HOLMES Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 September 8, 1971The U.S. Air Force's 17th Special Operations Squadron flew its final AC-119G Shadow gunship mission and then turned the aircraft over to the Vietnam Air Force. AC-119 Gunship Website Wikipedia's AC-119 History September 8, 1980 The first transatlantic light helicopter crossing is completed (5,100 miles) by two German pilots in a Long Ranger II. Wikipedia's Bell 206 History September 8, 2004 Air Force Flight Training Center retired its NKC-135E refueling tanker after 49 years of U.S Air Force service. WOW !!! How interesting to r ad about The Shadow..the background is exceptional...JED thanks so much for the facts and the related links to the stories and comments behind the posted tidbits.. THANX HOLMES{ whose brain is crammed with facts } Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Thanks Jed ... ;) The AC-119 is sort of the forgotten Specter ... Interesting that it took till 1980 for a light helicopter T-A Crossing too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 September 9, 1942 A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on an Oregon state forest. This marked the first and only air attack on the U.S. mainland in WWII. September 9, 1967 Sgt. Duane M. Hackney became the first living enlisted man to receive the Air Force Cross. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 10, 1956 First flight of the North American F-107 tactical fighter-bomber. Wikipedia's F-107 History Prime Portal F-107A Walkaround September 10, 1993 Boeing finishes production of their 1,000th 747 airplane, 26 years after the 747 program was launched. September 10, 2003 A B-2 successfully dropped 80 independently targeted joint direct attack munitions or JDAM GBU-38 "smart" munitions against 80 separate targets at the Utah Test and Training Range to test a new smart bomb rack assembly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 For Sgt Duane Hackney... ;) Great facts as always to keep ME so interested... Thanks for the brilliant facts that you dig up to keep US amused and informed .. HOLMES ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Interesting couple of days ... BTW Jed, thanks for the additional links ... Nice touch ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 September 11, 1946 The North American FJ-1 Fury jet fighter makes its first flight. Wikipedia's FJ-1 Fury History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 12, 1961 A predecessor of the first Harrier fighter jet, the experimental Hawker Siddeley P.1127 makes the first transition between horizontal and vertical flight. Wikipedia's Hawker Siddeley P.1127 History September 12, 1995 The first of 72 McDonnell Douglas F15S Eagles, ordered for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force [RSAF], is delivered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 13, 1935 Millionaire film producer and amateur air racer Howard Hughes shatters the world land plane speed record in his home built Hughes Racer airplane. September 13, 1978 Rollout of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet. September 13, 1994 The Airbus Beluga makes her maiden flight. Wikipedia's Airbus Beluga History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 14, 1944 The first successful flight into the eye of a hurricane is made by a three-man American crew flying a Douglas A-20 Havoc. Wikipedia's A-20 Havoc History September 14, 1984 Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a hot air balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean. September 14, 2005 At Creech AFB, Nevada, the U.S. Air Force started operational testing on the latest upgrade to the MQ-1 Predator. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thanks Jed ... The AC-119 is sort of the forgotten Specter ... Interesting that it took till 1980 for a light helicopter T-A Crossing too ... Gregg Not bad for an aircraft that long before the Viper, Wobblin Goblin (F-117) is an aircraft that is not supposed to fly. Just goes to show you can teach an old dog some new tricks, or is it that he's doing tricks they never knew it knew?. hmmmmm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 B-1 Nut. WOW !!! there are so many interesting facts of late.. thaks for that HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 September 15, 1948 Maj. Richard L. Johnson set a 679 mph world speed record over a three kilometer course in a North American F-86A Sabre at Muroc Field, California. September 15, 1981 The 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, California, received Lockheed's first TR-1A reconnaissance plane. It was an improved, bigger version of the U-2 that could fly at day and night in all weather above 70,000 feet. September 15, 1991 First flight C-17A Globemaster III. