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DTIC ADA157118: The Role of the Army Air Corps in Antisubmarine Warfare in World War II.

This historical review traces the development of the role of the Army Air Corps in antisubmarine warfare. Pre-war plans exempted the Air Corps from this duty. Despite lack of training and equipment, the Air Corps contributed significantly to the defeat of the submarine threat. In defeating this threat, the Air Corps had to first battle the Navy's strategy of using airplanes to escort convoys. Before being relieved of antisubmarine warfare duty, the Air Corps had proved the necessity of using the airplane in an offensive role to search and destroy submarines. (Author)

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