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Air Corps

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noun

U.S. Army.

  1. (before July 26, 1947) a branch of the U.S. Army concerned with military aviation.

  2. (before May 1, 1942) the name for the Army Air Forces.

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Mr. Nasaw cites the instance of Jimmy Stewart, who had enlisted in the Army Air Corps at 32.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Floyd Blair, 103, served as a fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

The King became colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps 32 years ago - and now he has been succeeded by his eldest son.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

“His Majesty the King will officially hand over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement, per the report.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

In 1946, the army decided to make Langley Field the headquarters of its Tactical Air Command, one of the major commands of the US Army Air Corps.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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