Ring Leader
History
Aviation author Walter Boyne, who wrote more than 50 books, had a noteworthy Air Force career, and was a former director of the National Air & Space Museum, died Jan. 9, at the age of 90. Boyne flew mainly bombers in the Air Force and, ...
Maximum effort.
Ten hours after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese caught US airplanes on the ground—again.
The B-52 has proven itself stunningly effective and adaptable to whatever the world throws its way.
Miscalculations led the superior force to a stunning defeat in less than six weeks.
The rescue operation was almost perfect—but the POWs were gone.
Eighth Air Force’s second Schweinfurt raid punctuated the grim period before long-range fighter escort
Excellence, determination, and grit drove his historic rise to the top of the US military.