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between 1928 and 1931, the crucial period when the theory of strategic bombardment achieved ascendancy within the Air Corps as the most effective use of airpower. With eight colleagues at the ACTS, he was a member of the
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Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
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1893:. Air University, USAF. Archived from
1869:
1769:
1704:(December 9): 15. 1921. Archived from
1583:, entry 9201, "Henry Worthington Olds"
1576:
1574:
1565:
1553:
1527:
1512:
1440:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
1341:In April 1944, the USAAF acquired six
1168:Early in 1943 Olds was diagnosed with
835:. Among his 23 classmates were Majors
786:on June 30, 1920; the first flight to
545:in 1938 and a congressional junket to
3184:. New York Military Affairs Symposium
2965:
2941:
2864:
2674:, Part 8, entry, "III Bomber Command"
2219:"This Week in PACAF and USAF History"
2143:
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23:United States Army Air Forces general
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1594:"With the Rambler (Pierce cemetery)"
1586:
1580:
1533:
1320:Officer, Order of the Southern Cross
3470:People from Silver Spring, Maryland
3429:This Week in PACAF and USAF History
3384:Zamzow, Major (USAF) S. L. (2008).
3277:: U.S. Government Printing Office.
3252:. University of North Texas Press.
2841:
2809:
2686:, Part 8, entry, "Second Air Force"
2641:
2435:
2076:
1888:
1719:
1571:
415:
13:
3475:American people of English descent
2448:. National Aeronautics Association
2446:"MacKay trophy: 1930-1939 winners"
1972:
1616:
953:interception of the Italian liner
720:on September 3, 1918, and sent to
632:
349:, and proponent of an independent
14:
3546:
3412:
3035:Command and General Staff College
2755:"Died. Major General Robert Olds"
3510:American aviation record holders
3495:Air Corps Tactical School alumni
3485:Military personnel from Maryland
3024:Clay, Lt.Col. Steven E. (2010).
2927:. New York: St. Martin's Press.
2528:Lucius D. Clay: An American Life
1313:
1301:
1290:
1279:
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1257:
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1104:Army Air Forces and World War II
885:Command and General Staff School
809:
288:
261:
3435:Veterans Tributes - Robert Olds
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1820:"Family tree of Eloise WICHMAN"
1812:
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1598:The Evening Star, March 5, 1916
1487:
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1374:United States Air Force Academy
1366:Major General Robert Olds Award
990:, in November 1939. A third to
660:Reserve Military Aviator rating
368:He became an instructor at the
310:
284:
257:
234:
111:Air Service, United States Army
3160:. AFHRA (USAF). Archived from
3095:Fogerty, Dr Robert O. (1955).
1559:
1547:
1506:
1395:
1286:American Defense Service Medal
1220:Awards decorations, and honors
1199:reported that his ashes were "
1186:United States Military Academy
921:General Headquarters Air Force
658:. By the time he received his
650:on January 16, 1917, became a
528:
107:Aviation Section, Signal Corps
1:
3308:. Washington State University
3158:USAF Historical Study No. 141
2913:
1132:Women Airforce Service Pilots
946:attacked the target ship USS
936:and takeoffs, and long range
485:Abraham Lincoln assassination
467:minister of Christ Church on
343:United States Army Air Forces
119:United States Army Air Forces
3248:Rickman, Sarah Byrn (2008).
911:Boeing YB-17 of 2nd BG, 1937
805:
794:crater on August 25, flying
737:American Expeditionary Force
638:Signal Corps and Air Service
115:United States Army Air Corps
7:
3480:United States Army soldiers
3363:Waller, Douglas C. (2004).
3180:Maurer, Dr. Maurer (1986).
1795:"Eloise Nott divorce, 1921"
1253:Distinguished Service Medal
1182:Distinguished Service Medal
1157:, to a forward location at
204:Distinguished Service Medal
10:
3551:
3390:. Maxwell Air Force Base:
3327:. Maxwell Air Force Base:
3104:. Maxwell Air Force Base:
3066:Finney, Robert T. (1955).
2638:Rickman (2008), pp. 68-69.
1308:World War II Victory Medal
1264:Distinguished Flying Cross
1058:Air Corps Ferrying Command
980:Distinguished Flying Cross
459:, infantry veteran of the
429:Henry Oldys, ornithologist
208:Distinguished Flying Cross
165:Air Corps Ferrying Command
15:
3445:Major General Robert Olds
1351:Major General Robert Olds
1336:
1275:World War I Victory Medal
1174:Libman-Sacks endocarditis
1134:, better known as WASPs.
833:Air Corps Tactical School
517:His last marriage was to
420:
370:Air Corps Tactical School
321:
213:
199:
178:
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132:
124:
100:
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75:
55:
47:
35:
28:
3440:Generals of World War II
2169:, pp. 169, 181, 204
1383:
1188:, were flown by B-17 to
745:Air Service, Second Army
535:William "Billy" Mitchell
3500:Aerial warfare pioneers
3321:Tate, James P. (1998).
3149:Lahm, Frank P. (1970).
2921:Anderson, Lars (2004).
2420:, pp. 39â42, 47â48
1801:. 1921-09-02. p. 1
1698:Air Service News Letter
1667:Robertson, Nan (1994).
1325:Olds received the 1938
1297:American Campaign Medal
1031:Army Corps of Engineers
351:United States Air Force
3423:(Google books), p. 19.
3233:. St. Martin's Press.
