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The '''Northwest African Strategic Air Force''' (NASAF) was a sub-command of the [[Northwest African Air Forces]] which itself was a sub-command of the [[Mediterranean Air Command]] (MAC). These new [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] air force organizations were created at the [[Casablanca Conference]] in January of 1943 to promote cooperation between the Britsh [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF), the American [[United States Army Air Force]] (USAAF), and their respective ground and naval forces in the North African and [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] (MTO). Effective February 18, 1943, the NASAF and other MAC commands existed until December 10, 1943 when MAC was disbanded and the [[Mediterranean Allied Air Forces]] (MAAF) were established. Major General [[Jimmy Doolittle]] was the commander of NASAF. The components of NASAF at the time of the Allied 38invasion of Sicily ([[Operation Husky]]) on July 10, 1943 are illustrated below.[[File:94th_Fighter_Squadron_P-38.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 5th Bomb Wing - 1st Fighter Group - 94th Squadron P-38 in North Africa, 1943.]][[File:447thSquadron321stGroupB-25s.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 47th Bomb Wing - 321st Bombardment Group - 447th Squadron B-25s on a mission over Greece.]] |
The '''Northwest African Strategic Air Force''' (NASAF) was a sub-command of the [[Northwest African Air Forces]] which itself was a sub-command of the [[Mediterranean Air Command]] (MAC). These new [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] air force organizations were created at the [[Casablanca Conference]] in January of 1943 to promote cooperation between the Britsh [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF), the American [[United States Army Air Force]] (USAAF), and their respective ground and naval forces in the North African and [[Mediterranean Theater of Operations]] (MTO). Effective February 18, 1943, the NASAF and other MAC commands existed until December 10, 1943 when MAC was disbanded and the [[Mediterranean Allied Air Forces]] (MAAF) were established. Major General [[Jimmy Doolittle]] was the commander of NASAF. The components of NASAF at the time of the Allied 38invasion of Sicily ([[Operation Husky]]) on July 10, 1943 are illustrated below.[[File:94th_Fighter_Squadron_P-38.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 5th Bomb Wing - 1st Fighter Group - 94th Squadron P-38 in North Africa, 1943.]][[File:5th_Bombardment_Wing_B-17.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 5th Bomb Wing B-17s over Tunisia in 1943.]][[File:447thSquadron321stGroupB-25s.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 47th Bomb Wing - 321st Bombardment Group - 447th Squadron B-25s on a mission over Greece.]] |
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[[File:444th_Squadron_B-26s_Tunisia_1943.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 2686th Bomb Wing - 320th Bombardment Group - 444th Squadron B-26s in Tunisia.]] |
[[File:444th_Squadron_B-26s_Tunisia_1943.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 2686th Bomb Wing - 320th Bombardment Group - 444th Squadron B-26s in Tunisia.]] |
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[[File:318th_Fighter_Squadron_P-40F.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 2686th Bomb Wing - 325th Fighter Group - 318th Squadron P-40F #55.]] |
[[File:318th_Fighter_Squadron_P-40F.jpg|thumb|NASAF - 2686th Bomb Wing - 325th Fighter Group - 318th Squadron P-40F #55.]] |
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Revision as of 01:15, 27 July 2009
The Northwest African Strategic Air Force (NASAF) was a sub-command of the Northwest African Air Forces which itself was a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command (MAC). These new Allied air force organizations were created at the Casablanca Conference in January of 1943 to promote cooperation between the Britsh Royal Air Force (RAF), the American United States Army Air Force (USAAF), and their respective ground and naval forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO). Effective February 18, 1943, the NASAF and other MAC commands existed until December 10, 1943 when MAC was disbanded and the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF) were established. Major General Jimmy Doolittle was the commander of NASAF. The components of NASAF at the time of the Allied 38invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) on July 10, 1943 are illustrated below.
Northwest African Strategic Air Force
Major General James H. Doolittle
| 5th Bomb Wing (USAAF)
Brigadier General Joseph Atkinson |
47th Bomb Wing (USAAF)
Brigadier General Carlyle Ridenour |
2686th Bomb Wing (USAAF)
Brigadier General Robert Webster |
No. 205 Group
Air Commodore John Simpson |
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| 2nd Bombardment Group (USAAF) Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Thomas 340th Squadron, B-17 Fortress |
310th Bombardment Group (USAAF) Colonel Anthony Hunter 379th Squadron, B-25 Michell |
17th Bombardment Group (USAAF) Lieutenant Colonel Charles Greening 34th Squadron, B-26 Marauder |
No. 231 Wing (RAF)
No. 37 Squadron, Wellington |
| 97th Bombardment Group (USAAF) Colonel Leroy Rainey 20th Squadron, B-17 Fortress |
321st Bombardment Group (USAAF) Colonel Robert Knapp 445th Squadron, B-25 Michell |
319th Bombardment Group (USAAF) Colonel Gordon Austin 437th Squadron, B-26 Marauder |
No. 236 Wing (RAF)
No. 104 Squadron, Wellington |
| 99th Bombardment Group (USAAF) Colonel Fay Upthegrove 346th Squadron, B-17 Fortress |
82nd Fighter Group (USAAF) Colonel John Weltman 95th Squadron, P-38 Lightning |
320th Bombardment Group (USAAF) Colonel Karl Baumeister 441st Squadron, B-26 Marauder |
No. 330 Wing (RAF)
No. 142 Squadron, Wellington |
| 301st Bombardment Group (USAAF) Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Gormly, Jr. 32nd Squadron, B-17 Fortress |
325th Fighter Group (USAAF) Lieutenant Colonel Robert Baseler 317th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk |
No. 331 Wing (RCAF)
No. 420 Squadron, Wellington | |
| 1st Fighter Group (USAAF) Major Joseph Peddie 27th Squadron, P-38 Lightning |
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| 14th Fighter Group (USAAF) Colonel Oliver Taylor 37th Squadron, P-38 Lightning |
Information in table taken from: 1) Participation of the Ninth & |
2) Maurer, Maurer, Air Force Combat Units Of World War II, |
References
- Craven, Wesley F. and James L. Cate. The Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume 2, Chicago, Illinois: Chicago University Press, 1949 (Reprinted 1983, ISBN 0-912799-03-X).
- Richards, D. and H. Saunders, The Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (Volume 2, HMSO, 1953).
- Howe, George F., Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West, Center of Military History, Washington, DC., 1991.