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Early Operation in the Philippines up to 1919 (before the 4th Group)[edit]
- 12 March 1911: First plane arrives at the polo field of Fort William McKinley (Wright B - SC 7). [1]
- 12 January 1915: 4th and last plane crashes. [2] [3]
- January 1916: 1st Co. 2nd Aero Squad arrives at Corregidor with 4 Martin S Seaplanes. [4]
- November 1918: 1st Co. 2nd Aero Squad demobilized [5]
Early Operation in the Philippines from 1919 (before the 4th Group)[edit]
- August 1919: 3rd Aero Squad arrives at Camp Stotsenburg, the Philippines with DH4s
- December 1919: 2nd Aero Squad arrived[6] at Ft. Mills, Corregidor, the Philippines with HS2Ls & DH4s [7]
1920[edit]
- 20 March 1920: 1st Observation Group activated at Fort Stotsenburg with: [8]
- 2nd Aero Squad
- 3rd Aero Squad
- 1 September 1922: 28th Aero Squad activated at Nichols Field [9]
- 2 December 1922: 1st Observation Group redesignated the 4th Composite Group [10]
- 25 January 1923: squads renamed: [11]
- 2nd Observation Squad
- 3rd Pursuit Squad
- 28th Bombardment Squad
1940[edit]
- 31 May 1940: New General lobbies for modernization & reinf. [12]
- 31 May 1940: Status
- 14 December 1940: 17th Pursuit Squadron arrives at ...
- 14 December 1940: 20th Pursuit Squadron arrives at ...
1941[edit]
- 1 April 1941: Status
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd -- 22 P-26A:[16] Nichols Field
- 17th ----: Nichols Field
- 20th ----: Nichols Field
- 28th - 12 B-10:[17] Clark Field
- 1 May 1941: Philippine Department Air Force formed
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd -- 22 P-26A:[18] Nichols Field
- 17th ----: Nichols Field
- 20th - 31 P40-B (being assembled):[19] Nichols Field
- 28th - 12 B-10 (with 18 B-18’s in crates):[20] Clark Field
- 1 June 1941:
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd -- 22 P-26A: Nichols Field
- 17th ----: Nichols Field
- 20th - 31 P40-B (being assembled):[23] Nichols Field
- 28th - 12 B-10 (with 18 B-18’s in crates):[24] Clark Field
- 1 July 1941:
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd -- 20 P-26A: Clark Field[25]
- 17th - 39 P-35: Iba Field[26]
- 20th - 31 P-40B: Clark Field
- 28th - 18 B-18: Clark Field
- 1 August 1941: Far East Air Force formed [27]
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd P-26A: Nichols Field
- 17th P-35: Iba Field
- 20th P-40B: Clark Field
- 28th B-18: Clark Field
- 50 P-40E shipped
- 28 P-40B shipped
- 1 September 1941:
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd P-26A: Iba Field
- 17th P-35:
- 20th P-40B: Clark Field
- 28th B-18: Clark Field
- 14th B-17D: Clark Field
- 1 October 1941:
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd P-26A: Iba Field
- 17th P-35:
- 20th P-40B: Clark Field
- 28th B-18: Clark Field
- 14th B-17D: Clark Field1 October 1941
- 1 November 1941:
- 2nd O-52: Clark Field
- 3rd P-40E: Iba Field
- 17th P-40E: Nichols Field
- 20th P-40B: Clark Field
- 21st P-40E: Lubao Field
- 34th P-35: Del Carmen Field
- 28th B-18: Clark Field
- 14th B-17D: Clark Field
- 8 December 1941
The numbers below in italicized brackets indicate the number of aircraft in commission on 8 December.[28] If no figure is listed, the number of usable aircraft is unknown.
- B-17C/D: 35 (32)[nb 1]
- P-40B/E: 91 (73)[nb 2]
- A-27: 8 (1)[nb 3]
- P-35A: (26)[nb 4]
- B-18A: 18 (15, all as trainer-transports, with 2 at Del Monte)
- B-10B: 3 (1 PAAC)
- P-26/P-26A: 12 (12 PAAC)
- O-52: 11
- Other: 46
There were 60 additional aircraft in the Philippine Army Air Corps, including one Keystone ZB-3A bomber. 42 were Stearman 76DC trainers of varying serviceability and utility.
