Robert Olds (June 15, 1896 – April 28, 1943) 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.
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15 June 1896 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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Died |
28 April 1943 (aged 46) Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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