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Jan 21, 2022 · 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.”
- Don Hollway
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.
2 days ago · LeMay ordered the switch to low-altitude nighttime raids against Japanese cities with incendiaries that guaranteed a high civilian death toll, but both LeMay and Arnold were convinced that it was ...
Jan 31, 2012 · Then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Curtis LeMay had been a frequent opponent of Kennedy's. His whereabouts on the day of the assassination has always been a mystery. In the newly public audio,...
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Aug 13, 2020 · Off Duty. Air Force Legend Curtis LeMay Once Bombed the Navy to Prove a Point. LeMay behind the stick of a C-135 on his last flight as an Air Force officer in 1965. (U.S. Air Force)...
Dec 15, 2022 · LeMay’s antiaircraft experts warned him he could lose as many as 70 percent of his bombers. That would mean more than 200 airplanes and 2,000 souls. LeMay had studied the target photos and was persuaded that Japan lacked low-level guns. He also knew the enemy had only two units of night fighters.
Mar 31, 2023 · March 31, 2023. Curtis LeMay was blunt, determined, and always controversial. C urtis E. LeMay is one of the icons of American airpower history, ultimately becoming the Air Force’s fifth Chief of Staff and the first who did not attend West Point.
