Army Air Forces Numbered Historical Studies

[The full list of studies is shown, although only those relevant to WWII are available here.]

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TheGlider Pilot Training Program [Part 1] 1.1 PDF
The Glider Pilot Training Program [Part 2][Part 2] 1.2 PDF
Initial Selection of Candidates for Pilot, Bombardier and Navigator Training 2 PDF
Barrage Balloon Development in the US Army Air Corps 1923 to 1942 3 PDF
Alaskan Air Defense and the Japanese Invasion of the Aleutians [Part 1] 4.1 PDF
Alaskan Air Defense and the Japanese Invasion of the Aleutians[Part 2] 4.2 PDF
Individual Training of Bombardiers 5 PDF
The Development of the Heavy Bomber 1918-1944 6 PDF
Legislation relating to the Army Air Forces Training Program 1939-1945 7 PDF
Bombsight Maintenance Training in the AAF 8 PDF
The AAF in Australia to the summer of 1942 9 PDF
Organization of the Army Air Arm 1935-1945 10 PDF
Personnel Problems Relating to AAF Commissioned Officers 1939-1945 11 PDF
The Tenth Air Force, 1942 12 PDF
The Development of Tactical Doctrines at AAFSAT and AAFTAC 13 PDF
Inspection Control in the AAF 1939-1945 14 PDF
Procurement of Aircrew Trainees 15 PDF
Legislation Relating to the AAF Personnel Program 1939-1945 16 PDF
Air Action in the Papuan Campaign, 21 July 1942 to 23 January 1943 17 PDF
Pilot Transition to Combat Aircraft 18 PDF
Civilian Volunteer Activities in the AAF 19 PDF
Comparative History of Research and Development Policies Affecting Air Material 1915-1944 20 PDF
The Aviation Cadet Ground Duty Program: Policy, Procurement, and Assignment 21 PDF
Legislation Relating to the AAF Material Program 1939-1945 22 PDF
Development of Aeromedical Evacuation in the USAF 1909-1960 23 PDF
Command of Observation Aviation-A Study in Control of Tactical Airpower 24 PDF
Organization of Military Aeronautics 1907-1936 25 PDF
Individual Training in Aircraft Maintenance in the AAF 26 PDF
Individual Training of Navigators in the AAF 27 PDF
Development of Administrative Planning and Control in the AAF 28 PDF
Summary of Air Action in the Philippines and Netherlands East Indies, 7 December 1941 to 26 March 1942 (Statistical Only) 29 PDF
Ninth Air Force in the Western Desert Campaign to 23 January 1943 30 PDF
Flexible Gunnery Training in the AAF 31 PDF
Ninth Air Force in the ETO [European Theater of Operations], 16 October 1943 to 16 April 1944 32 PDF
Administrative History of the Ferrying Command, 29 May 1941 to 30 June 1942 33 PDF
Army Air Forces in the War Against Japan, 1941-1942 34 PDF
Guadalcanal and the Origins of the Thirteenth Air Force 35 PDF
Ninth Air Force Operations, April-November 1944 36 PDF
Participation of the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign 37 PDF
Operational History of the Seventh Air Force, 6 November 1943 to 31 July 1944 38 PDF
Legislation relating to The Air Corps Personnel and Training Programs 1907 to 1939 39 PDF
Expansion of Industrial Facilities under Army Air Forces Auspices 1940-1945 40 PDF
Operational History of the Seventh Air Force, 7 December 1941 to 6 November 1943 41 PDF
Air Defense of the Panama Canal 1 Jan 1939 to 7 Dec 1941 42 PDF
The Fifth Air Force in the Conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago, November 1943 to March 1944 43 PDF
Evolution of the Liaison Type Airplane 1917-1944 44 PDF
Development of the South Pacific Air Route 45 PDF
Organization of Military Aeronautics 1935-1945(Executive, Congressional, and War Department Action) 46 PDF
Development and Procurement of Gliders in the Army Air Forces 1941-1944 47 PDF
Preflight Training in the AAF 1939-1944 48 PDF
Basic Military Training in the AAF 1939-1944 49 PDF
Material Research and Development in the Army Air Arm 1914-1945 50 PDF
The Maintenance of Army Aircraft in the United States 1939-1945 51 PDF
