SSS Member Jack “The Ripper” Cook. 8 June 1929 – 22 December 2019 Headed West. Jack flew the F-100C with the 127th TFS the Kansas Air National Guard, McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS from 1967-1971 and was activated in July 1968 during the Pueblo Crisis. During his service, he flew F-100 missions from Kunsan, South Korea, and Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. Jack’s awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross and multiple Air Medals.
Today in History – July 29, 1952 – RB-45 Tornado makes first non-stop trans-Pacific flight.
29 July 1952 – A USAF RB-45 Tornado makes the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight, having been refueled twice by KB-29s along the way. The North American B-45 Tornado was an early American jet-powered bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation. It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter