WWII Vets Tell Their Stories; American Flag is Donated
A group of World War II veterans told their stories to Museum visitors on Saturday in an event sponsored by the Southern Colorado Honor Flight. One vet donated what has become a rarity -- a 48-star American flag. Ted Langowski, 97,
Ninth Air Force and Close Air Support after Normandy
Close air support, like air power itself, came of age in World War II. Before the war, air power theorists generally focused on bombers, whose long range and heavy payloads could threaten distant enemy industrial centers. They might even win
NORAD Owes Much to Britain’s WW2 Chain Home System
A key component of the Royal Air Force's success in the Battle of Britain during World War II was the Chain Home system of coastal radars, which gave early warning of German air attacks. The concept of operations of today's