2 Jan 1942

United States
  • What was later to be known as the USAAF Eighth Air Force was established as the Fifth Air Force at Savannah Army Air Base, Georgia, United States under the command of Major General Henry "Hap" Arnold. The original plan was to provide air support for an envisioned Allied invasion of North Africa. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | Savannah, Georgia | AC]

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