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Established on 19 October 1940 as the Hawaiian Air Force at Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, the 7 AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat unit in the Pacific Theater of World War II, providing air defense of the Hawaiian Islands and engaging in combat operations primarily in the Central Pacific AOR.
The 7th Air Force initially provided air defense for the Hawaiian Islands. During 1943, the 7th AF served in combat in the central and western Pacific. Visit our 7th Air Force Honor Project with rosters of servicemen who served in the groups of the 7th.
7TH AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II. Constituted as Hawaiian AF on 19 Oct 1940. Activated in Hawaii on 1 Nov 1940. Redesignated Seventh AF in Feb 1942. Provided air defense for the Hawaiian Islands and, after mid-1943, served in combat in the central and western Pacific areas. Headquarters Stations.
In the aftermath of World War II the Seventh was briefly a named command (Pacific Air Command) before inactivating on 1 June 1949. Seventh Air Force regained its name and enjoyed a brief rebirth in the second half of the 1950s.
Operational History of the Seventh Air Force, 6 November 1943 to 31 July 1944. Eighth Air Force: Origins of the Eighth Air Force: Plans, Organization, Doctrines; The Early Operations of the Eighth Air Force and the Origins of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 17 August 1942 to 10 June 1943; Tactical Operations of the Eighth Air Force, 6 June 1944 ...
7th AF and Hawaiian AF History. The Seventh Air Force came into existence in February 1942. The numbering of the AF designations began after the Pearl Harbor attack of 7 December 1941 as the US mobilized onto a war footing. New Air Force designations were born.
Established on 19 October 1940 as the Hawaiian Air Force at Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, the 7 AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat unit in the Pacific Theater of World War II, providing air defense of the Hawaiian Islands and engaging in combat operations primarily in the Central Pacific AOR.
