30 September 1950 – The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) was founded in 1951, when scientists from the field of space research gathered in an attempt to ensure a constant dialogue between the space nations, regardless of political turmoil. In its early years, the Federation and its annual International Astronautical Congresses – better known as the
20 September 1965 – Capt J. Reynes was on a mission to discover the whereabouts of enemy troops. His F-100 was hit and Reynes ejected. He was recovered uninjured.
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19 September 1967 – Capt. Clyde Walter Carter was born in Miami, FL, on November 13, 1936. He was serving with the 90th TFS out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam in 1967 when his F-100 suffered a mechanical failure on takeoff. Witnesses remember “an explosion and…the aircraft rolling hard right, trailing flame. The pilot waited
18 September 1947 – The United States Army Air Forces separates from the United States Army and becomes an independent armed service, the United States Air Force. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September
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