Boyd, John Richard

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Boyd, John Richard

Name: Boyd, John Richard Years: 1927-1997 Rank: Col. Nationality: American Remarks: Fighter pilot, visionary genius in air-to-air combat tactics, and military strategist

Col. John Boyd can justifiably be described as both a genius and a visionary in the field of air-to-air combat tactics. Paradoxically, he flew only briefly in combat during the Korean War had no official kills; he did not receive the fame and glory given to ace pilots, yet the magnitude and importance of his contributions to the US Air Force were greater and longer lasting than could be accomplished by simply shooting down enemy aircraft.

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Publications 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] Timeline

• January 23, 1927 John Boyd is born in Erie, Pennsylvania^[1].

[edit] Publications

• Aerial Attack Study, 1964
• Destruction and Creation, Sept. 3, 1976

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for John Boyd

• Boyd (Book)

• Boyd and Military Strategy  at Defense and the National Interest

• John R. Boyd, Colonel, US Air Force  at Arlington National Cemetary website

• Tribute to John R. Boyd , Code One Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 3 (July 1997)

• John Boyd - USAF: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of Air Warfare, by Robert Coram

• John Boyd: Architect of Modern Warfare  at Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Online

• USAF Col. John Boyd  at Fighter Tactics Academy web site (www.sci.fi/~fta)

• John Boyd resources page  at Air University Library

• John Boyd and the OODA Loop  at Air War College

• The Fundamentals of Boyd's Theory  at Aerospace Defense Magazine Russian article that focuses on Boyd's OODA theory (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ wikipedia:John Boyd (military_strategist)