Word: coningham
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Eighth Army had its supporting air force, under Australian-born Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham - for U.S. airmen's money, the greatest air-support commander who ever strafed a marching column...
...Coningham had abundantly proved in the Battle of Africa that, to be most successful, air support must be turned loose for the deep penetration as well as the shallow attack ahead of troops. Thus he was air's most persuasive spokesman when he and other flyers brought their plan for amalgamation of all the support commands to air-minded "Ike" Eisenhower...
...York Herald Tribune's Russell Hill visited a "truly Anglo-American" air unit: "Here is an American group. The next higher formation is ... another group, a British one commanded by a British air commodore. This commander in turn is under another British officer, Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, head of the Tactical Air Force in Northwest Africa. Marshal Coningham is under American Lieut. General Carl Spaatz, who is under British Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, who in turn is responsible to American General Dwight D. Eisenhower...
Cooperation between air and land had never been so smooth for the Allies. Said Marshal Coningham to his flyers after the victory: "The capture of Tunis and Bizerte sets the seal on your past mastery and present dominance of African air. But of deeper significance and more lasting value is the record of intimate collaboration with land forces in their battle. You have been true comrades in arms...
...Coningham for Immediacy. The Tactical Air Force is under the command of Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, formerly the Eighth Army's brilliant air officer. It is, said General Spaatz, designed for "immediate results." Its job is to attack, with fighters and light and medium bombers, enemy troops, transport, airports and battle planes. One day last week, Air Marshal Coningham sent Marauders and Spitfires against 28 Axis planes parked on Oudna Field, south of Tunis; Hurri-bombers, Spitfires and Bostons against one large concentration of Afrika Korps vehicles; and Warhawks against another...