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Lieutenant General Henry “Hap” Arnold addresses four army flying schools in December 1942, promising to boost U.S. aerial combat capability to 10 times that of Axis Forces. (Bettmann/Corbis)
Bettmann/Corbis
Lieutenant General Henry “Hap” Arnold addresses four army flying schools in December 1942, promising to boost U.S. aerial combat capability to 10 times that of Axis Forces. (Bettmann/Corbis)
Bettmann/Corbis