2007-01-15 07:25:37 · 18 answers · asked by invisible 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
September, 1947 the Air force was established as a separate branch of the US Department of Defense. Folks in the old "Army Air Cops" were offered the option of staying in Army, or moving on with the US Air Force. Over 90% moved onto the USAF.
The Army found it very difficult to use the Army Air Corp in a copacity befitting the newly developed Air Force. Yet the most difficult part was creating an enlisted staff loyal to the production of air craft and identifyig and devolping war tactics to lessen the war effoft and hasten an end to the current conflict.
2007-01-15 15:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by stretch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first war that the United States Air Force fought in, as a separate and distinct branch of the military, would be the Korean War. Prior to the Korea War, the "Air Force" was part of the United States Army and called the United States Army Air Corp.
2007-01-15 08:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by cliff 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Korea. In the late 1940's, the Army Air Force became the US Air Force, a seperate service. The Korean War started in 1950.
2007-01-15 07:29:38 · answer #3 · answered by Eugene D 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good Answer kveryeffe.
Technicalitys as the WWI so Called auxillary force was an US army unit assigned but not attached to English French and US combined command structure. Hense the rm auxillary force, to work with the Armys' of all.
Grandfather for a time was stationed as guard to them and had pictrure of himself and Eddie Richenbacher and pictures of other aces some from Escadrille Days. He wrote his mother from France on his fifteenth birthday.
Korean conflict but no wars as of yet.
As an aside for trivia lovers, the term "Brown Shoes" was given to those who had served in old Army Air Force that joined in upon formation of the United States Air Force to differentiate them from the new recruits.
I knew a few of them!
2007-01-15 08:05:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prior to the Korean War, it was called the Army Air Corps.
2007-01-15 07:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Technically the USAF did not fight in a war till the Korean war. Prior to 48 there was not USAF. The USAF was awarded their own branch based on their decisive performance in WWII. Prior to that each branch of the service had their own air arm. Most signifigant was the US Army Air Force.
2007-01-15 07:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by Dane 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
World war one. It was called the American Auxiliary Air Force at the time and they were only overseas for a year but they were there. You guys are way off.
2007-01-15 07:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by no name brand canned beans 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Korean Conflict.
In WWII and WWII, pilots flew as Army Air Corp, Marine Air Corp, and Navy Air Corp.
2007-01-15 07:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by The answer guy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This first time aircraft where used in a conflict by the US outside of the US was against Poncho Villa using hot air balloons.
2007-01-15 07:34:21 · answer #9 · answered by SuiCyco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WWI unless you call the observation balloons used in the civil war an air force.
2007-01-15 07:31:20 · answer #10 · answered by robert m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