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Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

Index Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

The Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was formed in the fall of 1942 to establish a single command to control antisubmarine warfare (ASW) activities of the Army Air Forces (AAF). [1]

92 relations: Aircraft pilot, Aircrew, Allied invasion of Sicily, Allies of World War II, American Theater (World War II), Anti-submarine warfare, Attack on Pearl Harbor, B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces, B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces, Bay of Biscay, Bomber, Cadre (military), Cannon Air Force Base, Carlsen Air Force Base, Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, South Carolina, Chennault Air Force Base, Chief of Naval Operations, Civil Air Patrol, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Dunkeswell Aerodrome, Eastern Defense Command, Eastern Sea Frontier, Eighth Air Force, Ernest King, European theatre of World War II, First Air Force, Freeman Army Airfield, Gander International Airport, Godman Army Airfield, Group (military aviation unit), Heavy bomber, Henry H. Arnold, I Bomber Command, III Reconnaissance Command, Kenitra Air Base, Kriegsmarine, Langley Air Force Base, Light bomber, Luftwaffe, McGuire Air Force Base, Miami, Miami International Airport, Mitchel Air Force Base, New York City, No. 19 Group RAF, North American B-25 Mitchell, Northwest African Coastal Air Force, Operation Avalanche, RAF Coastal Command, ..., RAF Podington, RAF St Eval, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Sea Frontier, Second Air Force, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Sicily, Squadron (aviation), Strait of Gibraltar, Sturgis Municipal Airport (Kentucky), Submarine, Third Air Force, Trinidad, U-boat, United States Air Forces Southern Command, United States Army, United States Army Air Forces, United States Department of War, United States Navy, Westover Air Reserve Base, XII Tactical Air Command, 13th Air Expeditionary Group, 19th Military Airlift Squadron, 23d Flying Training Squadron, 25th Antisubmarine Wing, 25th Attack Group, 2d Antisubmarine Squadron, 302d Operations Group, 304th Bombardment Group, 361st Tactical Missile Squadron, 365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, 377th Bombardment Group, 378th Bombardment Group, 400th Bombardment Group, 45th Operations Group, 471st Special Operations Wing, 477th Fighter Group, 479th Antisubmarine Group, 47th Operations Group, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 526th Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems Group. Expand index (42 more) »

Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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Aircrew

Aircrew, also called flight crew, are personnel who operate an aircraft while in flight.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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American Theater (World War II)

The American Theater describes a series of mostly minor areas of operations during World War II.

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Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941.

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B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces

This is a list of United States Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces including variants and other historical information.

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B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces

This is a list of United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator combat units during World War II including variants and other historical information.

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Bay of Biscay

The Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne, Golfo de Vizcaya, Pleg-mor Gwaskogn, Bizkaiko Golkoa) is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea.

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Bomber

A bomber is a combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), firing torpedoes and bullets or deploying air-launched cruise missiles.

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Cadre (military)

A cadre is the complement of commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of a military unit responsible for training the rest of the unit.

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Cannon Air Force Base

Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately southwest of Clovis, New Mexico.

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Carlsen Air Force Base

Carlsen Air Force Base is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airbase on Trinidad, consisting of two landing strips, "Edinburgh" and "Xeres".

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Charleston Air Force Base

Charleston Air Force Base is a United States military facility located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Chennault Air Force Base

Chennault Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base.

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Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the most senior officer in the United States Navy.

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Civil Air Patrol

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

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Dunkeswell Aerodrome

Dunkeswell Aerodrome is an airfield in East Devon, England.

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Eastern Defense Command

The Eastern Defense Command was first established as the Northeast Defense Command on 17 March 1941 as one of four U.S. Army continental defense commands to plan and prepare for and, if need be, execute defense against enemy attack in the months before America's entry into World War II.

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Eastern Sea Frontier

The Eastern Sea Frontier (EASTSEAFRON) was a United States Navy operational command during World War II, that was responsible for the coastal waters from Canada to Jacksonville, Florida, extending out for a nominal distance of two hundred miles.

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Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (8 AF) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

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Ernest King

Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II.

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European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II, also known as the Second European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).

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First Air Force

The First Air Force (Air Forces Northern; 1 AF-AFNORTH) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC).

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Freeman Army Airfield

Freeman Army Airfield is an inactive United States Army Air Forces base.