Order of battle - 8 December 1941[edit]
SOURCES: AAF Historical Study No.34, Army Air Forces in the War Against Japan, 1941–1942[29] and Bartsch, 8 December Appendix C[28]
- 5th Bomber Command
- 19th Bomb Group (Heavy) (Headquarters, Clark Field, collectively, 4 B-17C, 15 B-17D, 10 B-18)
The B-17s were distributed eight to a squadron, with three attached to the group headquarters squadron. Four of the B-18s were assigned to Headquarters Squadron, and the others to the 28th BS.- 14th Bomb Squadron (Del Monte Field|Del Monte Field No. 1, 6 December; 1 B-17C, 7 B-17D)
- 28th Bomb Squadron (Clark Field)
- 30th Bomb Squadron (Clark Field)
- 93rd Bomb Squadron (Del Monte Field No. 1, 6 December; 1 B-17C, 7 B-17D)
- 5th Air Base Group (Del Monte No. 1, 2 B-18)
- 27th Bomb Group (Light) (without assigned aircraft, 3 B-18 attached for training)
- 16th Bomb Squadron (Fort McKinley)
- 17th Bomb Squadron (San Fernando Auxiliary Field)
- 91st Bomb Squadron (San Marcelino Auxiliary Field)
- 10th Bombardment Squadron (Light), Philippine Army Air Corps (Maniquis Field)
- 19th Bomb Group (Heavy) (Headquarters, Clark Field, collectively, 4 B-17C, 15 B-17D, 10 B-18)
- 5th Interceptor Command
- 24th Pursuit Group (Headquarters, Clark Field)
- Headquarters Squadron (Clark Field)
- 3rd Pursuit Squadron (Iba, Zambales)
- 17th Pursuit Squadron (Nichols Field)
- 20th Pursuit Squadron (Clark Field)
- 21st Pursuit Squadron (attached, Nichols Field)
- 34th Pursuit Squadron (attached, Del Carmen Field)
- 6th Pursuit Squadron, Philippine Army Air Corps (Zablon Field)
- 24th Pursuit Group (Headquarters, Clark Field)
- 2nd Observation Squadron (Nichols Field, 2 O-46A, 3 O-49, 11 O-52)
(35th Pursuit Group headquarters never arrived in the Philippines and is not listed for that reason.)
- 3rd week of December 1941:
| Squad | Station | Aircraft type | Date |
| 3rd Aero Squad | Camp Stotsenburg, the Philippines | DH4 | 18 August 1919 |
| 2nd Aero Squad | Ft. Mills, Corregidor, the Philippines | HS2L | 24 December 1919 |
| 12th Observation Group | Brooks Field, Texas | 1 Oct 1930 | O-19 |
| 20th Pursuit Group | Mather Field, California | 15 November 1930 | P-12 |
| 8th Pursuit Group | Langley Field, Virginia | 1 April 1931 | P-6 |
| 17th Pursuit Group | March Field, California | 1 July 1931 | P-12 |
| 19th Bomb Group | Rockwell Field, California | 24 June 1932 | B-10 |
| 16th Pursuit Group | Albrook Field, Canal Zone | 1 December 1932 | P-12 |
| 10th Transport Group | Patterson Field, Ohio | 20 May 1937 | C-27 C-33 |
| Date | Squads | Groups | Aircraft | What Happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March 1911 | Wright B (SC 7) | First plane arrives | ||
| 12 January 1915 | 4th and last plane crashes |
Notes[edit]
- Citations
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ Craven and Cate 1947, p. 375
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ Maurer Pg. 15.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 4.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 4.
- ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 5.
- ^ a b Bartsch & December 8, p. 427, Appendix C
- ^ Williams 1945, p. 21
- ^ FEAF, Paragraph 2.
- ^ FEAF, Paragraph 3.
- ^ FEAF, Paragraph 3.
References[edit]
- Tate, Dr. James P. (1998). The Army and its Air Corps: Army Policy Toward Aviation 1919–1941. Maxwell Air Force Base: Air University Press. ISBN 0-16-061379-5.
- Craven, Wesley F. and Cate, James L. editors (1947). The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. I: Plans & Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942.
- FEAF "Far East Air Force (United States)" Wikipedia.
- Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Studies Office, 1982. ISBN 0-89201-097-5.
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