▁shows ▁set ▁in ▁France ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Rich el ieu ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Louis ▁XIII <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Old s ▁( J une ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁general ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces , ▁the or ist ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁air ▁power , ▁and ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force . ▁Old s ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Robin ▁Old s , ▁a ▁" tri ple ▁ace " ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁of ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁T act ical ▁School ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁the ▁cru cial ▁period ▁when ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁bomb ard ment ▁achieved ▁asc end ancy ▁within ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁use ▁of ▁air power . ▁With ▁eight ▁colle agues ▁at ▁the ▁A CT S , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" B om ber ▁M af ia ," ▁whose ▁influence ▁led ▁to ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁theory ▁as ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁day light ▁precision ▁bomb ing ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Old s ▁was ▁a ▁persu as ive , ▁sometimes ▁controvers ial ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁un success ful ▁campaign ▁during ▁the ▁