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Early Operation in the Philippines up to 1919 (before the 4th Group)

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  • 12 March 1911: First plane arrives at the polo field of Fort William McKinley (Wright B - SC 7). [1]
  • 12 January 1915: 4th and last plane crashes. [2] [3]
  • January 1916: 1st Co. 2nd Aero Squad arrives at Corregidor with 4 Martin S Seaplanes. [4]
  • November 1918: 1st Co. 2nd Aero Squad demobilized [5]

Early Operation in the Philippines from 1919 (before the 4th Group)

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  • August 1919: 3rd Aero Squad arrives at Camp Stotsenburg, the Philippines with DH4s
  • December 1919: 2nd Aero Squad arrived[6] at Ft. Mills, Corregidor, the Philippines with HS2Ls & DH4s [7]

1920

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  • 20 March 1920: 1st Observation Group activated at Fort Stotsenburg with: [8]
    • 2nd Aero Squad
    • 3rd Aero Squad
  • 1 September 1922: 28th Aero Squad activated at Nichols Field [9]
  • 2 December 1922: 1st Observation Group redesignated the 4th Composite Group [10]
  • 25 January 1923: squads renamed: [11]
    • 2nd Observation Squad
    • 3rd Pursuit Squad
    • 28th Bombardment Squad

1940

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  • 31 May 1940: New General lobbies for modernization & reinf. [12]
  • 31 May 1940: Status
    • 2nd - 10 O-46 & 5 ZO-19E:[13] Clark Field
    • 3rd -- 28 P-26A:[14] Nichols Field
    • 28th - 17 B-10:[15] Clark Field
  • 14 December 1940: 17th Pursuit Squadron arrives at ...
  • 14 December 1940: 20th Pursuit Squadron arrives at ...

1941

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  • 1 April 1941: Status
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd -- 22 P-26A:[16] Nichols Field
17th ----: Nichols Field
20th ----: Nichols Field
28th - 12 B-10:[17] Clark Field
  • 1 May 1941: Philippine Department Air Force formed
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd -- 22 P-26A:[18] Nichols Field
17th ----: Nichols Field
20th - 31 P40-B (being assembled):[19] Nichols Field
28th - 12 B-10 (with 18 B-18’s in crates):[20] Clark Field
56 P-35's divertered from sale to Sweden [21]
9 A-27's divertered from sale to Siam [22]
  • 1 June 1941:
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd -- 22 P-26A: Nichols Field
17th ----: Nichols Field
20th - 31 P40-B (being assembled):[23] Nichols Field
28th - 12 B-10 (with 18 B-18’s in crates):[24] Clark Field
  • 1 July 1941:
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd -- 20 P-26A: Clark Field[25]
17th - 39 P-35: Iba Field[26]
20th - 31 P-40B: Clark Field
28th - 18 B-18: Clark Field
  • 1 August 1941: Far East Air Force formed [27]
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd P-26A: Nichols Field
17th P-35: Iba Field
20th P-40B: Clark Field
28th B-18: Clark Field
50 P-40E shipped
28 P-40B shipped
  • 1 September 1941:
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd P-26A: Iba Field
17th P-35:
20th P-40B: Clark Field
28th B-18: Clark Field
14th B-17D: Clark Field
  • 1 October 1941:
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd P-26A: Iba Field
17th P-35:
20th P-40B: Clark Field
28th B-18: Clark Field
14th B-17D: Clark Field1 October 1941
  • 1 November 1941:
2nd O-52: Clark Field
3rd P-40E: Iba Field
17th P-40E: Nichols Field
20th P-40B: Clark Field
21st P-40E: Lubao Field
34th P-35: Del Carmen Field
28th B-18: Clark Field
14th B-17D: Clark Field
  • 8 December 1941

The numbers below in italicized brackets indicate the number of aircraft in commission on 8 December.[28] If no figure is listed, the number of usable aircraft is unknown.

There were 60 additional aircraft in the Philippine Army Air Corps, including one Keystone ZB-3A bomber. 42 were Stearman 76DC trainers of varying serviceability and utility.


