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November 1906 in Columbus, Ohio; † 1. Oktober 1990 in Riverside, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer General. Er förderte die Entwicklung von Langstreckenbombern und baute das Strategic Air Command (SAC) der US Air Force auf. Das SAC war dazu bestimmt, gegebenenfalls einen Atomkrieg zu führen.
Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 1961 to 1965.
30. Apr. 2024 · Curtis E. LeMay was a U.S. Air Force officer whose expertise in strategic bombardment techniques was important during World War II and afterward. Entering the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1928, LeMay advanced to the position of bombardment group commander by 1942. Flying with the 8th Air Force from.
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General LeMay was an active, jet qualified command pilot. He also holds the aeronautical ratings of aircraft observer, combat observer and technical observer. General Curtis Emerson LeMay is the fifth chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.The general was born at Columbus, Ohio, in 1906. He attended Columbus public schools and ...
17. Aug. 2021 · Was der Chef des britischen Bomber Command Arthur Harris begonnen hatte, perfektionierte der US-General Curtis LeMay: Flächenbombardements. Seine B-29 äscherten mehr als 60 japanische Städte ...
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3. Juli 2019 · Curtis LeMay (November 15, 1906NOctober 1, 1990) was a U.S. Air Force general who became famous for leading a bombing campaign in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, he served as the leader of the Strategic Air Command, the U.S. military division responsible for most of the country's nuclear weapons.
21. Jan. 2022 · Perhaps only his troops remember LeMay, who died in 1990 at age 83, for that. Today he’s regarded more as history’s greatest proponent of strategic bombing—relentless and ruthless—but in the end Curtis LeMay was not pro-war, he was pro-victory. “If you go to war,” he maintained, “you go to win it.”
