Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. quot;MATADORquot; DEMONSTRATION
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Gross, William M. (William Milton), 1908-1972
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William Milton Gross (b. Aug. 29, 1908, St. Joseph, Mo.-d. Feb. 2, 1972), U.S. Air Force officer, was commissioned in the Air Corps from West Point in 1934. He was assigned to the Philippines in the years prior to World War II, and later became assistant chief of staff for supply, then intelligence, at the 8th Air Force Staging Area. From 1943 to 1945 he was commanding officer, 1st Combat Wing, 8th Air Force, the commanding general of the 1st Bomb Wing. He retired in 1964. From the d...
Lee, Robert M. (Robert Merrill), 1909-2003
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A graduate of West Point, Robert M. Lee received his wings in 1932 and was one of the Air Corps pilots flying the treacherous airmail route in 1934. As a Captain, Lee attended the Air Corps Tactical School and, in 1941, he became chief of corps aviation. With World War II underway, Lee was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in France, serving as deputy commander for operations under Hoyt S. Vandenberg, assisting in the defeat of Germany in four major campaigns. In January 1946, Lee returned to the ...
Tunner, William H.
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William H. Tunner (b. 1906, Elizabeth, N.J.-d. Apr. 6, 1983), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1928 and earned his pilot wings a year later. During the World War II years, he served as commander of the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command (ATC), and as commander, India-China Division ATC, responsible for the “Hump” Airlift (India to China across the Himalayas). After the War, he was named commander, Atlantic Division, Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and shortly the...
