“Willie the Whip” revolutionized airlift transport. Bill Tunner was an airlift genius who was formative in shaping America’s worldwide power projection capability. Airlift may not always be glamorous, but it is usually essential in achieving the nation’s political objectives. ...
Berlin Airlift
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“Sept. 30 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift. In the first victory of the Cold War, U.S. and U.K. Airmen flew 278,000 sorties, rescuing the people of West Berlin from starvation. Yet the strategic significance of this crucial air campaign ...
Over the course of 15 months from June 26, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1949, American and British pilots flew 92 million miles on 277,000 flights as part of the Berlin Airlift to deliver nearly 2.3 million tons of supplies to the blockaded city. Air & ...
In a potential fast-moving future conflict, spread widely across the Pacific, the U.S. would depend on mighty Air Force C-5 and C-17 airlifters to move vast amounts of military materiel. But they can’t do the job alone. Air Mobility Command’s 1,145 tankers and cargo aircraft ...
LeMay earned his commission through ROTC at Ohio State in 1928 and over the next decade became one of the best navigators and pilots in the Air Corps.
The Air Force turns 75 on Sept. 18, a momentous three-quarters of a century.
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