
Why Curtis LeMay Matters
All Things Policy
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What Made Lamay Famous and Later Infamous?
Lamay was 36 years old when they made him a general. And he still insisted on flying. He fought in front of his troops during that war. Washington saw this, and they had a bigger problem. They had developed a brand new mer called the b 29. The idea was that these magnificent new planes would fly so high that the anti aircraft would not hit them. Well, that was true, but what happened was because no plane had ever on over japan at that height. It was called the jet stream.
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