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 16, 1949 The first Air Force three-jet aircraft, the Martin XB-51 received its final checkout. Wikipedia's XB-51 History September 16, 1958 First flight North American's T-39 Sabreliner. Wikipedia's T-39 History September 16, 1975 First flight prototype of the MiG-31 interceptor (a substantially improved derivative of the MiG-25). September 16, 1999 NASA's NB-52B launch aircraft, nicknamed Balls Eight, completed its 1,000th flight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 17, 1908 The first U.S. airplane fatality was Thomas Etholen Selfridge at Fort Meyer, Arlington Heights, Virginia. September 17, 1941 During an Army tactical exercise in Louisiana, DC-3s dropped parachute troops for the first time. September 17, 1959 The North American X-15 rocket plane makes its 1st powered flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. September 17, 1976 NASA publicly unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise. September 17, 1987 In a five-hour flight from Rockwell's Palmdale facility, Maj. H. Brent Hedgpeth and Lt. Col. Robert A. Chamberlain flew the 70th production B-1B 2,700 miles to 18 world speed and payload records in the unlimited weight class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 18, 1948 First flight Convair XF-92A, first American delta-wing aircraft. Wikipedia's XF-92 History September 18, 2000 Major Tom Currie flew the first CV-22 Osprey, the U.S. Air Force's specialized version of the V-22 from the Bell Helicopter Flight Research Center at Arlington, Texas, to Edwards AFB, California, to begin a two-year test program. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Wow, a very busy few days in History ! Thanks Jed ... ;) Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 JED, When you look at some the facts that you manage to search/reasearch I always think WHAT !ONLY then..as some of the events in Historyof Aviation have hapend not SO LONG ago and I always thought they did.. THANK YOU for the hard work and keeping our gray matter active.. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 September 19, 1975 Maj. George W. Larson became the first Strategic Air Command pilot to fly the B-1 bomber. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 20, 1965 Bell officially announces the development of the Huey Cobra. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 21, 1942 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Boeing Model Model 345) makes its maiden flight. September 21, 1961 Boeing's Vertol Division's CH-47A Chinook helicopter makes its first flight. Wikipedia's CH-47 History September 21, 1964 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, made its maiden flight from Palmdale, California. Wikipedia's XB-70 History PrimePortal XB-70 Walkaround XB-70 Website YouTube XB-70 Video Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Nice ... Big Bombers and Rotors ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
teresap989 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 March 18, 1949Bell helicopter sets speed record of 133.9 mph. March 18, 1960 First Snark Intercontinental Ballistic Missile placed on alert with the 702nd Strategic Missile Wing at Presque Isle AFB, Maine. Snark ICBM Factsheet and History A bear became the first creature successfully ejected at supersonic speeds. A two-year-old female black bear (supposedly named Yogi) was ejected from a B-58 Hustler at 35,000 feet, while the aircraft was going 850 mph. The bear landed safely. Lucky for the USAF, PETA hadn't been formed yet __________________ watch free movies online Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wh1skea Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) That bear was not the first creature to survive a supersonic ejection, unless you're not counting humans. Aforementioned bear made its ejection in 1962. However, Blue Angel pilot and leader, LCDR Ray Hawkins, ejected from his F9F-6 Cougar after it went out of control and reached supersonic speed on its way down before he ejected in August 4, 1953 (aircraft BuNo 128129). Story of LCDR Ray Hawkins Edited September 22, 2010 by wh1skea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 September 19, 1975 Maj. George W. Larson became the first Strategic Air Command pilot to fly the B-1 bomber. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 20, 1965 Bell officially announces the development of the Huey Cobra. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 21, 1942 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Boeing Model Model 345) makes its maiden flight. September 21, 1961 Boeing's Vertol Division's CH-47A Chinook helicopter makes its first flight. Wikipedia's CH-47 History September 21, 1964 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, made its maiden flight from Palmdale, California. Wikipedia's XB-70 History PrimePortal XB-70 Walkaround XB-70 Website YouTube XB-70 Video Looks like Septmeber 21 seemed like a good day all those years back and These facts are pure heavnely to read about.. Thankx JED.. