Walter J. Boyne
Recent stories by Walter J. Boyne
The Best Bargain in Military History
The B-52 has proven itself stunningly effective and adaptable to whatever the world throws its way.
Enemies for Hire
Sometimes, the best “Red Air” comes from the private sector.
Momyer
The no-nonsense general made airpower work in some of the toughest environments.
The Checklist
A 1935 crash almost killed the B-17 program. The accident led to the modern checklist, and the B-17 su
C-124 and the Tragedy at Tachikawa
At the time, the Globemaster II crash near Tokyo was the worst air disaster in history.
The B-47’s Deadly Dominance
The crash reports were a sobering litany of human error and design problems that are unthinkable by to
Big Bang
In 1962, Operation Dominic regularly lit up the sky above the Pacific Ocean with nuclear yields up to
The Berlin For Lunch Bunch
Throughout the Cold War, USAF crews took advantage of the air corridors to Berlin to spy on the Soviet forces in East Germany.
The B-29’s Battle of Kansas
Boeing and the Air Force struggled to build B-29s and train their crews in time for the planned offens
Milton’s Climb
In 1933, T. R. Milton enlisted as an Army private. Ten years later, the future four-star general was l
Breaking the Dragon’s Jaw
North Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Bridge was a critical but seemingly invincible target. It took years of brav
The Influence of Airpower on the Marne
The German Army was on the march through France until aerial reconnaissance led the Allies to a critic
The High Intensity Life of Patrick Fleming
By the time he died at 38 in the very first B-52 crash, Fleming had served impressive careers in both
The Last of the Dive-bombers
The Army Air Forces turned to dive-bombers for accuracy, but the A-24 Banshee found itself in the wron
Hog Heaven
Paul Johnson led the rescue team to a downed F-14 pilot just as Iraqi forces were moving in.