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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:

"Wind Tunnel Test of CO-2A Model Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 453), 1923-09-27, 1924-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200074
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 453 (dated March 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2236 (dated September 27, 1923).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by Lieutenant C. E. Archer, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title. Test conducted at the MIT 4' wind tunnel.

Dates: 1923-09-27; Publication: 1924-03-15
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the A-1 (Ambulance) Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular Vol. V, No. 463), 1924-02-11, 1924-05-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200078
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research ReportAuthority: Government Military (authoritative reference)Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 463 (dated May 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2289 (dated February 11, 1924).Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.Contents: "OBJECT The object of this test was to determine the...
Dates: 1924-02-11; Publication: 1924-05-01
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the DB-1 Revised Airplane Model" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 467), 1924-02-26, 1924-09-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141473
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 467 (dated September 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2297 (dated February 26, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-02-26; Publication: 1924-09-01
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the Fokker PW-5 with the V-40 Wing and the PW-5 Wing" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 474), 1924-04-17, 1924-10-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141480
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 474 (dated October 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2323 (dated April 17, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-04-17; Publication: 1924-10-01
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the GA-2A Ground Attack Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 476), 1924-05-08, 1924-10-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141482
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 476 (dated October 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2342 (dated May 8, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-05-08; Publication: 1924-10-01
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the Original DB-1 Model" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 475), 1924-05-07, 1924-10-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141481
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 475 (dated October 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2337 (dated May 7, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-05-07; Publication: 1924-10-01
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the Original TA-4 with the Following Airfoils: USA-27C Large; USA-27C Small; Gottingen 387; Gottingen 255" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 455), 1923-11-22, 1924-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141460
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 455 (dated March 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2259 (dated November 22, 1923).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-11-22; Publication: 1924-03-15
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the Original TA-4 with the Following Airfoils: USA-27C Large; USA-27C Small; Gottingen 387; Gottingen 255" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 455), 1923-11-22, 1924-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200076
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 455 (dated March 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2259 (dated November 22, 1923).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-11-22; Publication: 1924-03-15
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the PW-4 Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 472), 1924-04-26, 1924-09-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141478
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 472 (dated September 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2325 (dated April 26, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-04-26; Publication: 1924-09-01
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

"Wind Tunnel Test of the Thomas-Morse MB-3 Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 468), 1924-03-14, 1924-06-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141474
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 468 (dated June 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2301 (dated March 14, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-03-14; Publication: 1924-06-01
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

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