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Gander International Airport

Gander International Airport is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority.

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Godman Army Airfield

Godman Army Airfield is a military airport located on the Fort Knox United States Army post in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.

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Group (military aviation unit)

A group is a military aviation unit, a component of military organization and a military formation.

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Heavy bomber

Heavy bombers are bomber aircraft capable of delivering the largest payload of air-to-ground weaponry (usually bombs) and longest range of their era.

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Henry H. Arnold

Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and General of the Air Force.

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I Bomber Command

The I Bomber Command (later XX Bomber Command) was an intermediate command of the Army Air Forces during World War II.

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III Reconnaissance Command

The III Reconnaissance Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit.

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Kenitra Air Base

No description.

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Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine (literally "War Navy") was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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Langley Air Force Base

Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located adjacent to Hampton and Newport News, Virginia.

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Light bomber

A light bomber is a relatively small and fast type of military bomber aircraft that was primarily employed before the 1950s.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.

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McGuire Air Force Base

McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base located in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately south-southeast of Trenton.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport, also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the Miami area.

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Mitchel Air Force Base

Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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No. 19 Group RAF

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North American B-25 Mitchell

The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA).

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Northwest African Coastal Air Force

The Northwest African Coastal Air Force (NACAF) was a specialized functionai command of the combined Northwest African Air Forces.

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Operation Avalanche

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy.

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RAF Coastal Command

RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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RAF Podington

Royal Air Force (RAF) Podington is a former Royal Air Force station in northern Bedfordshire, England, south-east of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

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RAF St Eval

Royal Air Force St.

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Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is a public and military use airport owned by the City of Savannah and managed by the Savannah Airport Commission.

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Sea Frontier

Sea Frontiers were several, now disestablished, commands of the United States Navy existing from 1 July 1941 during World War II as areas of defense against enemy vessels, especially submarines, along the American coasts.

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Second Air Force

The Second Air Force (2 AF; 2d Air Force in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers.

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Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens.

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Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia; Sicìlia) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Squadron (aviation)

A squadron in air force, army aviation, or naval aviation is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force.

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Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar (مضيق جبل طارق, Estrecho de Gibraltar) is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta (Spain) in Africa.

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Sturgis Municipal Airport (Kentucky)

Sturgis Municipal Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Sturgis, a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States.

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Submarine

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Third Air Force

The Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe) (3 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA).

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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U-boat

U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".

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United States Air Forces Southern Command

The United States Air Forces Southern Command is an inactive Major Command of the United States Air Force.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF), informally known as the Air Force, was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II (1939/41–1945), successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force of today, one of the five uniformed military services.

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United States Department of War

The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Westover Air Reserve Base

Westover Air Reserve Base is an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts.

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XII Tactical Air Command

The XII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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13th Air Expeditionary Group

The 13th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit.

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19th Military Airlift Squadron

The 19th Military Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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23d Flying Training Squadron

The 23d Flying Training Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force, currently assigned to 58th Operations Group performing helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

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25th Antisubmarine Wing

The 25th Antisubmarine Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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25th Attack Group

The 25th Attack Group is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

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2d Antisubmarine Squadron

The 2d Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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302d Operations Group

The 302d Operations Group is the operational flying component of the 302d Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force Reserve.

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304th Bombardment Group

The 304th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Forces (AAF) unit.

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361st Tactical Missile Squadron

The 361st Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

The 1st Search Attack Group was a United States Army Air Forces unit that served during World War II.

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377th Bombardment Group

First constituted as the 377th Bombardment Group at Fort Dix Army Air Base New Jersey on 13 August 1942, and was activated on 18 October.

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378th Bombardment Group

The 378th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit.

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400th Bombardment Group

The 400th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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45th Operations Group

The 45th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit.

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471st Special Operations Wing

The 471st Special Operations Wing is an inactive United States Air Force wing.

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477th Fighter Group

The 477th Fighter Group is an Air Reserve unit of the United States Air Force.

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479th Antisubmarine Group

The 479th Antisubmarine Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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47th Operations Group

The 47th Operations Group (47 OG) is the flying component of the 47th Flying Training Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command.

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480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing

The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (480th ISR Wing) is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

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526th Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems Group

The 526th Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems Group (526 ICBMG) is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) unit.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Air_Forces_Antisubmarine_Command

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