Army Air Forces Statistical Digest, 1946. First Annual Number

摘要

Army Air Forces Statistical Digest summarizes the great volume of statistical information collected and published by the various offices in Headquarters, AAF and certain AAF commands. The more important data on the many activities and operations of the AAF are brought together on a uniform basis to serve as an official and basic reference manual for the Army Air Forces, War Department and other interested Government agencies. The 1946 edition of the Digest is designed to be the first in an annual series, and each issue will be revised to meet current needs and to bring the many series up to date. Previous editions- Army Air Forces Statistical Digest (World War II) and Supplement Number 1 thereto- made available summary statistics on World War II and on selected subjects for 1945, respectively. The present issue includes the majority of the tables carried in the earlier volumes with the exception of the section on World War II combat operations. Historical continuity has been preserved, and each series has been brought forward through 1946. Continuing research in the sources and validity of the data has, in several instances, affected major changes and extended the data to cover earlier periods. Several revisions, both in content and format, have been made during the preparation of this issue. In addition, several new tables have been added. The new series cover such topics as Negro flying training, foreign flying students trained by the AAF, Negro and Women's Army Corps personnel by command in the Personnel and Training section; airplane procurement programs, unit cost of aircraft engines and others in the section on Aircraft and Equipment; medical air evacuation operations of the Air Transport Command, disposition of surplus property and hospital admissions of military personnel and accidents on the ground in the Miscellaneous section. Sources of the majority of the data are the many publications and unpublished records of the Statistical Control Division.