Paradox List —April 2009
Airpower appears to be a mass of contradictions. That perception is right—and wrong.
The Quiet Coup of 1949 —July 1999
Fifty years ago, Congress shifted power from the services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Rendezvous With the Rex —December 2008
They bucked storm after storm, and turbulence tossed them around, but the lead navigator was Curtis LeMay.
Pioneers at High Altitude —April 1991
Seventy years ago, aviators knew little about the hazards that awaited them above 20,000 feet.
Last of the Flying Sergeants —January 1958
Against Regensburg and Schweinfurt —September 1993
In the summer and fall of 1943, Eighth Air Force threw a heavy punch at Hitler’s Germany.
Goering’s Big Bungle —November 2008
The Luftwaffe chief must take the blame for the momentous Me 262 screwup.
The Russians in MiG Alley —February 1991
The nationality of the "honcho" pilots is no longer a mystery. The Soviets now admit their part in the Korean War.
What We Should Have Learned in Desert Storm, But Didn't —December 1996
The Gulf War air boss says the Pentagon hasn't grasped the importance of long-range stealthy airpower.
Valor: Always With Valor —August 1982
Unique among Vietnam airmen, Ray Horinek was decorated for heroism as a FAC, a fighter pilot, and a POW.
Valor: The Man Who Wouldn't Go Home —May 1986
Manny Klette's war against Nazism would end only when the Third Reich collapsed.