The Reduction of Pantelleria and Adjacent Islands, 8 May-14 June 1943 52 PDF
Organization of AAF Training Activities 1939-1945 53 PDF
Development of Aircraft Gun Turrets in the AAF 1917-1944 54 PDF
Women Pilots with the AAF 1941-1944 55 PDF
Weather Training in the AAF 1937-1945 56 PDF
Statistical Control in the Army Air Forces 57 PDF
Civilian Personnel Administration in the AAF 1939-1945 58 PDF
Demobilization Planning for the USAF 59 PDF
Individual Training in Aircraft Armament by the AAF 1939-1945 60 PDF
Combat Crew and Unit Training in the AAF 1939-1945 61 PDF
The Modification of Army Aircraft in the United States 62 PDF
Acquisition of Air Bases in Latin America June 1939-June 1943 64 PDF
Training of Foreign Nationals by the AAF 1939-1945 [Part 1] 64.1 PDF
Training of Foreign Nationals by the AAF 1939-1945 [Part 2] 64.2 PDF
Aviation Gasoline Production and Control 65 PDF
AAF Air Defense Activities in the Mediterranean 1942-1944 66 PDF
Standardization of Air Material 1939-1944 Controls Policies and Procedures 67 PDF
Purchasing Policies Controls and Procedures for AAF Material 68 PDF
Development of AAF Base Facilities in the United States 1939-1945 69 PDF
Tactical Operations of the Eighth Air Force, 6 June 1944-8 May 1945 70 PDF
USAF Operations in the Korean Conflict 25 June to 1 Nov 1950 71
USAF Operations in the Korean Conflict 1 Nov 1950-30 June 1952 72
A Preliminary list of USAF Aces 1917-1953 73
Airborne Missions in the Mediterranean 1942-1945 74 PDF
Air Supply in the Burma Campaigns 75 PDF
Classification and Assignment of Enlisted Men in the Army Air Arm 1917-1945 76 PDF
Redeployment and Demobilization 77 PDF
Morale in the AAF in WWII 78 PDF
Policies and Procedures Governing Elimination From AAF Schools 1939-1945 79 PDF
Air Force Participation in Joint Army-Air Force Training Exercises 1947 to 1950 80
USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft Korean War 81
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II 82 PDF
[Number not assigned.] 83
Legislative History of the AAF and USAF 1941 to 1951 84 PDF
USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II 85 PDF
Close Air Support in the Air War against Japan 86 PDF
[Number not assigned.] 87
The Employment of Strategic Bombers in a Tactical Role 1941 to 1951 88 PDF
The Development of Air Doctrine in the Army Air Arm 1917-1941 89 PDF
90 PDF
Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers 1917 to 1952 (2 vols.) [part 1] 91.1 PDF
Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers 1917 to 1952 (2 vols.) [part 2] 91.2 PDF
Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers 1917 to 1952 (2 vols.) [part 3] 91.3 PDF
Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers 1917 to 1952 (2 vols.) [part 4] 91.4 PDF
Development of Night Air Operations 1941-1952 92 PDF
Development of AAF and USAF Training Concepts and Programs, 1941-1952 93
Air Force Participation in Joint Amphibious Training Exercises, 1946-1950 94
Air-Sea Rescue 1941-1952 95 PDF
The Army Air Forces in Amphibious Landings in World War II 96 PDF
Airborne Operations in World War II European Theater 97 PDF
The United States Army Air Arm, April 1861 to April 1917 98
The Development and Function of AAF OCS and OTS 1942-1951 99 PDF
History of the Air Corps Tactical School 100 PDF
The AAF in the South Pacific to October 1942 101 PDF
Origins of the Eighth Air Force: Plans, Organization, Doctrines 102 PDF
The Ploesti Mission of 1 August 1943 103 PDF
The Tenth Air Force, 1 January-10 March 1943 104 PDF
Air Phase of the North African Invasion, November 1942 105 PDF
Distribution of Air Material to the Allies 1939 to 1944 106 PDF
The Antisubmarine Command 107 PDF
The AAF in the Middle East A Study of the Origins of the Ninth Air Force [Part 1] 108.1 PDF
