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United States. Army. Air Service (1917-1926)

 Organization

Parallel Names

  • United States. Air Service

Biography

Superior: United States. Army

Subordinates: MANY

Predecessor: United States. Army. Signal Corps Aviation Section. ????

Successor: United States. Army. Air Corps

Historical note: The Air Service of the United States Army was created in 1918. In 1926 the name was changed to Air Corps, in 1942 to Army Air Forces, and in 1947 to United States Air Force. The United States Space Force was separated in 2019.

LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: United States. Army. Air Corps; 1910 field regulations of the War Dept. provided for an aeronautical company of the Signal Corps; on July 18, 1914, Congress created the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps; known as the Air Service after the Aviation Act of July 24, 1917; became coordinate branch of the army by Army Reorg. Act of 1920)

Topics

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

"Report of Static Test of XB-1-A Fuselage" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 338), 1922-01-04, 1922-05-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141342
Dates: 1922-01-04; Publication: 1922-05-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report of Static Test on the J.V. Martin Shock-Absorbing Wheels with the Curtiss JN-4 Chassis" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 254), 1921-04-05, 1921-07-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.011
Identifier: 20141255
Dates: 1921-04-05; Publication: 1921-07-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report of Test on Steel Tubing and Wing Beams Taken from the Fokker D-VII" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 104), 1920-06-21, 1920-08-10

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141104
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 104 (dated August 10, 1920). Prepared from McCook Field Report Serial No. 1292, dated June 21, 1920.

Scope: Report prepared by Materials Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-06-21; Publication: 1920-08-10
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report of Tests on Shock Absorber Cord Submitted by Various Flying Fields and General Supply Depots" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 121), 1920-07-03, 1920-10-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141121
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 121 (dated October 30, 1920). Prepared from McCook Field Report Serial No. 1316, dated July 3, 1920.

Scope: Report prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-07-03; Publication: 1920-10-30
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report of Wind Tunnel Test of Corps Observation CO-1 Model" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 321), 1921-10-03, 1922-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141325
Dates: 1921-10-03; Publication: 1922-03-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report of Wind-Tunnel Test on U.S.A. 27 Airfoil (Supplement to Air Service Information Circular (Aviation), Vol I, No. 49)" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 198), 1920-12-08, 1921-04-25

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.010
Identifier: 20141199
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 198 (dated April 25, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1460 (dated December 8, 1920).

Scope: Report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-12-08; Publication: 1921-04-25
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report of Wind Tunnel Test on U.S.A. Airfoils 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 244), 1921-01-28, 1921-07-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.011
Identifier: 20141245
Dates: 1921-01-28; Publication: 1921-07-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

Report of Wind Tunnel Tests on Aerofoils: Dayton-Wright Nos. TT-1 and TT-2, Dayton-Wright Nos. 5 and 6, and Gottingen No. 387" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 328), 1921-10-24, 1922-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141332
Dates: 1921-10-24; Publication: 1922-03-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report on 36 x 8 Inch Straight-side Tire and Wheel" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 207), 1920-11-16, 1921-04-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.011
Identifier: 20141208
Dates: 1920-11-16; Publication: 1921-04-30
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Report on Airplane Radio Receiving Set, Type SCR-59, Remodeled" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 323), 1921-10-04, 1922-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141327
Dates: 1921-10-04; Publication: 1922-03-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

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