Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence Files. 1945 - 10/1948. Material Removed from Folder 090 Geo. and Pol. Divisions, Miscellaneous Volume 2, 1946-1947. 1945 - 10/1948. Letter from Winston Churchill, Leader of the Opposition to General Carl Spaa

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Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence Files. 1945 - 10/1948. Material Removed from Folder 090 Geo. and Pol. Divisions, Miscellaneous Volume 2, 1946-1947. 1945 - 10/1948. Letter from Winston Churchill, Leader of the Opposition to General Carl Spaatz, G. B. E.

1947

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This is a letter regarding the strength of the German Air Force prior to the entry of the United States into World War II. Churchill is requesting any records that might indicate the numbers of serviceable machines, numbers of trained pilots, numbers of formed squadrons, and establishment and fight strength of the German Air Force.

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Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974

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Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947. Spaatz retired with the rank of general on June 30, 1948. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Servic...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...