April 2, 2020
Today in History – April 2, 1968 – K.S. Peterson ejects from F-100D (#552875)
Kenneth’s Story: 02 Apr 1968. Vietnam. CAS, troops in contact, restricted run in heading, multiple low-level passes over the same target area, moderate small arms …
April 2, 2020
April 1, 2020
Today in History – April 1, 1968 – Captain James Martin Brinkman is shot down over South Vietnam
Captain James M. “Don Juan” Brinkman, III was killed in action on April 1, 1968. Flying as “Buzzard O”, he was assigned with the 510th …
April 1, 2020
March 31, 2020
Today in History – March 31, 1965 – Ron Bigoness ejects from F-100D #552906
Ron’s story: My squadron the 615th of the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing out of England AFB in Louisiana was the first to operate in North …
March 31, 2020
March 30, 2020
Today in History – March 30, 1966 – Capt. Robert Charles Oaks ejects from F-100D #553534
30 March 1966: Bob Oaks was assigned to the 316th TFS at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. On a mission over South Vietnam, …
March 30, 2020
March 29, 2020
Today in History – March 29, 1923 – Curtiss R-6 Racer sets world speed record
29 March 1923: Flying a Curtiss R-6 Racer, serial number A.S. 68564, at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, First Lieutenant Russell Lowell Maughan, Air Service, United …
March 29, 2020
March 28, 2020
Today in History – March 28, 1935 – Dr. Robert H. Goddard launches first A-series rocket
28 March 1935: Near Roswell, New Mexico, Robert H. Goddard successfully launched the first gyroscopically-stabilized liquid-fueled rocket. In a 20-second flight, the A-Series rocket, number …
March 28, 2020