The development of air power in its broadest sense, and including the development of all means of combating missiles that travel through the air, whether fired or dropped, is the first essential to our survival in war. (Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard)

The development of air power in its broadest sense, and including the development of all means of combating missiles that travel through the air, whether fired or dropped, is the first essential to our survival in war.

Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

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