August 9, 2022
Today in History – August 9, 1965/1969 – 1Lt Richard Lee Goudy ’65 is KIA/Capt Laurent Lee Gourley/Jefferson S. Dotson ’69 are both MIA
9 August 1965 – Capt (then 1Lt) Richard Lee Goudy of Sharon Springs, KS, graduated #12 from Pilot training, Class 62G, at Moody AFB. He …
August 9, 2022
August 8, 2022
Today in History – August 8, 1969 – 1Lt E.L. Daniel ejects from F-100D #553581
8 August 1969 – 1Lt E.L. Daniel was assigned to the 614TFS/35TFW out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On a mission over SVN, Daniel’s F-100D …
August 8, 2022
August 7, 2022
Today in History – August 7, 1951 – First flight of the F-3H “Demon”
Development work on the F-3H Demon began in 1949, using a swept wing from the start rather than adapting a straight-winged design as was done …
August 7, 2022
August 6, 2022
Today in History – August 6, 1967/1969 – Capt C.C. Clark in ’67 and 1Lt R.P. Busico in ’69 find out what it’s like to eject
August 6, 1967 – Capt C.C. Clark was assigned to the 90th TFS/3rd TFW out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. On August 6, 1967, he …
August 6, 2022
August 5, 2022
Today in History – August 5, 1950 – First USAF Medal of Honor Awarded
5 August 1950, Major Louis Joseph Sebille receives the Medal of Honor (posthumously). Major Sebille was the first member of the United States Air Force …
August 5, 2022
August 4, 2022
Today in History – August 4, 1954 – First flight of the English Electric “Lightning” P-1A
“The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It remains the only UK-designed-and-built fighter …
August 4, 2022