The AAF in the Middle East A Study of the Origins of the Ninth Air Force [Part 2] 108.2 PDF
The Fourteenth Air Force to 1 October 1943 109 PDF
The War Against the Luftwaffe: AAF Counter-Air Operations, April 1943-June 1944 110 PDF
Army Air Action in the Philippines and Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1942 111 PDF
History of the Twentieth Air Force: Genesis 112 PDF
The Fifth Air Force in the Huon Peninsula Campaign, January to October 1943 113 PDF
114 PDF
Air Phase of the Italian Campaign to 1 January 1944 115 PDF
The Fifth Air Force in the Huon Peninsula Campaign, October 1943 to February 1944 116 PDF
The Tenth Air Force, 1943 117 PDF
The Early Operations of the Eighth Air Force and the Origins of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 17 August 1942 to 10 June 1943 118 PDF
The Combined Bomber Offensive, April thru December 1943 119 PDF
The Thirteenth Air Force, March-October 1943 120 PDF
Special Operations: AAF Aid to European Resistance Movements, 1943-1945 121 PDF
The Combined Bomber Offensive, 1 January to 6 June 1944 122 PDF
History of the Air Force Civilian Training Program 1941-1951 123 PDF
The Teaching of Military History in Colleges and Universities of the United States 124 PDF
Analysis of the Pre-Invasion Air Operations, Pacific Area, November-December 1943 125 PDF
The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 Sept 1954 126 PDF
USAF Operations in the Korean Conflict 1 July 1952 -27 July 1953 127
Combat Chronology 1941-1945 128 PDF
Air Force Participation in Joint Army-Air Force Training Exercises 1951-1954 129
[Number not assigned.] 130
The United States Air Forces in Korea, 1950-1953 131
Air Interdiction in China in World War II 132 PDF
US Air Service Victory Credits WWI 133
[Number not assigned]) 134
Reconnaissance in Southeast Asia, 1960-1975 135
Development of the Long Range Escort Fighter 136 PDF
[Number not assigned.] 137
A History of the United States Air Force, 1907-1957 138
Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine--A History of Basic Thinking in the USAF 1907-1964 139
Air Force Combat Units of World War II [Part 1] 140.1 PDF
Air Force Combat Units of World War II [Part 2] 140.2 PDF
The World War I Diary of Col. Frank P. Lahm--Air Service--AEF 141
[Number not assigned.] 142
Air Force Contribution to US Public Works 143
The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: The Advisory Years to 1965 144
U.S. Air Force Combat Victory Credits, Southeast Asia 145
Aces & Aerial Victories in the United States Air Force in Southeast Asia 1965-1973 146
U.S. Air Service in World War I 147
[Number not assigned.] 148
The Air Force in Southeast Asia--The RF-101 Voodoo 1961-1970 149
The German Luftwaffe in the Spanish Civil War-Condor Legion [Part 1] 150.1 PDF
The German Luftwaffe in the Spanish Civil War-Condor Legion [Part 2] 150.2 PDF
The Luftwaffe in the Polish Campaign (3 vols.) [Part 1] 151.1 PDF
The Luftwaffe in the Polish Campaign (3 vols.) [Part 2] 151.2 PDF
The Luftwaffe in the Polish Campaign (3 vols.) [Part 3] 151.3 PDF
The Luftwaffe in the Polish Campaign (3 vols.) [Part 4] 151.4 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 1] 152.1 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 2] 152.2 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 3] 152.3 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 4] 152.4 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 5] 152.5 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 6] 152.6 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 7] 152.7 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 8] 152.8 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 9] 152.9 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 10] 152.10 PDF