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 September 22, 1950 Col. David C. Schilling completed the first jet nonstop, Atlantic flight when he landed his F-84E Thunderjet at Limestone AFB, Maine. He flew 3,300 miles from England in 10 hours, one minute with three in-flight refuelings from B-29s. September 22, 1967 The merger of North American Aviation, Inc., and Rockwell-Standard Corp. became effective and was announced. September 22, 1992 The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Plus makes its first flight. September 22, 2006 The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy. September 22, 2006 Boeing delivers the first EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft to the U.S. Navy test site at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 23, 1917 German flying ace Werner Voss is shot down and killed during a dogfight with British pilots in the skies over Belgium. September 23, 1950 First flight of the F-86E Sabre Jet. September 23, 1987 A Grumman F-14 Tomcat fired the AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile for the first time at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 24, 1949 North American's T-28 Trojan trainer makes its first flight. September 24, 1964 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson presented aviator's highest honor, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, to Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, who designed and developed the A-11. September 24, 1987 Before 20,000 people in Beijing the Thunderbirds gave their first show in the People's Republic of China. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 25, 1958 Capt. Ronald J. Layton flew a McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic military fighter 2,000 miles from Bermuda Island to Fort Worth, Texas in three hours, nine minutes to set a record for nonstop, nonrefueled flight in a supersonic jet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 September 22, 2006 The F-14 Tomcat retires from the United States Navy. September 22, 2006 Boeing delivers the first EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft to the U.S. Navy test site at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.[/color] I did not realize that the TOMCATS one of MY FAVORITE Jets had only retired only 4 years ago... September 23, 1917 German flying ace Werner Voss is shot down and killed during a dogfight with British pilots in the skies over Belgium. September 23, 1950 First flight of the F-86E Sabre Jet. September 23, 1987 A Grumman F-14 Tomcat fired the AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile for the first time at the Pacific Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, California. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 24, 1949 North American's T-28 Trojan trainer makes its first flight. September 24, 1964 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson presented aviator's highest honor, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, to Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, who designed and developed the A-11. September 24, 1987 Before 20,000 people in Beijing the Thunderbirds gave their first show in the People's Republic of China. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 25, 1958 Capt. Ronald J. Layton flew a McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic military fighter 2,000 miles from Bermuda Island to Fort Worth, Texas in three hours, nine minutes to set a record for nonstop, nonrefueled flight in a supersonic jet. I suppoe that Capt Layton's record could be broken in this day and age do you tthink? and if so which Fighetr JET WOULD BE THE ONE? Jed, thank you for all these magnificent facts and figures ..I really enjoy them.. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Interestingly enough, I hadn't realized that the 1st EA-18G was delivered on the same day the F-14 was retired ... Thanks for the round up, Jed ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 September 26, 1958 Following a course from Rapid City, South Dakota, over Douglas, Arizona, to Newberg, Oregon, two B-52 Stratofortresses from the 28th Bombardment Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota set world speed records. Lt. Col. Victor L. Sandacz received credit for flying 10,000 kilometers in a closed circuit without payload at 560.7 mph and 5,000 kilometers in a closed circuit without payload at 597.7 mph. He also flew 6,233.98 miles for the longest non-refueled jet bomber to date. September 26, 1973 Concorde made its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time. The French model of the supersonic airliner flew from the U.S. capital, Washington, to Orly airport in Paris in 3 hours, and 32 minutes, flying the plane at an average speed of 954 mph (1,535 kph). