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Posted for month of July 2008 |
LeMay —March 1998
Doolittle and Eaker said he was the greatest air commander of all time.
The Strength of Bud Day —December 2005
Despite his injuries, he escaped from North Vietnam, evaded capture for 12 days, and almost made it back to a US base.
Creech —March 2005
The genius of this singular officer lives on in the modern United States Air Force.
Dien Bien Phu —August 2004
The great 1954 battle sucked US airmen into Indochina and helped set the stage for the Vietnam War.
The War on the Rails —August 2007
Rommel could not be allowed to mass his forces at Normandy. Eisenhower took a gamble—and won.
Fifty Years of the B-52 —December 2001
In the skies over Afghanistan, the BUFF sees action in yet another war.
The Misty FACs Return —October 2000
Six fighter pilots went to see again the rugged backcountry in Vietnam where they had once flown and fought.
How the Air Force Got the IBCM —July 2005
The mission could have gone to the Army, which saw ballistic missiles as a new kind of artillery.
Valor: Down in the Delta —July 1992
The Air Force and Navy teamed up in one of the more dramatic rescues during the early months of the Vietnam War.
Valor: Always With Valor —August 1992
Unique among Vietnam airmen, Ray Horinek was decorated for heroism as a FAC, a fighter pilot, and a POW.