U. S. Air Force Tactical Missiles 1949 - 1969 The Pioneers

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The *U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949 - 1969, The Pioneers* offers the rich, fascinating history of the first surface-to-surface tactical missiles of the U.S. Air Force, the winged Matador and Mace missiles, their units and personnel in West Germany, Taiwan, Korea, Okinawa and the United States. *U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949 - 1969, The Pioneers* ties that unique era and those of other tactical missiles together in a remarkably broad, deep and valuable perspective that also includes the World War II German V-1 and reaches back all the way to the first flight in the United States in 1916 of an aircraft not controlled by a pilot.

subjects: Tactical missiles,  cold war,  ATRAN,  38th Tactical Missile wing,  missile squadron,  MGM-13A,  CGM-13B,  Shanicle,  Guided missile,  TM-76

People: Richard T. Boverie,  Hap Arnold,  Jimmy Doolittle,  Ira Eaker,  Charles Kettering,  Curtis LeMay,  Glenn Martin

Places: Lowry Air Force Base,  Orlando Air Force Base,  White Sands,  Patrick Air Force Base,  Sembach,  Bitburg,  Hahn,  West Germany,  Osan Korea,  Tainan Taiwan,  Kadena Okinawa,  Enkenbach,  Fischbach,  Grünstadt,  Hundheim,  Idenheim,  Rittersdorf,  Steinborn,  Wüscheim

Times: Cold war,  1949-1969