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Per le esigenze degli equipaggi si arrivò a brevettare 43&nbsp;000 specialisti di bombardamento, 49&nbsp;000 ufficiali di rotta e 309&nbsp;000 addetti al tiro con varie armi, molti dei quali erano pure specializzati nell'assolvimento di altre mansioni tipiche di un equipaggio aereo. 7&nbsp;800 uomini si qualificarono come tecnici di bordo dei [[Boeing B-29 Superfortress|B-29]], altri 1&nbsp;000 come operatori [[radar]] su bombardieri notturni,<ref>Bibliografia sui bombardieri notturni:
* Guerlac, Henry E. ''Radar in World War II''. Los Angeles: Tomash, 1987.
* Gunston, Bill. ''Night Fighters: A Development and Combat History''. New York: Charles Scribner’sScribner's Sons, 1976.
* Haulman, Daniel L. and William C. Stancik (eds.). ''Air Force Victory Credits: World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam''. [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], Alabama: USAF Historical Research Center, 1988.
* Johnsen, Frederick A. ''Darkly Dangerous: the Northrop P–61 Black Widow Night Fighter''. Tacoma, Washington: Bomber Books, 1981.
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* McFarland, Stephen L. ''[http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/conquering_the_night.pdf Conquering the Night: Army Air Forces Night Fighters at War]''. 1998. ISBN 0-16-049672-1.
* McGlashan, Kenneth B, with Zupp, Owen P. ''Down to Earth: A Fighter Pilot Recounts His Experiences of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Dieppe, D-Day and Beyond''. Londra. Grub Street Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1-904943-84-5.
* Pape, Garry R. and Ronald C. Harrison. ''Queen of the Midnight Skies: The Story of America’sAmerica's Air Force Night Fighters''. West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer, 1992.
* Rawnsley, C.F. and Wright, Robert. ''Night Fighter''. Londra: Ballantine Books, 1957.
* Robinson, Anthony. ''Nightfighter: A Concise History of Nightfighting since 1914''. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan, 1988.
* Sargent, Frederic O. ''Night Fighters: An Unofficial History of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron''. Madison, Wisconsin: Sargent, 1946.
* Smith, J.R. [http://www.nightfighter.us/ "Night Fighter- a first-hand account of a P-61 radar observer in World War II China."]
* Uncredited. ''Pilot’sPilot's Manual for Northrop P–61 Black Widow''. Appleton, Wisconsin: Aviation Publications, 1977.
* White,E.G., OBE. [http://www.nightfighternavigator.com/ "Nightfighter Navigator - Recollections of service in the RAF."]
.</ref> e tutti ricevettero un incarico effettivo di combattimento. Almeno 1&nbsp;400&nbsp;000 uomini ricevettero addestramento tecnico come meccanici d'aereo, specialisti di elettronica ed altri ruoli tecnici. I servizi di supporto non strettamente legati agli aerei venivano forniti da avieri addestrati dalle ''Army Service Forces'', ma le AAF — precorrendo i tempi della loro futura indipendenza — s'ingerirono progressivamente sempre più nei programmi formativi di tali corsi.<ref>Watson, ''Winged Shield, Winged Sword'', pp. 260-263.</ref><ref>"The US Army Air Forces at war: a statistical portrait of USAAF in World War II", ''AIR FORCE Magazine'', giugno 1935, 1995, Vol. 78 No. 6, p. 36, summarizing ''AAF Statistical Digest'' released after World War II.
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Dal 7 dicembre 1941 (attacco di Pearl Harbor) al settembre 1945 furono attivi 1226 squadroni da combattimento USAAF.<ref>Maurer (1969). USAF Historical Study No. 82: Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Research Agency.</ref> Nel 1945 rimasero attivi 937 squadroni, di cui 872 assegnati ai vari gruppi. 65 squadroni, per lo più costituiti da ricognitori e [[caccia notturno|caccia notturni]],<ref>Bibliografia in punto:
* Guerlac, Henry E. ''Radar in World War II''. Los Angeles: Tomash, 1987.
* Gunston, Bill. ''Night Fighters: A Development and Combat History''. New York: Charles Scribner’sScribner's Sons, 1976.
* Haulman, Daniel L. and William C. Stancik (eds.). ''Air Force Victory Credits: World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam''. [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], Alabama: USAF Historical Research Center, 1988.
* Johnsen, Frederick A. ''Darkly Dangerous: the Northrop P–61 Black Widow Night Fighter''. Tacoma, Washington: Bomber Books, 1981.
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* McFarland, Stephen L. ''[http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/conquering_the_night.pdf Conquering the Night: Army Air Forces Night Fighters at War]''. 1998. ISBN 0-16-049672-1.
* McGlashan, Kenneth B, with Zupp, Owen P. ''Down to Earth: A Fighter Pilot Recounts His Experiences of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Dieppe, D-Day and Beyond''. Londra. Grub Street Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1-904943-84-5.
* Pape, Garry R. and Ronald C. Harrison. ''Queen of the Midnight Skies: The Story of America’sAmerica's Air Force Night Fighters''. West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer, 1992.
* Rawnsley, C.F. and Wright, Robert. ''Night Fighter''. Londra: Ballantine Books, 1957.
* Robinson, Anthony. ''Nightfighter: A Concise History of Nightfighting since 1914''. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan, 1988.
* Sargent, Frederic O. ''Night Fighters: An Unofficial History of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron''. Madison, Wisconsin: Sargent, 1946.
* Smith, J.R. [http://www.nightfighter.us/ "Night Fighter- a first-hand account of a P-61 radar observer in World War II China."]
* Uncredited. ''Pilot’sPilot's Manual for Northrop P–61 Black Widow''. Appleton, Wisconsin: Aviation Publications, 1977.
* White,E.G., OBE. [http://www.nightfighternavigator.com/ "Nightfighter Navigator - Recollections of service in the RAF."]
.</ref> non furono assegnati a gruppi, ma formarono speciali unità autonome alle dipendenze di superiori livelli gerarchici.<ref name="maurer"/>