Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Philippine Army Air Corps was created by the Philippine National Assembly's National Defense Act of 1935. By 1940, the corps had around 40 aircraft and 100 pilots. In 1941, this was reformed, as part of the Far East Air Force. Table of contents 1 History of the Philippine Army Air Corps 2 Aircraft of the Philippine Army Air Corps -- December 8, 1941 3 Philippine Army Air Corps -- December 8, 1941 4 Philippine Army Air Corps -- July 31, 1941 History of the Philippine Army Air Corps The first Philippine Army airfield was built outside of Manila, Luzon. At this time only three pilot trainers were available in the Philippines. Courses in flying and technical training were given, in the United States, to selected students. Aircraft of the Philippine Army Air Corps -- December 8, 1941 Numbers in () indicate number of aircraft that were usable. Otherwise, this is not known. This needs to be checked for accuracy. P-12E: 2 P-26A: 12 B-10B: 3 (2) B-3A: 1 D18: 2 046: 4 Other: 50 Philippine Army Air Corps -- December 8, 1941 This information needs to be checked for accuracy. Philippine Army Air Corps Headquarters 1st Training Squadron Zosa's Depot Detachment Ramos' Depot Detachment Sebastian's Airbase Detachment 5th Photo Detachment 6th Interceptor Squadron Ebuen's Instruction Squadron de Leon's Airbase Detachment 9th Observation Squadron 10th Fighter-Bomber Squadron Aya-ay's Airbase Detachment Primary Flying School Basic & Advanced Flying School Philippine Army Air Corps Supply Philippine Army Air Corps -- July 31, 1941 The corps contained 2,132 enlisted troops, under the command of 275 officers. Philippine Army Air Corps Headquarters (109) 4th Composite Group (1,393) 20th Air Base Group (842) Tow Target Detachment (42) Weather Detachment (21) See also: Military History of the Philippines This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.