United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was the aviation United States during and shortly after the Second World War. It was the direct forerunner of the United States Air Force. At the peak, in 1944, the USAAF counted 2.4 million troops, 80,000 airplanes and 783 airfields. [1]

The USAAF was formed in 1941 from the Air Corps. While other countries had their air power of the army, the USAAF remained part of the u.s. military.