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mike42 · 09-02-2021, 03:58 AM

V8 ….. sorry don’t recognize the guy in photo.

V8COOPMAN · 09-02-2021, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mike42

V8 ….. sorry don’t recognize the guy in photo.

That is General Curtis Lemay. He became the original Commander of SAC, the Strategic Air Command from 1948 thru 1957. He then became Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He took over Command of the B-29 program in the Pacific during WWII. He oversaw dropping the A-bombs. Before the Pacific, he had developed the bombardment tactics that left Germany in rubble. He organized the Berlin Airlift. In 1961, he became Air Force Chief of Staff. He served as a General for seventeen years....longer than any other man in US Military history. He was one bad hombre! Look-up some of his many infamous quotes (link below) which I can't print here.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...mageBasicHover

He was huge into sports car racing, introducing SCCA sponsored racing on USAF bases. He once wrecked a turbine-powered Allard that he couldn't get stopped.

Sitting in his own Allard with another driver.

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glennpm · 09-04-2021, 06:23 AM

[QUOTE=V8COOPMAN;2052347]That is General Curtis Lemay. He became the original Commander of SAC, the Strategic Air Command from 1948 thru 1957. He then became Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He took over Command of the B-29 program in the Pacific during WWII. He oversaw dropping the A-bombs. Before the Pacific, he had developed the bombardment tactics that left Germany in rubble. He organized the Berlin Airlift. In 1961, he became Air Force Chief of Staff. He served as a General for seventeen years....longer than any other man in US Military history. He was one bad hombre! Look-up some of his many infamous quotes (link below) which I can't print here.

Great history Coop!

09-02-2021, 03:58 AM	#1
mike42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gaylord, Michigan Posts: 1,628	Re: '40 Brake Bleeding V8 ….. sorry don’t recognize the guy in photo.

09-04-2021, 06:23 AM	#3
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Mid-Coast Maine Posts: 2,815	Re: '40 Brake Bleeding [QUOTE=V8COOPMAN;2052347]That is General Curtis Lemay. He became the original Commander of SAC, the Strategic Air Command from 1948 thru 1957. He then became Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He took over Command of the B-29 program in the Pacific during WWII. He oversaw dropping the A-bombs. Before the Pacific, he had developed the bombardment tactics that left Germany in rubble. He organized the Berlin Airlift. In 1961, he became Air Force Chief of Staff. He served as a General for seventeen years....longer than any other man in US Military history. He was one bad hombre! Look-up some of his many infamous quotes (link below) which I can't print here. Great history Coop!