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13 July 1968: The first production General Dynamics FB-111A supersonic strategic bomber successfully completed a 30-minute maiden flight at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. The FB-111A differed from the F-111A fighter bomber with the substitution of a larger wing, originally designed for the F-111B, giving the bomber a 7 foot (2.134 meter) increase in wingspan. The landing […]

12 July 1967 Charles Larry Moore was born on April 7, 1940, and lived in Huntington, OR. He was declared “dead while missing” when his F-100D #553549 crashed after being hit by heavy 37mm AAA over SVN. He had enlisted in the Air Force and entered via Regular Military. Charles began his tour on June

11 July 1955 – The U. S. Air Force Academy is dedicated at its temporary location, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, CO. The first class of 306 Cadets are sworn in at Lowry and were housed in renovated World War II barracks until the Colorado Springs location construction was complete in August 1958. From 1937