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Dep~MENT of the AIR FORCE 3Feb 1999 . • ' FEB 03 •9'3 B9: 42AM SAF I'IAZD MFlXWELL AFB . P.2 Dep~MENT OF THEAIR FORCE AIR FORCE toSTORICAL REsEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA 3Feb 1999 . HQ AFHRAtRSA 600 ChennaUlt Circle Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6424 Ms Rozetta T. Moore AFCANFMR 1111 Jefferson Davis Highway, Ste 403 Arlington VA 22202 Dear Ms Moore Thank you for your request regarding USAF Statistical Digests. We reviewed these documents from FYI964 through FYl980 and verified that they can be declassified inIAW EO 12958. The volumes up to FY1964 were already declassified. You can use this letter as authority to declassified the USAF Statistical Digests from 1945 t1irough 1980, inclusive. Copies of these docllJIlents are available for purchase from this Agency on 16mm microfilm, as follows: DATES ROLL 1945-FY1948 A10S2 FY19SQ-S3 KIOS7 FY19S4-S6 KlOSS FYI 957.S9 KIOS9 FY196Q-63 K1060 lfyou wish to order any microfilm, please let us know. Copies may also be available from the Air Force History Support Office, Bolling AFB DC. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely ~~ ARCHIE DiFANTE Archivist Safe Paper Office AFPCP CONTROL 68 34~ REPORTS CONTROL SYMBOL SSU - 23 ... UNITED STATES AIR FORCE STATISTICAL DIGEST FISCAL YEAR 1964 NINHEUHH EDITION This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within. themeaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18 U.S. C., Sections 793 and 794, ..the transmis- sion or the revelation of which in any manner . to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Retain or destroy this copy in accordance with AFR 205 - 1. Do not return. DOWNGRADEDAT 12 YEAR INTERVALS; NOT"AUTOMATICALLY . DECLASSIFIED. DOD DIR 5200.10 PREPARED BY DIRECTORATE OF DATA AUTOMATION COMPTROLLER OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, USAF WASHINGTON 25, D.C. ,------- ; I Declassified by AFHRA SAFE PAPER, lAW E.O. 12958, AFHRAIRSA LTR, 3 FEB 99 l _ AFR 171-8 AIR FORCE REGULATION DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE NO. 171-8 Washington, 21 July 1964 Data Systems and Statistics UNITED STATES AIR FORCE STATISTICAL DIGEST Thi» regulation e.tabliahea the United State. Air Force Statiatical Digeat aa the reference book oj USAF official .tatiatic. [or each fiacal year. It de.cribea. the Digeat'. content. and.• ource. oj .material, and aa.igna related reaponaibilUu. •• 1. Contents of the Di~est. It contains sum- c. Review, edit, organize, and consolidate the maries of Air Force statistics on. forces, opera- statistical data for publication in the Digest. tions, materiel, personnel, training, medical serv- ices, finance, security and law enforcement, fa- f. Submit final draft to AFDASDC for review cilities, transportation, Military Assistance Pro- and printing. gram (MAP), and related studies and historical events. 4. Air Staff and MAC Responsibilities: 2. Sources of Material. Most of the data for a. Each Air Staff ollice and MAC will contrib- the Digest are obtained from the USAF world- ute historical and significant statistical material wide statistical reporting system; the remainder, for the Digest. from Air Staff ollices, USAF Historical Division Liaison Ollice, and major air commands (MAC). b. The USAF Historical Division Liaison Of- fice will furnish a chronology of historical events 3. AFADA Responsibilities. The Directorate of interest to the entire Air Force. of Data