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 27, 1956 The first piloted airplane to exceed Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) is the rocket-powered Bell X-2. September 27, 1978 During Exercise Reforger, Gen. William G. Moore, Military Airlift Command commander, landed a C-130 on an 8,000-foot stretch of unopened German autobahn. September 27, 1999 SR-71A made the next-to-last flight of the Mach 3 plane above Edwards AFB, California, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 28, 1950 Three RB-45 Tornadoes, the first jet reconnaissance aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory, arrived in the Far East. September 28, 1951 An F-80 flew a 14-hour, and 15 minute combat mission with eight refuelings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 29, 1964 The first take-off and landing of the XC-142A vertical take-off transport is made in Dallas, Texas. The aircraft has four 2,850-hp General Electric turboprops mounted on the wings that can pivot 90 degrees to allow for a vertical take-off. September 29, 1974 First flight F-5F, at Edwards AFB, California. September 29, 1995 The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron #84 (VF-84), the celebrated Jolly Rogers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Lots of interesting facts and records set over the years on those dates, thanks Jed ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Pretty amazing feats by all WOW !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 September 30, 1968 The F-4D "Go Get Em", from the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Udorn AB, Thailand, flew 80 combat sorties over North Vietnam during September to break all existing records for the number of sorties in a month by an F-4. September 30, 1982 The first round-the-world flight in a helicopter is completed as the Bell Long Ranger II, , the Spirit of Texas, flown by Americans H. Ross Perot Jr., and Jay Coburn, lands safely. Pop-out floats were added, and a 151-gallon auxiliary fuel tank in place of the rear seat was used to enable the Spirit of Texas to fly eight hours without refueling. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 1, 1947 First flight North American's protype F-86 Sabre (XP-86) at Rogers Dry Lake, California. The aircraft allegedly breaks the sound barrier during a dive. October 1, 1969 The prototype French-built Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time. October 1, 1969 The C-5A Galaxy, world's largest aircraft at the time, took off from Edwards AFB, California, with a 410,000-payload, heaviest ever carried by any aircraft. This load was also 21,000 pounds heavier than the C-5A's designed lift capability, and 28,100 pounds heavier than the record it set on June 15. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 2, 1910 The first mid-air collision takes place near Milan, Italy. Both pilots survive, but one is badly injured. October 2, 1941 Heini Dittmar sets a new airspeed record of 1,004 km/h (624 mph) in a Messerschmitt Me 163A. The record is unofficial because the flight, and the Me 163 program, is kept secret. October 2, 2000 The NF-16D variable-in-flight simulator test aircraft arrived at Edwards AFB, California to join the Air Force Flight Test Center fleet. It could stimulate the flying characteristics of several different aircraft and would be used primarily by the Air Force Test Pilot School. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 3, 1952 First flight XB-52 Stratofortress. October 3, 1953 Lieutenant Commander J.B. Vardin sets a new world speed record, flying a Douglas F4D1 Skyray, averaging 1,211kph (752mph) in four runs over a 3 kilometer course. October 3, 1967 Maj. William J. Knight set a speed record for winged aircraft by flying the North American X-15A No.2 to 4,520 mph (mach 6.72) and 99,000 feet over Edwards AFB, California. October 3, 1989 Lockheed delivered the 37th and last U-2R/TR-1A high-altitude reconnaissance plane to the U.S. Air Force. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 4, 1957 Sputnik 1(Спутник-1) successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. Thus, began the space age. October 4, 1994 F-16 Fighting Falcons replaced the last F-4 in the Wild Weasel mission to suppress enemy air defenses. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 5, 1931 Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon completed the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean, arriving in Washington state about 41 hours after leaving Japan. October 5, 1968 The F-111B aircraft program ended. October 5, 2006 The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron used the GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb in combat for the first time. A two-ship F-15E Strike Eagle formation carried the new air-to-ground bomb on a close-air support mission in Iraq. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 COOL !!! Keep 'em coming Jed.. Thanks for the great facts and figures... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 October 6, 1977 The first prototype of the MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 7, 1959 The dark far side of the Moon was photographed for the first time and pictures relayed back to Earth by Russia's Luna 3 spacecraft. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 8, 1955 Maj. Arthur Murray flew the Bell X-1B on its first powered flight above Edwards AFB, California. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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