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The new air force drew its operational units from existing air forces in the European and Mediterranean theaters and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. In the postwar years it became one of Strategic Air Command's primary numbered air forces.
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Title: 15th Air Force: The Forgotten Giant of WWII Author: [Your Name/Pen Name] Contents: Introduction: Setting the stage – the context of the 15th AF within the broader WWII landscape. Chapter 1: Birth of a Force: The formation, training, and initial deployments of the 15th Air Force in Italy.
30 Μαΐ 2022 · Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.
The names on this honor roll of men assigned to units of the 15th Air Force is not a complete list of all who served with the 15th, however, we are attempting to locate as many documents that have survived as possible.
Fifteenth Air Force was established on 1 November 1943 as part of the United States Army Air Forces in the World War II Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a strategic air force and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. The first commander was General Jimmy Doolittle.
Established on 1 November 1943, Fifteenth AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the European Theater of World War II, bombing Europe from bases in southern Italy and engaging in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft.
