August 29, 2021
Today in History – August 29, 1984 – Rockwell B-1 Lancer pilot killed on test flight
29 August 1984 – The second prototype of the Rockwell B-1A Lancer, 74-0159, at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California, crashed 22 …
August 29, 2021
August 28, 2021
Today in History – August 28, 1952 – Hellcat Becomes Drone.
28 August 1952 – “An F-6F Hellcat is loaded with explosives and flown as a remote-controlled drone against a railway bridge at Hungnam, North Korea.”(1) The F-6F …
August 28, 2021
August 27, 2021
Today in History – August 27, 1956 -The Eighth North American X-10 has an unusual test flight.
On August 27, 1956, the eighth of 13 North American X-10s, GM-52-1, c/n 8, was on flight number 24, out of Cape Canaveral, Florida for …
August 27, 2021
August 26, 2021
Today in History – August 26, 1959 – US Presidents now ride in jets.
26 August 1959 – “The White House enters the jet age… pressure from Secretary of State John Dulles (after whom the Capitol’s airport is now …
August 26, 2021
August 25, 2021
Today in History – August 25, 1835 – The “Great Moon Hoax” begins.
25 August 1835 – The New York Sun begins to publish a six-story series about life on the celestial body. Supposedly, John Herschel, one of …
August 25, 2021
August 21, 2021
Today in History – August 21, 1954 – How Malmstrom AFB got its name.
21 August 1954 – Col. Einar Axel Malmstrom, vice wing commander at Great Falls Air Force Base, Montana, was killed in the crash of a …
August 21, 2021