A Numbered Air Force is a type of organization in the United States Air Force that is subordinate to a major command and has assigned to it operational units such as wings, squadrons, and groups. A Co
World War II Air Districts and Numbered Air Forces.
Eastern Air Defense Force patch
The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command. It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air For
Numbered Air Force
…in 1963. Inactivated in 1976. Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) Osan Air Base, Korea Pacific Air Forces C-NAF supporting United States Forces Korea Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana Air Force Global Strike Command C-NAF supporting U.S. Strategic Command and is responsible for all USAF bombers…
B-17 Flying Fortresses over Eastern Europe during World War II
B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 398th Air Expeditionary Group fly a bombing run to Neumünster, Germany, on 13 April 1945; three weeks later, on 8 May, Nazi Germany surrendered, and Victory in Europe Day was declared.
Aircraft and ground crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress of the 358th Bombardment Squadron and 303rd Bombardment Group, RAF Molesworth, known as the "Hell's Angels". This was the first B-17 to complete 25 combat missions in the Eighth Air Force, on 13 May 1943; after completing 48 missions, the aircraft returned to the United States on 20 January 1944, for a publicity tour.
North American P-51 Mustangs from the 375th Fighter Squadron and 361st Fighter Squadron during World War II in July 1944