Automation (AFADA), Comptroller of the Air Force, HQ USAF, is the ollice of primary c. The activities in a and b above will: responsibility (aPR) for the Digest. AFADA will: (1) Compile and prepare Digest material (according to AFADA instructions) as statis- a. Issue detailed instructions and suhmission tically and editorially correct summaries which dates to contributing oflices (see paragraph 4). adequately cover the pertinent subject-matter area. b. Collect properly prepared statistical data from contributing oflices. (2) Coordinate Digest material with Air Force correlative activities. c. Compile data from directorate statistical reports. (3) Submit all Digest material to AFADA in the manner, format, and on schedules speci- d. Review and act upon contributors' and us- fied by AFADA. ers' recommendations for additions, deletions, and changes in data or statistical format; and (4) Review each new edition of the Digest coordinate these recommendations with Air Force and recommend changes for future editions (see correlative activities. paragraph 3d). OFFICIAL CURTIS E. LeMAY Chief of Staff R. J. PUGH Colonel, USAF Director of Administrative Services Thill replation onpened .. AFR 171~. 7 Mareb 1962. aPR: AFADAAB DISTRIBUTION: M I I I FOREWORD THE USAF STATISTICAL DIGEST SUMMARIZES IN ONE DOCUMENT SELECTED STATISTICAL DATA COLLI7CTED AND PUBLISHED BY VARIOUS OFFICES OF THE HEADQUARTERS. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND CERTAIN MAJOR COMMANDS. THIS IS THE NINETEENTH EDITION IN AN ANNUAL SERIES OF THIS PUBLICATION WHICH BEGAN IN 1946. A CALLENDAR YEAR BY MONTH I THROUGH AUGUST 1945 EDITION, ARMY AIR FORCE STATISTICAL D,GEST - WORLD WAR II.. (PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941 TD VJ DAY, 31 AUGUST 1945) SUMMARIZED WDRLD WAR II DATA, INCLUDING 1939. THIS PUBLICATION WAS FOLLOWED BY A SUPPLEMENT THAT COMPLETED DATA FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR J 945 AS WELL AS OTHER AVAILABLE DATA FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND PREVIOUS YEARS. CALENDAR YEARS 1946 AND 1947 CONTINUED SUMMARIES FOR THE RESPECTIVE YEARS AND ALL AVAILABLE DATA P'OR" PREVIOUS YEARS. SUBSEQUENT TO 1907. THE PUBLICATION WAS MADE AN ANNUAL REPORT UNTIL 1955 WHEN IT WAS REQUESTED THAT SUMMARIES OF PREVIOUS YEARS BE RESTORED BUT THEY W~RE DISCONTINUED AGAIN AS 0 ... FY 1960 EXCEPT .pOR NEW TABLES" THAT MIGHT BE INTRODUCED. IN ~THIS EVENT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO GIVE A COMPLETE SYNOPSIS OP THE NEW TABLE DATA. FROM 1946 THROUGH 1948 THE PUBLICATION WAS KEPT ON A CALENDAR YEAR BABIS AND A"'TER THAT TIME IT WAS CONVERTED TO A ..."iSCAL - -JANUARY 1949 THROUGH JUNE 1950, BEINIa THE FIRST UNDER THIS STYLE 0,.. ORGANIZATION. THE SEQUENCE 0 ... MATERIALS AND PARTS 0 ... THE FY 1964 EDITION ARE" ESSEN- TIALLY TH"E SAME AS THAT OF FY 1963"EXCEPT FOR THE COMBINATION OF A FEW TABLES AND THE ADDITION OF IIOME NEW TABLES. SOME TITLES MAY NOT REP"ERENCE USAF. BUT IT 18 GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL TABLES ARE OF USAF DERIVATION. SOURCES OF THE PUBLISHED DATA ARE THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED RECORDS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF. DATA AUTOMATION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE SOURCE INDICATED AT THE END OF EACH TABLE. CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THE eONTENT OF THI8 DOCUMENT ~& WELL AS SUGGESTIONS )l'OR FUTURE EDITIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE D,RECTORATE OF DATA AUTOMATION (AFADA)". COMPTROLLER OF THE AIR FORCE, HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C. IV v TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD •••.. 