Chennault Papers

Air University Press established the “Chennault Papers” series in 2021 to provide a forum for historical topics related to the Department of the Air Force. Named in honor of Gen. Claire Chennault, this series seeks to balance the Air Force’s historic bias toward science and technology with historical perspectives on topics of contemporary interest.

Leader of Character: The Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy: A Commemoration, Colloquium, and Celebration

This work includes a text of the ceremony that formalized the renaming of the US Air Force Academy Airfield in honor of General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Senior leaders from across the Air Force and prominent members of the community welcomed members of Gen Davis’s family for the occasion. Four
After Thursday: Air Commandos Deliver a Killing Blow to Japanese Occupation in Burma

This work is a synopsis of the involvement of the 1st and 2nd Air Commando Groups alongside other Allied forces from May 1944 to May 1945 in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Multiple lesser-known operations are included as well as minor assistance provided to friendly forces and novel uses of

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Chennault Papers

Leader of Character: The Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy: A Commemoration, Colloquium, and Celebration

After Thursday: Air Commandos Deliver a Killing Blow to Japanese Occupation in Burma

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