This Page Declassified IAW EO12958 UNCLASSIFIED AAF HISTORICAL STUDIES: NO: 40 fAATERIEL RESEARCH & AND 8 DEVELOPMENT ABRMY AIR ARA (Sie - 19465 2 _ Gusencaroy ceneso 10 FP UNCLA ASSIFTED BY AUTHORITY oF Ey FS), o epee pr oat LD. Gee_&b SCANNED BY ISA AAF HISTORICAL OFFICE HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES 2 ‘UNCLASSIFIED. . THIS PAGE Declassified IAW EO012958This Page Declassified IAW EO12958 UNCLASSIFIED ARMY ATH FORCES HISTORICAL STUDIES: NO. 50 MATERIEL RESEARCH AND DOVELOPLEUD IN THE ARKY ATR AR 9LA-19AS AAP Historical Office Headquarters, Ary Air Forces Moveaber 1946 THIS PAGE Declassified IAW EO12958This Page Declassified IAW EO12958 This study of materiel research and development in the Amy air arm, 1914-1945, was prepared by Dr-tartin-P, Claussen, An earlier version of tho study vas a part of a larger work entitled “Comparative History of Research and Development Policies Affect~ ing Air Materiel, 1915-1944," prepared for the Scientific Advisory Group of the Office of the Chief of Air Staff. ‘The relationship of the Army air am to the vast cooperative effort of "science at war," particularly in the years since 1939, de the chief enphasis of the history. As stated in the introduc- tion, the study deals with "the situation in 1939 as to the nilitary reguirenents, the research and development facilities of the Air Corps, and'the scientific potential adsting in govern- nental, industrial, and university laboratories; the expansion of ‘the AAF establishnent for experimental engineering and for research control, 1939-1944; and the changing relationships of the AAF to ‘the wartine research activities of the federal government, the other supply services, their industriel and univereity contractors, and the research stations of the other Allies. Readers familiar with the subject matter are invited to fumish the LAF Historical Office with criticisms, additional facts, ‘or interpretations. For this purpose, perforated sheets have been inserted at the back of the study, THIS PAGE Declassified IAW EO012958