3077:Maxwell Air Force Base
2873:. USAF. Archived from
2846:. USMerchantMarine.org
1799:Honolulu Star-Bulletin
1355:Army Transport Service
1217:
1033:Colonel later General
912:
877:
762:, in October 1919, as
656:Newport News, Virginia
630:
521:, daughter of Senator
430:
394:B-17 Flying Fortresses
3515:Mackay Trophy winners
3207:Olds, Dan W. (2002).
3130:"AWPD-1, The Process"
2968:"The Tactical School"
2710:, p. 85 (note 5)
2467:Air Corps News Letter
2061:, pp. 10â11, 187
1933:, pp. 8â9, 21â24
1891:"AWPD-1, The Process"
1568:, p. 7, (note 1)
1357:, it deployed to the
1212:
1180:. He was awarded the
1127:Air Transport Command
1040:After passage of the
910:
901:Franklin D. Roosevelt
872:
776:5th Observation Group
625:
598:Elliott White Springs
541:his goodwill trip to
428:
410:Air Transport Command
125:Years of service
3229:Olds, Robin (2010).
3128:Hansell, Haywood S.
2966:â (September 2003).
2867:"Memorial dedicated"
2010:, p. 2 (note 1)
1889:Hansell, Haywood S.
1370:Air Mobility Command
1094:Pan American Airways
925:B-17 Flying Fortress
881:2d Bombardment Group
754:Olds transferred to
642:Olds graduated from
473:District of Columbia
461:MexicanâAmerican War
390:2d Bombardment Group
287: 1933;
260: 1928;
160:2d Bombardment Group
2865:Baker, Sue (1998).
1674:. Washington Parish
1170:pericardial disease
1159:Davis-Monthan Field
1155:Spokane, Washington
1067:, his pilot on the
1014:. Olds advanced to
934:instrument landings
796:de Havilland DH-4Bs
644:Central High School
586:Fiorello La Guardia
347:strategic air power
224:Eloise Wichman Nott
155:5th Composite Group
3431:Photograph of Olds
3369:. Harper Collins.
3011:on 28 January 2016
2972:Air Force Magazine
2949:. Brassey's, Inc.
2648:Stewart-Smith 1981
2569:, pp. 320â323
2372:, pp. 148â149
1604:on October 3, 2008
1556:, pp. 133â134
1353:. Operated by the
1143:III Bomber Command
1118:Jacqueline Cochran
1002:relief mission to
929:lieutenant colonel
913:
868:Haywood S. Hansell
683:Royal Flying Corps
675:Kelly Field, Texas
671:17th Aero Squadron
582:Eddie Rickenbacker
439:Woodside, Maryland
437:June 15, 1896, in
431:
150:17th Aero Squadron
69:Woodside, Maryland
3398:on March 23, 2021
3259:978-1-57441-241-3
3240:978-0-312-56023-2
3044:978-0-9841901-4-0
2978:on 3 October 2011
2924:The All-Americans
2877:on 22 August 1999
1872:, pp. 18, 86
1848:www.myheritage.it
1347:Daniel E. Garrett
1012:brigadier general
856:Kenneth N. Walker
822:
821:
687:Leaside Aerodrome
621:William H. Tunner
475:who stood on the
332:
331:
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3407:
3405:
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3394:. Archived from
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3359:
3350:
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3275:Washington, D.C.
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2842:Felknor, Bruce.
2839:
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2794:, pp. 87â88
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1147:Second Air Force
1056:established the
1024:commercial pilot
992:Bogota, Colombia
889:Fort Leavenworth
837:Frank M. Andrews
810:
760:Honolulu, Hawaii
733:Clermont-Ferrand
679:Toronto, Ontario
619:, noted General
555:Harold L. George
525:, in June 1942.
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503:Washington, D.C.
492:Honolulu, Hawaii
451:employed by the
446:
416:Personal history
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1242:Combat Observer
1222:
1208:Curtis E. LeMay
1106:
1065:Caleb V. Haynes
1054:Henry H. Arnold
1046:Royal Air Force
1004:Santiago, Chile
845:Army Air Forces
841:George H. Brett
808:
710:Ellington Field
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633:Military career
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764:Air Service
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699:Scott Field
691:Camp Borden
610:Carl Spaatz
529:Personality
523:Thomas Gore
400:flights to
363:Vietnam War
335:Robert Olds
186:World War I
42:Robert Olds
30:Robert Olds
3454:Categories
3312:20 October
3216:. rootsweb
3058:2011-09-20
2914:References
1996:Boyne 2001
1853:2020-12-31
1829:2020-12-31
1805:2020-12-31
1712:2012-12-24
1543:Boyne 2003
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1000:earthquake
964:California
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780:Luke Field
756:Fort Ruger
606:Beirne Lay
590:Ernst Udet
566:aerobatics
496:Robin Olds
359:triple ace
355:Robin Olds
327:Robin Olds
93:Allegiance
62:1896-06-15
48:Birth name
2780:Olds 2010
2370:Tate 1998
2298:Tate 1998
2206:Clay 2010
2179:Clay 2010
2167:Lahm 1970
2071:Olds 2010
1782:Olds 2010
1755:ignored (
1745:cite book
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1581:Olds 2002
1501:Citations
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806:Air Corps
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543:Argentina
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1472:per diem
1206:General
1197:Magazine
1090:Far East
978:and the
729:Issoudun
703:Illinois
652:sergeant
578:Virginia
570:P-1 Hawk
398:goodwill
322:Children
143:Commands
101:Service/
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1728:Married
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1016:colonel
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1628:. 1895
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1337:Legacy
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1086:Middle
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847:, and
722:France
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562:squash
547:Alaska
463:, and
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200:Awards
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