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US Army Signal Corps
August 1, 1907 |
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1909 1st aircraft purchased |
1 aircraft |
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1914 Pre - World War I |
266 |
| WWI |
1918 World War I (high) |
7,889 |
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US Army Air Service
May 24, 1918 |
|
| |
1921 USAAS (high) |
7,400 |
| |
1926 USAAS (low) |
1,450 |
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US Army Air Corps
July 2, 1926 |
|
| |
1928 USAAC (low) |
1,004 |
| |
1932 Inter - War (high) |
1,709 |
| WWII - 1939
(Europe & British Commonwealth) |
1941 USAAC (high) |
6,777 |
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US Army Air Forces
June 20, 1941 |
|
| WWII
(Allies vs. Axis) |
1941 USAAF (Pearl Harbour) |
21,173 |
| WWII
(Allies vs. Axis) |
1944 World War II (high) |
78,757
(all-time high) |
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US Air Force
Sepember 18, 1947 |
|
| |
1950 Post - World War II (low) |
16,857 |
| Korean War |
1953 Korean War (high) |
24,918 |
| |
1955 Inter - War (high) |
28,117 |
| Vietnam War |
1964 Vietnam high |
12,918 |
| Vietnam War |
1968 Vietnam |
12,606 |
| Vietnam War |
1972 Vietnam (low) |
9,235 |
| |
1979 Post - War (low) |
6,724 |
| Gulf War |
1990 Gulf War (high) |
6,950 |
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? Post - War (low ?) |
? |
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? Post - War (high ?) |
? |
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