July 17, 2024
Today in History – July 17, 1952 – 58 Republic F-84 Thunderjets complete trans-ocean flight
17 July 1952 – Fifty-eight Republic F-84 Thunderjets complete a trans-ocean flight of 10,895 miles, with seven stops, from Georgia in the USA to Yokota …
July 17, 2024
July 16, 2024
Today in History – July 16, 1969 – Capt James V. Dawson KIA after ejecting from F-100 #563420
16 July 1969 – Capt. James V. Dawson was serving with the 416th TFS/7th AF. He had begun his service after enlisting in the USAF …
July 16, 2024
July 15, 2024
Today in History – July 15, 1963 – Two F-100’s in mid-air collision.
15 July 1963 – Two North American F-100 Super Sabres of the 492d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, …
July 15, 2024
July 14, 2024
Today in History – July 14, 1938 – Howard Hughes lands in NY after flying around the Northern Hemisphere.
14 July 1938 – On July 10, 1938, Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., along with a crew of four, departed Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York, …
July 14, 2024
July 13, 2024
Today in History – July 13, 1968 – First FB-111A 67-0159 takes maiden flight
13 July 1968: The first production General Dynamics FB-111A supersonic strategic bomber successfully completed a 30-minute maiden flight at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. The …
July 13, 2024
July 12, 2024
Today in History – July 12, 1967 – Capt Larry Charles Moore is KIA after F-100 #553549 crash
12 July 1967 Charles Larry Moore was born on April 7, 1940, and lived in Huntington, OR. He was declared “dead while missing” when his …
July 12, 2024