The Joint Chiefs approved the formation of the Fifteenth on October 16, 1943. The Twelfth Air Force would end its dual role of strategic and tactical bombing and become a tactical air force, working with the British Desert Air Force to support the American Fifth and British Eighth Armies. Its new offspring, the Fifteenth, would become the American strategic air force in the Mediterranean, working with a smaller Royal Air Force stra- tegic bomber force, 205 Group.
15th AIR FORCE
Organizare
15th AF Bombardment Groups – grupuri bombardament gr
Dotare avioane, personal[2]
Grup de bombardament greu – avioane – B 24, B 17:
- 72 avioane
- 96 echipaje (inclusiv rezerve)
- 9-11 membri/echipaj
- personal total 2261 din care 465 ofițeri
Grup avioane vânătoare – P 51, P 47, P 38
- 111-126 avioane
- 108-126 piloți
- echipaj 1 pilot
- personal 994 din care 183 ofițeri
Bibliografie
[2] Army Air Forces Statistic Digest WWII – Office of statistical Control dec. 1945 pag 3 https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA542518.pdf
http://natureonline.com/37/16-op6.html