{"id":81009,"date":"2023-03-28T04:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81009"},"modified":"2023-03-27T14:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T18:42:27","slug":"the-rise-of-the-us-army-air-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/03\/28\/the-rise-of-the-us-army-air-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of the US Army Air Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSEUJScPyyc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 27 Mar 2023<\/p>\n<p>The United States Army Air Force, USAAF, is the most powerful air force in the world. 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