September 20, 2024
Today in History – September 20, 1965 – Capt. J. Reynes ejects from F-100 #563177
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. …
September 20, 2024
September 19, 2024
Today in History – September 19, 1967 – Capt. Clyde Walter Carter is KIA after his F-100 fails on takeoff
19 September 1967 – Capt. Clyde Walter Carter was born in Miami, FL, on November 13, 1936. He was serving with the 90th TFS out …
September 19, 2024
September 18, 2024
Today in History – September 18, 1947 – The USAF becomes an independent armed service
18 September 1947 – The United States Army Air Forces separates from the United States Army and becomes an independent armed service, the United States …
September 18, 2024
September 17, 2024
Today in History – September 17, 1993 – The F/A-18 Hornet logs its 2 Millionth Flying Hour
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 …
September 17, 2024
August 17, 2024
Today in History – August 17, 1946 – “1st Human to Be Shot Out of a Speeding Plane”
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 …
August 17, 2024
July 31, 2024
Today in History – July 31, 1965 – 1Lt Donald David Watson’s F-100 #552837 is hit by gunfire.
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 …
July 31, 2024