Talk:Carl Andrew Spaatz

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I wrote everything I posted myself; nothing was copied from an encylopedia or other source. Judging from some of the edits that were made, there is apparently some confusion about who was commanding the 8th and 15th Air Forces and when. Spaatz was the commander of both of these units at one point. He would later be promoted and be placed in charge of all strategic bombing units in Europe, which included the two air forces he had previously commanded. So I wrote "Spaatz directed ... the Eighth Air Force, [which was] now commanded by General Jimmy Doolittle ... and the Fifteenth Air Force, [which was] now commanded by General Nathan Twining". Saying Doolittle and Twining "later commanded" these units is incorrect; they were Spaatz' subordinates at that time. But I also realize that my original wording could be misinterpreted as saying Doolittle and Twining are still in command of these units now, which is of course untrue. I've amended it to be more precise. MK 02:18, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)

The current description of Spaatz's name says he added the extra "a" to clarify the pronunciation, which should rhyme with "spots". Fair enough for Americans, but in Australian and British English "spots" is pronounced differently. I haven't removed the comparison, as it's a good one - just clarified. Bedesboy 18:43, 12 July 2006 (UTC)