Order of battle - 8 December 1941

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SOURCES: AAF Historical Study No.34, Army Air Forces in the War Against Japan, 1941–1942[29] and Bartsch, 8 December Appendix C[28]

  • 5th Bomber Command
    • 19th Bomb Group (Heavy) (Headquarters, Clark Field, collectively, 4 B-17C, 15 B-17D, 10 B-18)
      The B-17s were distributed eight to a squadron, with three attached to the group headquarters squadron. Four of the B-18s were assigned to Headquarters Squadron, and the others to the 28th BS.
      • 14th Bomb Squadron (Del Monte Field|Del Monte Field No. 1, 6 December; 1 B-17C, 7 B-17D)
      • 28th Bomb Squadron (Clark Field)
      • 30th Bomb Squadron (Clark Field)
      • 93rd Bomb Squadron (Del Monte Field No. 1, 6 December; 1 B-17C, 7 B-17D)
    • 5th Air Base Group (Del Monte No. 1, 2 B-18)
    • 27th Bomb Group (Light) (without assigned aircraft, 3 B-18 attached for training)
      • 16th Bomb Squadron (Fort McKinley)
      • 17th Bomb Squadron (San Fernando Auxiliary Field)
      • 91st Bomb Squadron (San Marcelino Auxiliary Field)
    • 10th Bombardment Squadron (Light), Philippine Army Air Corps (Maniquis Field)
  • 5th Interceptor Command
    • 24th Pursuit Group (Headquarters, Clark Field)
      • Headquarters Squadron (Clark Field)
      • 3rd Pursuit Squadron (Iba, Zambales)
      • 17th Pursuit Squadron (Nichols Field)
      • 20th Pursuit Squadron (Clark Field)
      • 21st Pursuit Squadron (attached, Nichols Field)
      • 34th Pursuit Squadron (attached, Del Carmen Field)
    • 6th Pursuit Squadron, Philippine Army Air Corps (Zablon Field)
  • 2nd Observation Squadron (Nichols Field, 2 O-46A, 3 O-49, 11 O-52)

(35th Pursuit Group headquarters never arrived in the Philippines and is not listed for that reason.)


  • 3rd week of December 1941:
14 B-17s[30]
16 P-40s[31]
4 P-35s[32]


4th Composite Group 1920–1941
Squad Station Aircraft type Date
3rd Aero Squad Camp Stotsenburg, the Philippines DH4 18 August 1919
2nd Aero Squad Ft. Mills, Corregidor, the Philippines HS2L 24 December 1919
12th Observation Group Brooks Field, Texas 1 Oct 1930 O-19
20th Pursuit Group Mather Field, California 15 November 1930 P-12
8th Pursuit Group Langley Field, Virginia 1 April 1931 P-6
17th Pursuit Group March Field, California 1 July 1931 P-12
19th Bomb Group Rockwell Field, California 24 June 1932 B-10
16th Pursuit Group Albrook Field, Canal Zone 1 December 1932 P-12
10th Transport Group Patterson Field, Ohio 20 May 1937 C-27 C-33


Date Squads Groups Aircraft What Happened
12 March 1911 Wright B (SC 7) First plane arrives
12 January 1915 4th and last plane crashes

Notes

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Citations
  1. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  2. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  3. ^ Craven and Cate 1947, p. 375
  4. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  5. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  6. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  7. ^ Maurer Pg. 15.
  8. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  9. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  10. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  11. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 1.
  12. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
  13. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
  14. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
  15. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.1 Paragraph 3.
  16. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  17. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  18. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  19. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  20. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  21. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  22. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  23. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  24. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 2.
  25. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 4.
  26. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 4.
  27. ^ FEAF, Sec.1.2 Paragraph 5.
  28. ^ a b Bartsch & December 8, p. 427, Appendix C
  29. ^ Williams 1945, p. 21
  30. ^ FEAF, Paragraph 2.
  31. ^ FEAF, Paragraph 3.
  32. ^ FEAF, Paragraph 3.


References

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  • Tate, Dr. James P. (1998). The Army and its Air Corps: Army Policy Toward Aviation 1919–1941. Maxwell Air Force Base: Air University Press. ISBN 0-16-061379-5.
  • Craven, Wesley F. and Cate, James L. editors (1947). The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. I: Plans & Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942.
  • FEAF "Far East Air Force (United States)" Wikipedia.
  • Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Air Force Historical Studies Office, 1982. ISBN 0-89201-097-5.



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