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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 171 Collections and/or Records:

"Special Radiator Tests of DH-4 Airplane P-297 To Determine Best Location of Radiator to Give Maximum Speed" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 528), 1925-02-02, 1925-07-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200101
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 528 (dated July 1, 1925), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2487 (dated February 2, 1925).Scope: Power Plant Section report prepared by Lieutenant Bayard Johnson, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.Contents: See title. Flight tests by Lt. Johnson using five different...
Dates: 1925-02-02; Publication: 1925-07-01

"Speed and Ceiling of U.S. Army Airships" (Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. I, No. 43), 1923-06-18, 1924-03-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.020
Identifier: 20172043
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aerostation) Vol. 1, No. 43 (dated March 1, 1924 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2161, dated June 18, 1923)

Scope: Lighter-than-Air Section Report prepared by Ollie L. Lewis, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-06-18; Publication: 1924-03-01

"Static Test of Martin Bomber Elevator Controls" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 424), 1922-11-29, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141429
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 424 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2087 (dated November 29, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by E. R. Weaver of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title. Tested as a bomber aircraft.

Dates: 1922-11-29; Publication: 1923-04-01

"Static Test of the Aeromarine PG-1 Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 365), 1922-04-20, 1922-08-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.014
Identifier: 20141370
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 365 (dated August 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1919 (dated April 20, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by E. R. Weaver of the Structures & Analysis Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-04-20; Publication: 1922-08-15

"Static Test of the Boeing (PW-9) Pursuit Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 466), 1924-02-18, 1924-05-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141472
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 466 (dated May 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2296 (dated February 18, 1924).

Scope: Report prepared by D. B. Weaver of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-02-18; Publication: 1924-05-15

"Static Test of the Cox-Klemin TW-2 Training Airplane, A.S. No 68540" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 437), 1922-11-07, 1923-05-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141442
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 437 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2084 (dated November 7, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by D. B. Weaver of the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title. Tested as a trainer aircraft.

Dates: 1922-11-07; Publication: 1923-05-01

"Static Test of the Dayton-Wright TA-3 Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 388), 1922-07-15, 1922-12-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141393
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 388 (dated December 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1985 (dated July 15, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by A. L. Morse of the Structures & Analysis Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-07-15; Publication: 1922-12-01

"Static Test of the Fokker PW-5, Type I, Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 406), 1922-08-04, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141411
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 406 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2001 (dated August 4, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by A. L. Morse of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-08-04; Publication: 1923-04-01

"Static Test of the Fokker PW-7 Pursuit Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 491), 1924-07-25, 1924-11-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141498
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 491 (dated November 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2398 (dated July 25, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by D. B. Weaver, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-07-25; Publication: 1924-11-01

"Static Test of the Gallaudet PW-4, Type I, Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 417), 1922-10-17, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141422
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 417 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2076 (October 17, 1922).

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

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-10-17; Publication: 1923-04-01