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 WWII: Air Corps News Letter - Air Force News Letter 1940 - 1944

World War II
 
Air Corps News Letter - Air Force News Letter
1940 - 1944

2,969 pages of Air Forces News Letter, 1940 - 1944, the monthly official service journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces, published by the U.S. Army Air Forces, Air Force Editorial Office.

WWII Air Force News Letter CD-ROM

World War II: Air Corps News Letter - Air Force News Letter 1940 - 1944

2,969 pages of Air Forces News Letter, 1940 - 1944, the monthly official service journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces, published by the U.S. Army Air Forces, Air Force Editorial Office.

During the war the journal changed its name from Air Corps News Letter to Air Forces News Letter and latter changed its name again to Air Force Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces.
The journal was described by the Army Air Forces as primarily a medium for the exchange of information and ideas among Army Air Forces personnel.

Articles in the journal chronicle the rapid change in structure of the Air Corps during the first few months of World War II.
Regular content in the journal included instruction from Air Force personnel conveying first hand knowledge gained in combat.

The issues contained messages from top commanders, lifesaving tips, and practical information on aircraft maintenance, gunnery, navigation, and engaging the enemy.

The Roll of Honor section listed personnel and their ranks who received commendations since the previous issue's list.

Article titles from the December 1943 issue include:

Procedure for AAF Personnel Returned From Overseas

Mission to Regensburg, a Co-Pilot's Observations

What Navigators Should Know About the Astro-Dome

Developments in Firepower, a Progress Report

Our B-26s Win Their Wings over Western Europe

Operations of Our Air Evacuation Service around the World

Ground Crews Prove Their Ingenuity on the Combat Line

Shipping Fighter Planes Overseas, a Story in Pictures

Suggested Procedures for Surviving Emergency Sea Landings

Life with the First Control Tower Operators on Guadalcanal

How Cockpit Dials Are Illuminated With 'Black Light'

Development of Air Filters, Performance Characteristics

The Nature of the Enemy We're Fighting
 

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