Carl Andrew Spaatz Born : June 28, 1891 Died : July 14, 1974 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Carl Andrew Spaatz In our victory over Japan, airpower was unquestionably decisive. That the planned invasion of the Japanese Home islands was unnecessary is clear evidence that airpower has evolved into a force in war co-equal with land and sea power, decisive in its own right and worthy of the faith of its prophets. Carl Andrew Spaatz military home war The first and absolute requirement of strategic air power in this war was control of the air in order to carry out sustained operations without prohibitive losses. Carl Andrew Spaatz military loss war Air control can be established by superiority in numbers, by better employment, by better equipment, or by a combination of these factors. Carl Andrew Spaatz military air numbers If we succeeded, we will have the primary satisfaction of ending the war Carl Andrew Spaatz primaries satisfaction war
