Army Air Forces
Americannoun
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Army Air Forces in World War II, wanted to know how rockets, satellites, jet engines and nuclear weapons might change warfare in the postwar world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Lear was attending Emerson College in Boston, with the intention of majoring in journalism, when he enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1942.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023
He had almost completed coursework for his bachelor’s degree in 1943 when he was called to active duty in the wartime Army Air Forces.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023
Army Air Forces on the Pacific Front launched long-range strikes on industrial targets.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022
In the Army Air Forces, or AAF, there were 5:1,651 stateside aircraft accidents over the course of the war, killing 14,903 personnel.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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