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
17 September 1993 – The F/A-18 Hornet logs its 2 millionth flying hour – Achieved in only ten years of operations. The F/A-18 was designed to be a highly versatile aircraft due to its avionics, cockpit displays, and excellent aerodynamic characteristics, with the ability to carry a wide variety of weapons. The aircraft can perform fighter […]
17 August 1946 – The first person in the U. S. to be ejected from an airplane (P-61) by means of its emergency escape equipment was Sergeant Lambert at Wright Field in Ohio. (1) “Sergeant Larry Lambert ejected from an airplane while in flight over Wright Field. Lambert was testing a new device to assist
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On July 31, 1965 “Wats” was serving with the 481TFS/27TFW out of Tan Son Nhut AB in Vietnam and was sent on a bomb run in F-100 #552837. Lt Watson’s F- 100 crashed as he was dropping napalm on a VC headquarters. Charles Summers was the flight leader on the mission when Lt. Don Watson