The Campaign in Western Europe 1939-1940 (3 vols.) [Part 11] 152.11 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1941 [Part 1] 153.1 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1941 [Part 2] 153.2 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1942 [Part 1] 154.1 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1942 [Part 2] 154.2 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1942 [Part 3] 154.3 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1943 [Part 1] 155.1 PDF
The German Air Force versus Russia--1943 [Part 2] 155.2 PDF
[Number not assigned.] 156
Operation SEA LION and the Role of the Luftwaffe in the Planned Invasion of England, Vol. 2 157.2 PDF
Operation SEA LION and the Role of the Luftwaffe in the Planned Invasion of England, Vol. 3, Part 1 157.31 PDF
Operation SEA LION and the Role of the Luftwaffe in the Planned Invasion of England, Vol. 3, Part 2 157.32 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The Air War in the West 158 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 2, Part 1 159.21 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 2, Part 2 159.22 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 3, Part 1 159.31 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 3, Part 2 159.32 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 4 159.4 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 5 159.5 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 10 159.10 PDF
The German Air Force versus the Allies in the West, The German Air Defense Volume 15 159.15 PDF
Development of the German Air Force, 1919-1939 [Part 1] 160.1 PDF
Development of the German Air Force, 1919-1939 [Part 2] 160.2 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 1] 161.1 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 2] 161.2 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 3] 161.3 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 4] 161.4 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 5] 161.5 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 6] 161.6 PDF
The German Air Service versus the Allies in the Mediterranean [Part 7] 161.7 PDF
The Battle of Crete [Part 1] 162.1 PDF
The Battle of Crete [Part 2] 162.2 PDF
German Air Force Operations in Support of the Army [Part 1] 163.1 PDF
German Air Force Operations in Support of the Army [Part 2] 163.2 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 1, Part 1] 164.1 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 1, Part 2] 164.1-2 PDF 
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 2, Part 1] 164.2-1 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 2, Part 2] 164.2-2 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 3] 164.3 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 4] 164.4 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 10] 164.10 PDF
German Air Force Air Defense Operations [Vol. 11] 164.11 PDF
[Number not assigned.] 165
[Number not assigned.] 166
German Air Force Airlift Operations [Part 1] 167.1 PDF
German Air Force Airlift Operations [Part 2] 167.2 PDF
German Air Force Airlift Operations [Part 3] 167.3 PDF
The Air-Sea Rescue Service of the Luftwaffe in World War II [Part 1] 168.1 PDF
The Air-Sea Rescue Service of the Luftwaffe in World War II [Part 2] 168.2 PDF
Technical Training within the German Luftwaffe [Part 1] 169.1 PDF
Technical Training within the German Luftwaffe [Part 2] 169.2 PDF
Technical Training within the German Luftwaffe [Part 3] 169.3 PDF
Technical Training within the German Luftwaffe [Part 4] 169.4 PDF
Technical Training within the German Luftwaffe [Part 5] 169.5 PDF
Procurement in the German Air Force [Part 1] 170.1 PDF
Procurement in the German Air Force [Part 2] 170.2 PDF
Procurement in the German Air Force [Part 3] 170.3 PDF
Procurement in the German Air Force [Part 4] 170.4 PDF
