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With the end of the war and the creation of an independent armed force in 1947, the united states air force leapt into the jet age with such icons as the f86 sabre and the remarkable b52 stratofortress, which soldiers on today more than fifty years after going into service in 1955 and with the youngest of the 744 plane production run being. Click to read more about impact book 2 by air force historical foundation u. Book 3 of this pictorial history of the american air force in world war ii declassified and now published for the general public for the first time with new retrospective essays by world war ii leaders and journalists. Indian air force pensioners hand book for airmen and ncse. With more than two million men and 80,000 planes, it also was the largest air force in the world. Coalition air warfare in the korean war, 1950 1953.
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