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Army Air Forces in the war against Japan, 1941-1942

Army Air Forces In The War Against Japan, 1941-1942 FOREWORD This narrative, prepared by the AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces provides a factual account of AAF combat operations during the earliest phase of the war against Japan. It does not pretend to tell the full story, which at this time or within this compass is impossible, and the account is subject to revision as additional information becomes available. It is based, however, upon careful research, having been drawn for the most part from fully documented studies prepared by the AAF Historical Office and from materials forwarded by historical officers of the several air forces. CONTENTS ON THE DEFENSIVE I. Prologue 1 II. The Hawaiian Air Force at Pearl Harbor 7 III. The Far East Air Force in the Philippines 17 IV. Defense of the Netherlands East Indies 41 V. Withdrawal to Australia 61 VI. Air Reinforcement for the Asiatic Mainland 85 VII. The Tokyo Raid 98 THE CRISIS OF MAY AND JUNE I. The Allied Air Forces — Coral Sea 102 II. The Seventh Air Force — Midway 104 III. The Eleventh Air Force — Dutch Harbor 111 LIMITED OFFENSIVES I. Guadalcanal and Origins of the Thirteenth Air Force 118 II. The Fifth Air For

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