The Collection And Evaluation of Intelligence For The German Air Force High Command [Part 1] 171.1 PDF
The Collection And Evaluation of Intelligence For The German Air Force High Command [Part 2] 171.2 PDF
Medical and Health Services in the German Air Force 172 PDF
The German Air Force General Staff [Part 1] 173.1 PDF
The German Air Force General Staff [Part 2] 173.2 PDF
Command and Leadership in the German Air Force [Part 1] 174.1 PDF
Command and Leadership in the German Air Force [Part 2] 174.2 PDF
The Russian Air Force in the Eyes of German Commanders [Part 1] 175.1 PDF
The Russian Air Force in the Eyes of German Commanders [Part 2] 175.2 PDF
The Russian Air Force in the Eyes of German Commanders [Part 3] 175.3 PDF
Russian Reactions to German Air Power in World War II 176 PDF
Airpower and Russian Partisan Warfare 177 PDF
Problems of Fighting a Three Front War 178 PDF
Problems in the Conduct of a Day and Night Defensive Air War [Part 1] 179.1 PDF
Problems in the Conduct of a Day and Night Defensive Air War [Part 2] 179.2 PDF
Problems in the Conduct of a Day and Night Defensive Air War [Part 3] 179.3 PDF
Problems of Long Range All Weather Intruder Aircraft 180 PDF
[Number not assigned.] 181
Fighter Bomber Operations in Situations of Air Inferiority [Vol. 1 Part 1] 182.1 PDF
Fighter Bomber Operations in Situations of Air Inferiority [Vol. 1 Part 2] 182.2 PDF
Fighter Bomber Operations in Situations of Air Inferiority [Vol. 2 ] 182.3 PDF
Anglo-American Techniques of Strategic Warfare in the Air [Part 1] 183.1 PDF
Anglo-American Techniques of Strategic Warfare in the Air [Part 2] 183.2 PDF
Anglo-American Techniques of Strategic Warfare in the Air [Part 3] 183.3 PDF
Impact of Allied Air Attacks on German Divisions and Other Army Forces in Zones of Combat 184 PDF
The Effect of the Allied Air Attacks on the Ground Echelon of the Luftwaffe in Eastern Europe in 1944 185 PDF
186.1 PDF
186.2 PDF
186.3 PDF
186.4 PDF
Lutfwaffe Methods in Selection of Offensive Weapons [Vol. 1] 187.1 PDF
Lutfwaffe Methods in Selection of Offensive Weapons [Vol. 2] 187.2 PDF
The German Passive Air Defense Services, [Volumes 1 & 2] 188 PDF
The German Passive Air Defense Services, [Vol. 1, Part 2] 188.1.2 PDF
The German Passive Air Defense Services, [Vol. 1, Part 3] 188.1.3 PDF
The German Passive Air Defense Services, [Vol. 1, Part 4] 188.1.4 PDF
The German Passive Air Defense Services, [Vol. 2, Part 2] 188.2.1 PDF
The German Passive Air Defense Services, [Vol. 2, Part 2] 188.2.2 PDF
Historical Turning Points in the German Air Force 189 PDF
The Organization of the German Air Force High Command and Higher Echelon Headquarters Within the German Air Force [Part 1] 190.1 PDF
The Organization of the German Air Force High Command and Higher Echelon Headquarters Within the German Air Force [Part 2] 190.2 PDF
The Radio Intercept Service of the German Air Force [Vol. 1, Part 1] 191.1.1 PDF
The Radio Intercept Service of the German Air Force [Vol. 1, Part 2] 191.1.2 PDF
The Radio Intercept Service of the German Air Force [Vol. 2, Part 1] 191.2.1 PDF
The Radio Intercept Service of the German Air Force [Vol. 2, Part 2] 191.2.2 PDF
The Planning and Development of Bombs for the German Air Force, 1925-1945 192 PDF
The Development of German Aircraft Armament to 1945 193 PDF
The Development of German Antiaircraft Weapons and Equipment of all Types up to 1945 [Part 1] 194.1 PDF
The Development of German Antiaircraft Weapons and Equipment of all Types up to 1945 [Part 2] 194.2 PDF
The Development of German Antiaircraft Weapons and Equipment of all Types up to 1945 [Part 3] 194.1 PDF
Technical Training in the German Air Force (in German)

Last updated: 26 March 2013
Compiled and formatted by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation
Work continued by Larry W. Jewell