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2143:tankers to extend operation time or range; and
3207:"Warplane: Military Aviation: Key Innovations"
3093:Compact History of the United States Air Force
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3051:Cooksley, Peter G.; Bruce Robertson (1997).
2956:"Drone Planes: Are Fighter Pilots Obsolete?"
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3070:Corum, James S.; Johnson, Wray R. (2003).
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3133:100 Years of Air Power & Aviation
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2208:History of aerial warfare
1589:Loss-of-strength gradient
446:Combat information center
3162:A History of Air Warfare
2803:A History of Air Warfare
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2753:Aerial bombing of cities
2575:, long- or medium-range
2280:use of strategic bombing
2192:unmanned aerial vehicles
2119:against ground targets;
1907:Military science fiction
1392:Technology and equipment
813:List of military tactics
36:Air Combat (arcade game)
3176:The Air War – 1939–1945
3038:Collier, Basil (1974).
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2661:air-to-surface missiles
2353:reconnaissance aircraft
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1975:Wartime sexual violence
1731:Full-spectrum dominance
1542:Supply-chain management
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3190:"War in the Air" from
3131:Higham, Robin (2004).
3042:A History of Air Power
3012:Buckley, John (1999).
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1742:Unrestricted Warfare
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2532:trained observers
2528:close air support
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