August 1970
Vol. 53, No. 8
Complete Contents of August 1970 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.The Designers of Dassault - Men Who Take One Step at a Time
The search for how best to design, develop, and produce weapon systems efficiently and at the lowest possible cost has led to the unique and highly successful techniques evolved by France's Avions Marcel Dassault-manufacturer of the Mirage family of aircraft.
The USSR in the Middle East
Soviet military initiatives in the Middle East are creating greater risks for the US than any we have faced since the end of World War II. US airpower is not prepared to meet the Soviet challenge, says these two experienced observers who recently returned from the area.
Campaigning With the Infantry in Vietnam
The action in Southeast Asia looks a lot different to the infantry commander than it does to the fighter jock who gives him close support. Here's a revealing account of an infantry engagement near Saigon, as seen by the commander of the 3d Battalion, 22d Infantry
Night Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
What does an F-4 pilot on a night interdiction mission think about while contending with weather, refueling, target identification, mountains hiding in the dark- and, of course, the enemy?
Incident at Wurtsmith
A first-person account of how a SAC pilot and his crew saved a valuable B-52-and perhaps saved many lives in the process
Britain's Space Program-A Respectable Past and a Future Yet Uncharted
How Britain's efforts to create a firm foundation for her own ventures into space are now starting to pay
What Aerospace Has Done and Can Do to Solve Social Problems
The many critics who take an "either/ or" view of aerospace with respect to national priorities tend to overlook the economic contributions of technology and the potential of the systems approach in the analysis of problems. no matter how complex.
An Airman Returns to Romania
A World War II reminiscence, by a former POW who recently revisited the scene of his imprisonment.
AFA's Salute to the Best of the Best
The Air Force Academy's 19th Squadron takes top honors.
AFA Nominees-1970-71
George Hardy is named to succeed himself as APA President, and a full slate of APA officers and directors is selected.
Departments
