20 August 1943
863:Kissimmee Army Air Field, 5 March-26 April 1943
860:Orlando Army Air Base, 20 February-5 March 1943
1503:Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1955).
666:81st Fighter Squadron, (Curtiss P-40 Warhawk)
476:481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group
1069:Redesignated 621st Army Air Forces Base Unit
874:Orlando Army Air Base, 1 April-25 August 1943
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977:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
454:school unit from 31 October 1942 was the
283:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
181:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
104:Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
219:in July 1943, based in England with the
18:Air University (United States Air Force)
1455:"Factsheet 50 Operations Group (AFSPC)"
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1582:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
1457:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1421:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1395:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
888:Orlando Army Air Base, 1–22 April 1943
759:Orlando Army Air Base, 2–19 March 1944
741:(later 521st Fighter-Bomber Squadron (
733:Orlando Army Air Base, 2–19 March 1944
474:, but by 1943 was concentrated in the
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115:Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command
113:. In June 1946, the center became the
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1453:Robertson, Patsy (20 November 2008).
1393:"Factsheet Air Proving GroundCommand"
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1497:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1419:"Factsheet 9 Operations Group (ACC)"
1417:Robertson, Patsy (22 January 2017).
698:, 17 November 1943 – 28 January 1944
410:Air Research and Development Command
406:United States Air Force, 1 June 1948
351:Armament Development and Test Center
1543:The Army Air Forces in World War II
1506:The Army Air Forces in World War II
610:, 14 November 1943 – 5 January 1944
591:, (North American B-25 Mitchell), (
175:consolidated at a single location.
902:Orlando Army Air Base, 1 June 1943
802:, 1 January 1943 – 15 January 1944
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1751:1946 disestablishments in Florida
1358:"Air University Chronology 1940s"
372:Air Force Development Test Center
1491: This article incorporates
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675:, 18 June 1943 – 1 February 1944
661:4 January 1943 – 29 January 1944
295:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
213:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
207:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
88:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
62:Professional Military Education
28:Army Air Forces Tactical Center
1746:1942 establishments in Florida
496:European Theater of Operations
418:, 1 July 1992 – 1 October 2012
156:Army Air Forces Proving Ground
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1665:Reither, Joseph (July 1944).
1618:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1579:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
1391:No byline (10 January 2008).
727:, 24 January-19 November 1943
604:, 5 February-14 November 1943
395:United States Army Air Forces
384:Inactivated on 1 October 2012
290:Activated on 12 November 1942
150:, the Air Defense Board, the
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53:United States Army Air Forces
956:425th Night Fighter Squadron
917:421st Night Fighter Squadron
897:420th Night Fighter Squadron
883:419th Night Fighter Squadron
869:418th Night Fighter Squadron
855:417th Night Fighter Squadron
844:416th Night Fighter Squadron
826:415th Night Fighter Squadron
808:414th Night Fighter Squadron
787:349th Night Fighter Squadron
776:348th Night Fighter Squadron
692:, 5 January-17 November 1943
569:North American B-25 Mitchell
1684:Shaw, Frederick J. (2004),
945:423d Night Fighter Squadron
931:422d Night Fighter Squadron
565:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
541:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
431:, Florida, 12 November 1942
323:Air Materiel Proving Ground
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751:North American A-36 Apache
739:667th Bombardment Squadron
715:465th Bombardment Squadron
659:Zephyrhills Army Air Field
619:430th Bombardment Squadron
553:Brooksville Army Air Field
416:Air Force Materiel Command
365:Munitions Systems Division
337:Air Proving Ground Command
316:Air Proving Ground Command
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1072:Pinecastle Army Air Field
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673:Cross City Army Air Field
589:99th Bombardment Squadron
578:Pinecastle Army Air Field
492:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
344:Air Proving Ground Center
257:Pinecastle Army Air Field
140:Air Corps Tactical School
111:Air Corps Tactical School
1693:USAAF Handbook 1939-1945
1097:Kissimmee Army Air Field
909:Dunnellon Army Air Field
800:Kissimmee Army Air Field
608:Kissimmee Army Air Field
602:Montbrook Army Air Field
561:5th Bombardment Squadron
537:1st Bombardment Squadron
505:With a ground school at
446:The AAF Tactical Center
44:United States of America
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707:415th Bombardment Group
696:Keystone Army Air Field
690:Leesburg Army Air Field
464:415th Bombardment Group
263:Transfer and transition
217:390th Bombardment Group
192:5th Interceptor Command
188:Fort Dix Army Air Field
1493:public domain material
743:Douglas A-24 Dauntless
725:Alachua Army Air Field
681:313th Fighter Squadron
483:tables of organization
458:. In February 1943, a
302:Army Air Forces Center
255:, and an air depot at
251:, a service center at
152:Fighter Command School
1716:article, May 24, 1943
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1167:Orlando Army Air Base
1125:Orlando Army Air Base
1084:Orlando Army Air Base
1054:Orlando Army Air Base
947:(Douglas P-70 Havoc)
814:after 31 March 1943)
646:10th Fighter Squadron
547:Orlando Army Air Base
528:9th Bombardment Group
507:Orlando Army Air Base
472:81st Fighter Squadron
456:9th Bombardment Group
429:Orlando Army Air Base
177:Orlando Army Air Base
138:decided to close the
77:Brig Gen Hume Peabody
1222:Orlando Fighter Wing
812:VIII Fighter Command
650:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
593:Martin B-26 Marauder
401:Air Materiel Command
148:Army Air Force Board
1691:Bowman, Martin W.,
1176:Air Defense Command
766:Night fighter units
747:Bell P-39 Airacobra
379:Air Armament Center
339:on 20 December 1951
281:Established as the
1346:Reither, pp. 30–31
1337:Reither, pp. 24–27
719:Douglas A-20 Havoc
637:50th Fighter Group
468:50th Fighter Group
346:on 1 December 1957
330:Air Proving Ground
325:on 20 January 1948
297:on 16 October 1943
285:on 27 October 1942
225:bombardment groups
136:United States Army
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1676:12 February
1656:17 December
1609:17 December
1568:17 December
1531:17 December
1475:Goss, p. 75
1025:Orlando AAB
1011:Orlando AAB
997:Orlando AAB
435:Eglin Field
389:Assignments
270:Eglin Field
194:moved from
1730:Categories
1461:3 December
1399:2 February
1368:2 February
1228:References
984:Base units
517:Components
237:Titusville
126:Background
74:commanders
67:Commanders
1287:Citations
249:Ocala AAF
36:1942–2012
1643:70605402
1604:61060979
1555:48003657
1518:48003657
1443:, p. 299
1439:Maurer,
1425:23 March
1216:See also
423:Stations
154:and the
970:Schools
511:runways
276:Lineage
121:History
94:during
72:Notable
41:Country
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241:Starke
160:cadres
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49:Branch
33:Active
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1260:1945.
1233:Notes
1206:Other
233:Tampa
1714:Time
1697:ISBN
1678:2019
1658:2016
1647:OCLC
1639:LCCN
1629:ISBN
1611:2016
1600:LCCN
1590:ISBN
1570:2016
1559:OCLC
1551:LCCN
1533:2016
1522:OCLC
1514:LCCN
1463:2016
1427:2017
1401:2019
1370:2019
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