Ninth Air Force
Title
Ninth Air Force
Subject
The Ninth Air Force was under the Army Air Corps
Description
Items in this collection do not apply completely to the 362nd Fighter Group or the 379th Fighter Squadron. They are a part of the larger story of the Ninth Air Force under the auspices of the Army Air Corps
Source
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
United States Air Force
Date
1941-1945
Collection Items
A Commemorative History of the USAAF Ninth Air Force
This book tells the history of the Ninth Air Force through illustrations of the various goings-on by men in the Ninth Air Force. From Bomber and Fighter Groups to Intelligence Units, the illustrations tell the story of the men who fought in the Ninth…
Ninth Air Force Commanders with Allied Officers
According to the caption on the back, the bottom row, from left to right, is Lt. Col. Paul P. Douglas, Col. Russ Berg, Col. Joseph Laughlin, Col. Edwin S. Chickering, and an unknown commander. On the top, General Otto Weyland is top left and…
Illustration of Engineers from the Ninth Air Force Laying Out Hessian Strips For Runways
After D-Day, and in preparation for the breakout into France, engineers from the Ninth Air Force needed to set up temporary runways for the fighters, light bombers, and medium bombers to be able to support the First Army. Hessian strips were a…
Illustration of Engineers from the Ninth Air Force Laying Out Mesh for Runways
After D-Day, engineers from the Ninth Air Force were tasked with setting up temporary runways in France for the fighters, light bombers, and medium bombers to be able to support the First Army. Steel planks, which were used elsewhere in the war, were…
Illustration of a Briefing of P-47 pilots in the Ninth Air Force
This illustration is of a P-47 squadron from the Ninth Air Force in Belgium during the siege of Aachen in October of 1944. This scene was common among all Air Force groups, though how many of them had this groups' sense of humor is unknown. The…
Illustration of Isigny in Normandy After Bombing by the Ninth Air Force
As the fighters and bombers of the Ninth Air Force did their jobs, ground troops would have to clean up after them. Cleaning out rubble with bulldozers and shovels was common when Allied Forces moved into the cities that had been occupied by Germans…
Illustration of Bombs to be Loaded on P-47s for an Air Interdiction Mission
Grounds crews were responsible for getting extra fuel tanks loaded on the planes if the missions called for it, and they gave the aircraft a once over before the pilot came out to do the same. Ordnance men would have to prep bombs before loading them…
Maps Indicating Extent of the Normandy Invasion
This map shows where and how D-Day was carried out by Allied forces. It also shows the front line position right before General Patton broke through the line with his Third Army. Major successes on the ground were due in large part to their air…
General Otto Weyland and Colonel Joseph Laughlin Stand in Front of a Luftwaffe Plane
Colonel Laughlin and General Weyland stand in front of a surrendered German Luftwaffe airplane, a Focke-Wulf (FW) 190 at the Frankfort Rhein Main Air Base in Germany. The plane had been flown in by the German Luftwaffe Commander to be surrendered to…
A Destroyed German Train and Tracks
Railroad lines were a common target of air interdiction missions flown by the 362nd Fighter Group. Trains, their military cargo, and bridges were common targets of opportunity. The train and railway bridge were destroyed by fighter-bombers in the…