1951: Six Convair B-36s from the 7th Bomb Wing at Carswell AFB make their first appearance in Europe at Lakenheath, England, after a 7,000-mile flight. […]
Category Archives: History
January 15, 1948
1948: Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, approves the development of satellite components and satellites.
January 12, 1971
1971: The USAF contracts Boeing to produce the Short-Range Attack Missile for the FB-111, B-52, and proposed B-1.
January 11, 1944
1944: MEDAL OF HONOR. For valorous service this date, Lt Col James H. Howard receives the medal. He becomes the lone fighter pilot to […]
January 10, 1994
1994: HH-60G Pave Hawk from 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik, Iceland rescues six sailors off the coast; crews receive the 1994 Mackay trophy.
January 9, 1973
1973: Secretary of the Air Force Robert C. Seamans, Jr. picks Fairchild’s A-10 and General Electric’s TF-34 engine as winners of A-X competition.
January 8, 1973
1973: LAST AERIAL VICTORY. In their F-4D Phantom 65-0796, Capt Paul D. Howman and 1Lt Lawrence W. Kullman shoot down a MiG southwest of Hanoi […]
January 5, 2002
2002: A 437th Airlift Wing C-17 arrives at Guantanamo Bay with the first materials to build a prison for Taliban and Al Qaeda detainees (Camp […]
January 4, 1996
1996: Operation Provide Promise, regarded as the longest sustained humanitarian airlift in history, officially ends. USAF flies 4,597 of the 12,895 sorties. A commemorative flight […]
January 3, 1949
1949: Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia, generally known for his support of the Navy, introduces a bill to speed guided missile research and to create […]