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    review summary) On March 24, 1944, a fleet of P-51 Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the Tuskegee airmen, set out on the longest escort mission their crews would fly during World War II. The 43 fighters were there to help B-17 bombers run a gauntlet of over 1,600 miles into the heart of Hitler’s Germany and back. the tuskegee airmen called jets “Comet” which was a rocket-powered plane…

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    Two Violent Attacker The Olympic Bombing was done by Erik Rudolph on July 27,1996 he blow it up with a 40 pound bag full of shrapnel and a pipe bomb he also bomb a Gay Club,Abortion Clinic.The Other terrorist in 1978 did something like Erik and his name was Ted Kaczynski.Kaczynski would send bombs to specific people at universities like professors,he also bombed United Airlines president. These terrorists were different in some ways and similar in others.Eric Rudolph and Ted Kaczynaski were…

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    Gail Halvorsen was the tremendous ¨Berlin Candy Bomber¨ he was born on October 10, 1920 Salt Lake City, UT he was a colonel in the Royal Air Force, he later on returned to the Army Air Corps and was assigned flight duties. Gail grew up on a small farm in Utah and Idaho, he graduated Bear River High School. Gail Halvorsen was married to Alta Jolley in 1949-1999 then they got into a divorce, and later on he married Lorraine Pace. in 1939. Gail earned a private pilot licence under the non-collage…

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    and they use Concentration camp to eliminate the Jews. ISIS has many leaders that help them achieve their objectives of wanting to eliminate Yazidis and Christians. They also want to convert many people to their version of Islam and used suicide bomber to get past security. These two organizations are one of the most dominant groups in…

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    vital center and thus braking his will.” Trenchard made his communication of ideas through internal documents. These ideas were a conditioning factor for the doctrine manuals and of the Royal Air Force foundation. Trenchard assumptions: First, the bomber will always get through; it does not need escort. Second, civilian morale is fragile, but British moral is tougher than the German, and the moral effect is more devastating than the physical effect. Third, the offensive is stronger from…

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    London Bombings Ten years ago, four suicide bombers with rucksacks full of explosives attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. The bombings left three different London underground trains in ruins. This was the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil. The attack cost England dearly economically. It also changed many lives, both Muslims and none Muslim lives. On 7 July 2005, a huge incident happened in London. London bombings (often referred to as 7/7), were…

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    chosen to lead the XXI Bombers, he was chosen for unforgiving strategies displayed while in command of other bombing groups. The harsh- but fair -leadership and training style that LeMay used brought the discipline that was needed for victory in the face of insurmountable scrutiny his airmen could have…

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    own strength and weaknesses correctly. It also, because of U-2 reconnaissance flights, possessed an accurate picture of Soviet defense capabilities and limitations. Specifically, Eisenhower comprehended the lack of the arms race, the much touted “bomber gap”, and Kennedy’s “missile gap” (CNN “Sputnik”, Judge & Langdon 114). This understanding enabled Eisenhower to assume small amounts of risk with conventional forces without fear of Soviet retaliation, including intervention into Lebanon in 1958…

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    Battle of Britain An air battle with German and British air forces took place in Britain, from July 10 to October 31. In 1940, the battle started in August 30-31. The Germans had an upper hand over the British, they had seized airfields in Belgium, France, and Netherlands. There was to believe the battle was divided into four phases but actually there were five phases. The first phase of the German’s aerial assault on Britain was to concentrate on convoys sailing on the English Channel. The…

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    Aviation developed very fast in last century. From aircrafts to drones. There are many interesting aircraft types and different usage of air vehicles. Especially some war technologies develop very well like war aircrafts.In todays conditions of war and military necessitate very devoloped aircrafts like F22 and B2. Under this circumstances wars are very hard. With today technologies aircrafts makes unbelievable things. Especially F22 Raptor and B2 aircrafts are the most devoloped war aircrafts…

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