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Did the US have an air force before 1926?

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The Union Army Balloon Corps from 1861 to 1863.

The United States Army Signal Corps from 1898 to 1899.

The Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps from 1907 to 1914.

The Aviation Section from 1914 to 1918.

The United States Army Air Service from 1918 to 1926.

The United States Army Air Corp from 1926 to 1941.

The United States Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1947.

The United States Air Force from 1947 to present.

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