WWII in Color: US Army Air Forces

The outbreak of war prompts the U.S. to prepare for battle; as the Air Force adapts to Germany's tactics, Japan's surprise attack ignites a global conflict, pushing U.S. air power into both theaters.

Across the Pacific, Europe, Africa and Asia, U.S. air services partner with ground and naval forces; balancing transport, supply and combat, they protect Allied interests on land and sea.

After two years of war, the U.S. Air Force scales up, adapting new strategies, improving transport and refining combat techniques; as the Allies advance, Axis forces begin to retreat worldwide.

Nazi forces fall back as Hitler's Fortress Europe crumbles; the U.S. Army Air Forces become history's largest air armada, gaining the air superiority needed to secure Allied victory.

With relentless dedication, the U.S. Air Force helps defeat Germany; new superbombers and combat strategies aid in bringing down the Third Reich and Japan, ending the war.