Moving Mud - Episode 3 - The Enola Gay and Curtis E Lemay

Is it a podcast? Is it a flight Sim Video? I dunno. It's my shot at Explaining the History of Iron Bombing using DCS as a guide.

Today we talk about how The Enola Gay and Curtis LeMay combine to nearly dismantle US tactical airpower before the North Korean People's Army rescued it.


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In case you think I make this stuiff up, here's a partial bibliography:

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