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Tuskegee Airmen (AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>In 1941, FRD directed the Army Air Corps to accept African
Americans into aviation cadet training.
-On 27 Jan 1944, over Anzio, these pilots from the 99th Fighter Squadron flew
obsolete P-40s, and downed 9 superior Focke-Wulf 190s.
-The 332d Fighter Group shot down 111 enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat,
losing 66 of their own aircraft to all causes, including 7 shot down.
Flying Tigers (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>The US's 1st combat experience before the declaration of war.
Claire Lee Chennault organized the US volunteer group, to aid Nationalist
China against Japanese Invaders.
-Famous for shark mouths painted on their Curtis P-40 Warhawks, they had an
impressive 286 confirmed victories, losing only 12 pilots, before disbanding in
July 1942.
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18 April 1942 (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>-The Doolittle Raid
Lt Col James "Jimmy" Doolittle led 16 North American B-25 Mitchell med
bombers, launching from the USS Hornet, in a bombing raid on various targets
in Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya.
-Inflicted little damage, but the gesture shocked Japanese military leaders.
-In May 1942, Doolittle received the Medal of Honor and promotion to
Brigadier General.
James Foley (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>-He never received aerial training, but volunteered as a gunner
and was assigned to a B-26 Crew.
-On his 1st mission, he shot down at least 1 Japanese enemy aircraft.
-Nicknamed "Johnny Zero", and subject of a popular song, "Johnny got a
Zero."
-Decorated a total of 8 times for heroism.
6 August 1945 (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>-The 1st Atomic Bomb
Col Paul Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay which dropped a uranium bomb,
known as "Little Boy," over Hiroshima.
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The bomb destroyed nearly 5 sq. miles of the city, killing 80,000 people.
9 August 1945 (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>-The 2nd Atomic Bomb
The B-29 Bockstar, commanded by Maj Charles Sweeney, released a
plutonium bomb called "Fat Man" on Nagasaki.
-The bomb devastated 1.5 sq. miles, killed 35,000, and injured 60,000 people.
National Security Act of 1947 (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF
Heritage)
✓ ~~>-On 26 July 1947, President Truman signed this act, which provided
for a separate Department of the Air Force.
Air Force Birthday (AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>18 September 1947
1st Secretary of the Air Force (AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>Stuart Symington, he officially established the USAF as an
independent, coequal service.
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General Carl Spaatz (AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>1st AF Chief of Staff in 1947
-nicknamed "Tooey", was a WWII general. As commander of Strategic Air
Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the
enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets.
-Oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the
atomic attacks)
-He and his successor, Gen. Hoyt Vandenburg clarified AF roles and missions
and organized to meet the challenges of the Cold War.
The Berlin Airlift (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage)
✓ ~~>-On 24 June 1948, the Soviets blockaded railroad and road
corridors serving the 2.5 mil. residents of West Berlin.
-Commander Gen. Lemay organized a makeshift of food, medicine, and
coal.
-On 15 April 1949, 1,398 aircraft delivered a 1-day record of 12,941 tons of
supplies.
-By 1949, the Soviets acknowledged the airlift's success and lifted the
blockade.
-Operations VITTLES tallied 277,804 flights delivering 2.3 million tons of supplies.
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