The German air effort in July and August had mostly been defensive, which led to much criticism from the infantry and ineffectual attempts to counter Anglo-French aerial dominance, dissipating German air strength to no effect.
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It was the second major disappointment for the Virgin Atlantic Airways tycoon, who earlier this year launched a similar high-tech, hot air effort, only to find himself back on the ground in less than 24 hours.
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In any event, the U . S . air effort against PAVN trucks had reached its limit; it became obvious that no matter the true truck count, air strikes were not going to halt the infiltration.
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Gene Karpinski, president of U . S . Public Interest Research Groups, which lobbied hard for the agency's proposal, said, " Her tenacity and persistence were the critical ingredients in the success of the clean air effort ."
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It was the second major disappointment for the tycoon of Virgin Atlantic Airways and other ventures, who earlier this year launched a similar high-tech, hot air effort only to find himself back on the ground in less than 24 hours.
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"They are uniformed military personnel who are assisting ( the Northern Alliance ) with resupply, assisting with communications liason, assisting with targeting and providing the kind of very specific information which is helpful to the air effort, " he said.
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"Failure is not an option, " said NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz as he led a Houston-based team in their efforts to save the Apollo 13 mission all those years ago, and the same holds true today for our clean-air effort.
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Even though the IAF flew a larger offensive air campaign by devoting 40 % of its air effort to offensive air support alone, according to Indian sources the majority of its losses came from aircraft destroyed on the ground through PAF air strikes.
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The Casey Jones School educated and trained 20, 000 men and women who supported the nation s successful air effort during World War II . Following World War II, the Casey Jones school was consolidated with the Academy of Aeronautics, and returned to the civilian aviation industry.
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Fifty years ago on Feb . 22, Capt . James McGarry, a B-17 bomber pilot and squadron leader, participated in Operation Clarion, the biggest Allied air effort of World War II . Here is McGarry's remembrance of that mission and his decision to spare a picturesque Alpine village.
