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The US Army Air Force (USAAF) grew to become not only the largest US Air Force ever but also the largest air force in the world in WWII. Countless <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/how-many-american-aircraft-produced-lost-ww2\/\">thousands of American aircraft were built (and lost) in World War II<\/a>. 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