Robert Olds was a general officer in the United States Army Air Forces, theorist of strategic air power, and proponent of an independent United States Air Force. Olds is best known today as the father of Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, a "triple ace" fighter pilot of World War II and the Vietnam War.
Henry Oldys, ornithologist
Boeing YB-17 of 2nd BG, 1937
Robin Olds was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general, after 30 years of service.
Olds at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, c. September 1967
Olds as a cadet in West Point
P-38J Lightning
Olds' P-51 Scat VII (located and registered in Belgium). It survived World War II and is preserved in its wartime color scheme.