A Guide to the Air Force Operations Analysis Section Collection, 1942-1948, 1985, and undated
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Air Force Operations Analysis Section | |
| Title | Air Force Operations Analysis Section Collection, | |
| Dates: | 1942-1948, 1985 and undated | |
| Abstract | This collection consists of published histories of the Eighth Air Force Operations Analysis Section, as well as lists and photographs of members | |
| Accession No. | 93-301 | |
| Extent | 4 in. | |
| Laguage: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
The Eighth Air Force was the first division to have an operations analysis section and its section remained the largest through the war. Section members used mathematical analysis to improve bombing accuracy and efficiency.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of published histories of the Eighth Air Force Operations Analysis Section, as well as lists and photographs of members.
Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted Access.
Use Restrictions
The majority of these papers are stored remotely at CDL. Contact reference staff for retrieval from offsite storage.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Price, G. Baley (Griffith Baley), 1905 -, collector. | ||
| United States. Air Force. Air Force, 8th. Operational Analysis Section. | ||
| Bombing, Aerial. | ||
| Mathematical analysis. | ||
| World War 1939-1945. Aerial operations, American. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Air Force Operations Analysis Section Collection, 1942-1948, 1985, and undated, Archives of American Mathematics, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection