During the Second World War in Europe, U.S. Army Air Force (AAF) troop carrier units filled a dual role transporting the Army's airborne assault force and carrying theater cargo. Though the Americans had paid little attention to airborne warfare before 1940, German operations convinced Army leaders to create airborne units. AAF troop carrier groups initially lacked aircraft, a shortage that delayed the development of airborne operational expertise until after assaults in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. After D-Day's airborne missions, Allied ground commanders could not meet their supply needs due to transportation shortfalls and turned to troop carrier assets.
Fighters or Freighters: United States Troop Carrier Aviation 1941-1945
1993
107 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Education, Law, & Humanities , Air force operations , Military history , Air logistics support , Air force personnel , Unconventional warfare , Air force equipment , Air transportation , Combat effectiveness , Joint military activities , Military strategy , Theses , Troop carrier units , World War II , Airborne warfare
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