Letters, Jun. 2, 1952

Two-Fisted Air Power

Sir:

. . . Your latest article on U.S. air power [TIME, May 12] does not give the complete picture on armed air power.

Every thinking person knows Uncle Sam's air power is two-fisted. The right fist is the U.S.A.F.—smashing, powerful and capable; the left fist is U.S. naval and Marine aviation—rapier-like, highly mobile and superb. The bloodstream for these fighting fists is Uncle Sam's civilian aeronautical industry.

ERNEST S. PARK Lieutenant Commander, U.S.N. Rio de Janeiro

Sir:

In your article on U.S. air power you made no mention of the impact of guided-missile warfare on air power . . .

In any mid-air contest...

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