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The '''United States Air Force''' (or '''USAF''') was a branch of the military of the [[United States of America]]. | The '''United States Air Force''' (also known as the '''US Air Force''' or '''USAF''') was a branch of the military of the [[United States of America]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
During [[World War II]], the US Air Force worked with the [[British]] [[Bomber Command]] in the strategic [[bombing]] of [[Germany]]. The effort was hampered by inaccuracy caused by high-altitude flying and its overall effectiveness was overestimated. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | |||
On [[14 July]] [[1945]], [[Hans Baur]], [[Adolf Hitler]]'s pilot, gave his sworn testimony about the events of [[30 April]] [[1945]] to the United States Air Force. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | On [[14 July]] [[1945]], [[Hans Baur]], [[Adolf Hitler]]'s pilot, gave his sworn testimony about the events of [[30 April]] [[1945]] to the United States Air Force. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | ||
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The United States Air Force (also known as the US Air Force or USAF) was a branch of the military of the United States of America.
History
During World War II, the US Air Force worked with the British Bomber Command in the strategic bombing of Germany. The effort was hampered by inaccuracy caused by high-altitude flying and its overall effectiveness was overestimated. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
On 14 July 1945, Hans Baur, Adolf Hitler's pilot, gave his sworn testimony about the events of 30 April 1945 to the United States Air Force. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass)
On 4 January 1969, a USAF base in High Racoon, Tennessee was attacked by the Jean-Pierre Rex. (PROSE: Revolution Man)
In July 1969, Doctor Shepherd, a USAF medical officer, was called by Ishem to investigate a Silent in a dwarf star alloy cell. He was fascinated by it but turned away, forgot what he had seen, and then asked Ishem why he had been called there. (TV: Day of the Moon)
While flying low over Siberia in 2002, USAF pilot Andrew Jenkins and his crew became out-of-synch with time. The effect wore off, but chronic radiation was detected from them before they were fully realigned temporally. (PROSE: Time Zero)
James Edward Allen was a USAF test pilot who later became an astronaut. He led an expedition in 2003 to Mount Ararat, ostensibly to discover Noah's Ark. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)
