Air Section organization
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Air Section member_of
Intelligence Branch documented
document
“Shortly after Hitler's attack on Poland a separate Air Section was established in the Intelligence Branch of the MID for the purposes of coordinating all air intelligence activities of maintaining a current summary of air operations and of …”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175
Ennis C. Whitehead headed
Air Section documented
document
“The Air Section apparently was not formally established until March 1940 when Maj Ennis C Whitehead who was Chief of the Southern European Section of the Intelligence Branch and the only Air Corps officer on duty with G 2 was named Chief of…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175
Marvin L. Harding worked_for
Air Section documented
document
“For the first four months he was assisted only by Lt Marvin L Harding in July Mrs Irma G Robinson was transferred to the Air Section from the Air Corps intelligence office…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175
Irma G. Robinson worked_for
Air Section documented
document
“For the first four months he was assisted only by Lt Marvin L Harding in July Mrs Irma G Robinson was transferred to the Air Section from the Air Corps intelligence office…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175
Jack C. Hodgson headed
Air Section documented
document
“When Whitehead who had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel was replaced by Lt Col Jack C Hodgson in the late summer of 1941 the total person nel in the Air Section consisted of five officers three analysts and four clerk-stenographers…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.175
Air Section split_off_from
Foreign Liaison Section A-2 documented
document
“Coincident with the reorganization of the War Department March 9 1942 an Air Section made up of an increment of officers from the Foreign Liaison Section A-2 was added to administer the air attache system…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.207