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Wednesday’s Book Review: “To Command the Skies”

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority over Germany, 1942-1944. By Stephen L. McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Although now some 25 years old this book is still the state of the … Continue reading →

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The NACA, World War II Aircraft, and Drag Clean-Up

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

I have often wondered just what research took place at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) during World War II in relation to “drag clean-up.” John F. Victory, NACA’s secretary boasted in 1942 that “The employees of the NACA … Continue reading →

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Fielding New Army Air Forces Fighter Aircraft for World War II

Posted on March 27, 2015 by

During the 1930s the United States fell behind other nations in the development of fighter aircraft. This was explained in part by the Army Air Corps’ concentration on developing long-range bombers. At the opening of the war the U.S. relied … Continue reading →

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