Philippine Army Air Corps

Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC)
(also as "PAAC Infantry Battalion", 1942)
Pulutong Himpapawid ng Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
Philippine Army Air Corps Emblem 1941–42
Active1936 – after May 1942
May 1945 – 1 July 1947
Country Commonwealth of the Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
TypeCombat Flying Units; Infantry (after c.31 Dec 41)
SizeAir Group; Infantry Battalion
Part ofFar East Air Force
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Maj. William L. Lee
Maj. Basilio Fernando
LCol. Charles A. Backes
Capt. Pelagio Cruz (PAAC Inf. Bn.)
LCol. John Ryan
LCol. Edwin Andrews
Insignia
Roundel
WWII Philippine Army Divisions
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102nd Division (PA) Philippine Army Offshore Patrol
Ceremony at Camp Murphy in Rizal marking the induction of the Philippine Army Air Corps into the U.S. Army on 15 August 1941. Behind Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, from left to right, are Lt. Col. Richard K. Sutherland, Col. Harold H. George, Lt. Col. William F. Marquat, and Maj. LeGrande A. Diller.

The Philippine Army Air Corps (Filipino: Pulutong Himpapawid ng Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas) was created in 1935 as the air component of the Philippine Army. It was the predecessor of the Philippine Air Force, created in 1947.