1.1 T ABLE: OF CONTENTS V XVI USAF MAJOR AIR COMMAND- AND SEPARATE OPERATING AGENCY HIST~ IES FY 1964 XVII XVIII DEPARTMENT OF THE US AIR FORCE ORGANIZATION CHART 30 JUNE 1964 XX XXI LEADERS OF THE USAF - FY 1907 THROUGH FY 1964 XXII XXVI CONTINENTAL US INSTALLATIONS (MAP) ••• ,XXVIII XXIX OVERSEA USAF INSTALLATIONS (MAPS) XXX XXXI II • XXXIV CHRONOL.OGYOF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MAJOR EVENTS- FY 1964 XLVI PART AIR FORCE UNITS AND CAPABILITIES AIR FORCE UNITS AND CAPABILITIES' •••••••••.••••••••••••.••••• I - 20 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS TAeLE ACTIVE USAF OROANIZATIO",,' Bv M....JOR Air' COMM ....ND AND SE ............TE OPERATING AGENCY, WORL.D-WIDE - 30 JUN 1964 • • • • • 2 TAIILr; 2 USAF COMBAT FORCES, COMBAT FLY, ...a SUPPORT FORCE., By KIND OF UNIT, AT E"'D 0.. QU ....RTER - FY 1964 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 T"aLE 3 USAF COM .... T FORCES, COM."'T FL.VI"'G SUPPORT FORCES. Bv KI"'D 0,. U"'IT. WORL.D- WIDE. AT E"'D OJ. MO"'Tti - FY 1964 ••••••••• 4 9 TAllILE: 4 USAF COMSAT FORCEliI. COMB ....T FL.VI"'G SUPPORT FORCES. Bv KI"'o OJ. U"'IT. Bv COM- MAND 01" Ass IG"'M E"'T. WORL.D-WIDE. AT E"'D 0,. QUART!!:R - FY 1964 ••• 10 12 TABL.E 5 USAF COMeAT FORCEliI AND SEL.ECTED COMBAT FL.Yr"'G SUPPORT FORCEliI~ REAor"'ESII STA- TU•• Bv WItAPONII SVIITIl:M. AT E"'D 0,. QUARTER - FY 1964 ••••• 13 17 T .....LE 6 USAF CoMBAT FORCE:II AND RIE:ADI"'EIIII ST"'TUS 0,. MIIISIL.ES. By WEAPONS SVIITI:M. AT E"'D 0.. QUARTER - Fy 1964 •• 16 19 TABL.E 7 REL.ATIVI: CoMSAT C ...PAIIIL.ITIEII 0,. USAF COMS"'T FORCEII. By KIND 0,. UNIT. SEMI- "''''I''lUAL.LY - FY 1964. • • • • • , • • 20 PART II FLIGHT OPERATIONS FLIGHT OPERATIONS •••••••• 21 - 28 INTRODUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS 21 TABLE 8 USAF FL.IGHT OPEl'lATIONS 0,. AcTIVE AIRCR"'''T Bv MIIIIIIOI"l AND DEIIIGN OJ. AIRCRA ...T. WORL.D-WIDE. By QUARTER - FY 1964. • • • • • • • • • • • ••••• 22 - 27 TAlIL.E 9 USAF FLIGHT OPER ...TIOI"l" By TVPE 0 ... AcTIVITY. WORL.D_WIDIt, Bv QUARTER - FY 1964 26 PART III SAFETY FLYING SAFETY ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 29 - 42 INTRODUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS ........................ 29 TAGLE 10 - USAF AIRCRA ...T FL.IGHT ACCIDENT •• FATAL.TII:.J A"'D A,RCRA,.T DEIITRDYED Bv COMM .....D. WORL.D-WIDE - FY 1964. • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 T .... LE 11- USAF AntCR .......T FLIGtiT ACCIDEI"lTII. F ...TALTIEII. AND AIRC" .....T DEliITROYED. By MI.IIIO"'. Bv COMMAND. WORLD_WIDE - FY 1964 •••••••••••••••••••••• 31 33 T .... LI: 12 - USAF AIRCR_T FLIG .. T ACCIDEI"lTII (MAJOR AND FATAL.) FATAL.ITIEII AND A,RCR"'''T 01:11- TROYED, By MISliIIO .. AND DEIIIG'" AII:rCRA...T, WORLD-WIDE, By QUARTER - FY 1964 • 34 35 VI TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) PART III SAFETY (CONTINUED) USAF NON_FLICHT, AIAC""'''T ACCIOe:NT8 By M,asloN AND DEBIGN 0 .. A'''CIUo.F'T, WQRI-O- WIDE, - FY 1964 ........................ 36 T .....LE 14 USAF NON-FLIGHT, A1RC"AI"T ACCIOI!;NTB By MISSION AND DESION ()P- AIRCRAFT, By CAU.E FACTOR, WOIIILO_WItJE - FY 1964 • 37 T ....llILE 15 M""OA AIRCIll ...... T FLIQHT ACCIDENT. By MIIIIIION AND DEBION 0 .. AIRl;" ......T.
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