America's First Air Battles : Lessons Learned Or
After you have read this research report, please give us your frank opinion on the contents. All comments––large or small, complimentary or caustic––will be gratefully appreciated. Mail them to CADRE/AR, Building 1400, 401 Chennault Circle, Maxwell AFB AL 36112–6428. America’s First Air Battles Purdham Lessons Learned or Lessons Lost? Cut along dotted line Thank you for your assistance. ............................................................................................... ......... COLLEGE OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AIR UNIVERSITY America’s First Air Battles Lessons Learned or Lessons Lost? ALDON E. PURDHAM JR. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF CADRE Paper No. 16 Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-6615 October 2003 Air University Library Cataloging Data Purdham, Aldon E., Jr. 1965– America’s first air battles : lessons learned or lessons lost? / Aldon E. Purdham Jr. —p. ; cm. – (CADRE paper, ISSN 1537-3371) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-58566-123-6 1. United States. Air Force—History. 2. Airpower—United States. 3. Military doc- trine—United States. 4. Korean War, 1950–1953—Aerial operations, American. 5. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961–1975—Aerial operations, American. 6. Persian Gulf War, 1991—Aerial operations, American. I. Title. II. Series. III. Air University (US). College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education. 358.4/009/73—dc21 Disclaimer Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US government agency. Cleared for public release: distribution unlimited. This CADRE Paper and others in the series are available electronically at the Air University Research Web site http://research.maxwell.af.mil and the AU Press Web site http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil.
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