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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:

"Air Service Technical Orders No. 24" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 349), 1922-04

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.013
Identifier: 20141353
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 24 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 349] (dated April, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on all activities of the U.S. Army AIr Service Engineering Division, as well as a survey...
Dates: Publication: 1922-04
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

"Air Service Technical Orders No. 25" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 350), 1922-05

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.013
Identifier: 20141354
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 25 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 350] (dated May, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on all activities of the U.S. Army AIr Service Engineering Division, as well as a survey of...
Dates: Publication: 1922-05
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

"Air Service Technical Orders No. 26" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 351), 1922-06

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.013
Identifier: 20141355
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 26 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 351] (dated June, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on all activities of the U.S. Army AIr Service Engineering Division, as well as a survey of...
Dates: Publication: 1922-06
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

"Air Service Technical Orders No. 27" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 377), 1922-07, 1922-08-11

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015
Identifier: 20141382
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 27 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 377] (dated July, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on all activities of the U.S. Army AIr Service Engineering Division, as well as a survey of...
Dates: Publication: 1922-07; Issued: 1922-08-11
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

"Aircraft Development Since the Armistice: Part I - Airplanes, Part II - Armament, Part III - Engines, Part IV - Equipment" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 402) [Photocopy], 1922-06, 1923-01-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141407
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 402 (dated January 15, 1923), based on "Miscellaneous Reports Nos. 89, 90, 91 and 94 respectively."Scope: Prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field in June, 1922.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on developments in the field of heavier-than-air military...
Dates: 1922-06; Publication: 1923-01-15
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

"Airfoil Data on American and British Airfoils" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 197), 1920-11-20, 1921-04-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.010
Identifier: 20141198
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 197 (dated April 30, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1431.

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

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-11-20; 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

"Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 450), 1923-10-23, 1924-03-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.B.005
Identifier: 20141455
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 450 (dated March 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2232 (dated October 23, 1923).Scope: Material Section report prepared by A.C. Zimmerman, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.Contents: Purpose is: "To investigate some of the properties of mixtures of...
Dates: 1923-10-23; Publication: 1924-03-01
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.B: Aircraft Engine (Motor) RDT&E

"Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures" (Air Service Information Circular Vol. V, No. 450), 1923-10-23, 1924-03-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200072
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 450 (dated March 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2232 (dated October 23, 1923).Scope: Material Section report prepared by A.C. Zimmerman, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.Contents: Purpose is: "To investigate some of the properties of mixtures of...
Dates: 1923-10-23; Publication: 1924-03-01
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

"An Investigation of the Movements of the Points of Inflection on Beams Under Various Combinations of Loads" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 471), 1924-04-21, 1924-08-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141477
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 471 (dated August 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2324 (dated April 21, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by Lieut. H. A. Sutton and Mr. J. S. Newell, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-04-21; Publication: 1924-08-01
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

"An Investigation of the Structural Strength of the T-2 Transport, A.S. No 64233" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 420), 1922-09-12, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141425
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 420 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2031 (September 12, 1922).

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

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-09-12; Publication: 1923-04-01
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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