William Wallace Momyer was a general officer and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). Among his notable posts were those commanding Air Training Command, the Seventh Air Force during the Vietnam War, and Tactical Air Command (TAC). During his tour in Southeast Asia, he was concurrently the deputy commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) for air operations and thus responsible for Operation Rolling Thunder, the air campaign against North Vietnam, which Momyer executed in the face of micromanagement from President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
General William W. Momyer
Curtiss P-40Fs similar to those flown by the 33rd FG in 1942–43
Lt. Gen William W. Momyer as Commander, Air Training Command
The Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) (7 AF) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
Headquarter of Seventh Air Force in Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam.
7th Air Force Bases
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