I N D E X
294, 452; air transport to, 357-59, 361;
bases, 303-7, 357-58, 464-65; danger of
attack, 272; defenses, 166-70, 276, 307-8,
357; Peninsula, 168-69, 464; reinforce-
ments for, 241, 276-77, 3 0 3 3
Alaska Defense Comd., 167-70, 276, 306,
359, 364
Alaskan Air Force, 166, 294, 304. See also
Air Forces, Eleventh AF.
Albrook Field, 162-63
Aldermaston, 648 \
Aleutian Is., 1 2 6 , 168, 294, 303-8, 358,
Alexander, Lt. Col. E. H., 3 3 3
Allahabad, 509, 5 1 2
Allied Air Forces, 433, 448, 478, 481-83;
air service, 421-22; command struc-
ture, 420; organization, 418-26
4447 4527 462-707 5577 643
Altman, Pfc R. A., 2 1 7
Alvarez, Dr. Luis, 293-94
Amberley Field, 227, 230, 376, 422, 424
Amboina, 224, 372, 377, 384, 388, 394, 427
America1 Div., 433
American Airlines, 347, 356
American Expeditionary Force. See Air
American Volunteer Gp., 2 4 , 313. 339-
Service (AEF) .
40, 353; 3959 485-502; first combat, 489;
induction into AAF, 505-6
Anchorage, 126, 166, 168, 3 0 3 , 358, 465
Andal, 5 1 2
Andaman Is., 500, 503
Anderson, Col. 0. A., 472
Andes, 639
Andres, Pvt. Robert, 2 1 2
Andrews, Lt. Gen. F.A., 31-32, 60, 67 n,
Anglo-American chiefs of staff, 241-43,
559, 595. See also Combined Chiefs.
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 320, 3 2 3
Anginagssalik, 344
Antiaircraft artillery, 152-53, 283-85, 296,
299; Caribbean, 162; Hawaii, 171-72;
Panama, 301; Philippines, 187, 2 2 0
70, 160, 165, 579
Anti-Cornintern Pact, 80
Antifriction-bearing targets, 597
Antigua, 1 2 1 , 124, 162, 320, 536
Antilles, 1 2 3 , 319
Antilles Air Task Force, 535-37, 542
Antisubmarine defense, 5 14-53; adminis-
tration, 542; assessments, 533-35; “killer”
system, 548; necd for centralized
comd., 544; operations, 526-37; policy,
538; strength, 536; type of aircraft, 525,
536-37. See also AAF Antisub. Comd.;
Commands, I Bomber.
765
Air Ministry (Brit.), 15, 2 0 , 25, 37, 92-
93, 5 0 3 , 577-80, 5 9 , 5959 62P-32, 636
Airport Development Program, 3 2 I
Air raid alerts: Boston, 280; Los Angeles,
279, 283-86; New York, 279; Oakland,
278; San Francisco, 278-79
Air Search Gp., 465
Air Service (AET),10-16, 33-37,43, 597-
98; Chief, 1 0 - 1 1 , 26; created, 10; re-
organization, I I
Air Service (US.Army), 3-29, 44-45,
54-58; created, 9, 2 3 ; Director, 9; mis-
sion, 45; Office of Chief, 2 2 ; strength,
24. 26
Air Service Comd., 337, 347, 355, 364;
Contract Air Corps Div., 36-62; for-
merly AC Maintenance Comd., 360; in
air transport, 355-56, 358, 360-62
Air Service Tactical School, 45, 598. See
also ACTS.
Air Staff (AAF Hq.), 134, 144, 185, 236,
538-40, 558-62, 679, 602-3, 616, 630;
Chief, 2 5 1 , 2 5 7 , 2 6 2 , 267
Air support commands, origin and func-
tions, 1 5 5
Air-to-surface-vessel radar: development
by Britain, 289; in Alaska, 308; lack
in US., 291-92; in Panama, 3 0 1 - 2 ; use
in antisub. warfare, 547, 549
Air transport: by Air Corps Ferrying
by Air Transport Comd., 362-63; by
civilian airlines, 323-25, 34760, 498;
distinction between air transport and
ferrying, 34p-51, 363, 507 n; impor-
tance, 350-52, 363; principal air routes,
3 1 0 - 1 2 ; survey flights, 326, 3 3 1 , 347-48.
See also specific air forces and areas.
246, 249-507 2 6 2 , 264-669 273, 430, 489,
Comd., 317-18, 325-28, 347, 350, 353-54;
Air Transport Assoc., 3 5 1
Air Transportation Div. (ATC), 363
Air Transport Comd., 3 1 3 , 334, 349, 362-
65, 495, 508; creation, 349, 356, 362;
mission, 362-63; organized into divs.
and wings, 363; overseas jurisdiction,
365; strength, 363-64; Troop Carrier
Comd. teniporarily designated ATC,
360, 362. See also ACFC.
Air War Plans Div., 1 3 1 , 146, 265, 273,
56% 5997 614
Akebono Maru, 458
Akutan I., 467
Alameda Naval Air Station, 440
Alaska, 66, 124-26, 147, 16670, 190, 193,
Aka@, 458
Akyab, 4929 499