Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold

Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold (1886-1950) was an American aviation pioneer and general who commanded the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, becoming the only five-star General of the Air Force. A West Point graduate in 1907, he learned to fly from the Wright brothers in 1911, earning pilot certificate number two, and pioneered military aviation feats like the first radio-reported artillery observation and Mackay Trophy wins. As Chief of the Air Corps (1938-1941), he expanded U.S. air power amid rising global threats. No records link Arnold directly to UAP/UFO research, military UFO programs, or related fields; his career focused on conventional aviation strategy, aircraft production, and WWII leadership, including co-authoring Winged Warfare (1941). He retired in 1946 and died January 15, 1950.