AIR FORCE NEWS REVIEW 142 -- AIR FORCE 20 - 1947 -1967

Department of Defense PIN 20203 AIR FORCE NEWS REVIEW 142 -- AIR FORCE 20 - 1947 -1967 TRACES THE HISTORY OF U.S. AIR POWER FROM ITS OFFICIAL BEGINNING IN 1907. HIGHLIGHTS THE EARLY DAYS OF AVIATION, THE OVERWHELMING MIGHT OF AIRPOWER IN WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AS A SEPARATE SERVICE IN 1947 AND THE VITAL ROLE AIRPOWER PLAYED IN VIETNAM. SHOWS THE INCREASING USE OF TRANSPORTS TO AIRLIFT FOOD AND MEDICINE TO DISASTER VICTIMS, AS WELL AS TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT. ALSO OUTLINES U.S. PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRCRAFT, MISSILES AND SPACE VEHICLES.