GreyGhost Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 WOW !!! Can you imagine being called all those names....WWI ace...Capt Beauchmap-Proctor....WELL done him!!!Great factual info there JED. Thank you HOLMES :) That is a Looooong name ! Hate to have to sign his checks ! :blink: Impressive kill tally in really a short amount of time since the war ended only 10 months later ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 January 7, 1942 First flight Supermarine Seafire. January 7, 1980 In San Francisco, California, a single-engined Mooney 231 sets a nonstop coast-to coast record in 8 hours, and 4 minutes using only 105 gallons of fuel. January 7, 1983 Marine squadron VMFA-314 at El Toro in California, becomes the first American unit to become operational with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet. January 7, 1984 The first un-tethered space-walk is achieved by Captain Bruce McCandless, USN. He leaves the Challenger Space Shuttle 164 miles above Hawaii, wearing a jet powered 'manned maneuvering unit' back-pack that he had helped to design and 'walks' 300 feet and back without a safety line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 8, 1944 First flight P-80 Shooting Star. January 8, 1973 In a F-4D Phantom, Capt. Paul D. Howman and 1st Lt. Lawrence W. Kullman shot down a MiG southwest of Hanoi with a radar-guided AIM-7 missile. This was the last U.S. aerial victory before the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) signed the cease-fire agreement, which went into effect on January 29. January 8, 1982 A Gulfstream III owned by the United States National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, circumnavigates the globe in 47 hours, and 39 minutes, breaking three world records and setting ten new ones. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 9, 1929 Maj. Paul Bock, flew a C-2 Army transport. 3,130 miles from Wright Field, Ohio, to France Field, Panama through January 16. This was the first airplane to be ferried by the Army Air Corp to a foreign station. January 9, 1941 First flight Avro Lancaster prototype BT308 (at the time, an Avro Manchester Mk III). January 9, 1943 First flight Lockheed Constellation prototype NX67900. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 10, 1956 The first U.S.-built complete liquid-rocket engine with more than 400,000 pounds thrust fired for the first time at Santa Susana, California. January 10, 1978 The first mail delivery in space: the Soviet Union's Soyuz 27 launches, to dock with Salyut 6/Soyuz 26 in Earth orbit, carrying mail and supplies to the cosmonauts, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 11, 1962 Major Clyde P. Evely flew a B-52H Persian Rug from Okinawa, Japan to Madrid, Spain and set 12 FAI flight records, including a nonstop, nonrefueled flight of 12,532 miles in 21 hours, and 52 minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Wow, lots of great happenings in History ... I remember the Black Knights becoming operational quite well, VMFA-323 and -531 followed along rather quickly ... Thanks Jed ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yes Great Facts JED thnaks HOLMES :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 January 12, 1961 Maj. Henry J. Deutschendorf Jr., flew a B-58 Hustler from Carswell AFB, Texas, to six international speed and payload records in a single flight. January 12, 1970 A Pan Am Boeing 747, on a proving flight from New York, is the first wide-bodied airliner to make a landing at Heathrow Airport in London. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 13, 1942 Heinkel test pilot Helmut Schenk becomes the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejection seat after the control surfaces of the first prototype He 280 V1 ice up and become inoperable. January 13, 1950 First flight Mikoyan-Gurevich I-330, prototype of the MiG-17. January 13, 1993 U.S. Air Force Major Susan Helms, a member of the space shuttle Endeavor crew, becomes the first U.S. military woman in space. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 14, 1943 Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to travel on official business by airplane. January 14, 1958 Qantas becomes the first foreign airline permitted to fly across the United States. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 15, 1991 The first hot-air balloon to cross the Pacific Ocean takes off from Japan and eventually lands in Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 16, 1957 Five B-52Bs of the Ninety-third Bombardment Wing begin Operation Power Flite, the first nonstop round-the-world flight by turbojet aircraft. January 16, 1970 USAF Strategic Air Command retired its last B-58 Hustlers. January 16, 1975 In Operation Streak Eagle, the USAF sets new climb-time records with the McDonnell Douglas F-15A aircraft. The Streak Eagle reaches a height of 3,000 m (9,843 ft.) in 27.57 sec., 6,000 m (19,685 ft.) in 39.33 sec., 9,000 m (929,528 ft.) in 48.86 sec., 12,000 m (39,370 ft.) in 59.38 sec. and 15,000 m (42,2132 ft.) in 1 min. 17.02 sec. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 17, 1993 An Iraqi MiG-29 was destroyed in the northern no-fly zone by USAF F-16C 86-0262. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 WOW!! Some amazing feats and facts there ...Great research as always and nice to see them AND read them... HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Talk about a diverse amount of achievements through the years on those dates, from Hot Air Balloons to Space Shuttles ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonal Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Great research Jed and an awesome history lesson!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 January 18, 1911 The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Lt. Eugene B. Ely brought his 50-hp Curtiss pusher biplane in for a safe landing on a 119-ft wooden platform attached the deck of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania in San Francisco Harbor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 19, 1950 First flight Avro Canada CF-100 RCAF 18101. January 19, 1968 Maj. William J. Knight received his senior pilot astronaut wings and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his 50-mile high flight in the X-15. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 20, 1971 First flight Grumman E-2C Hawkeye. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 21, 1957 The U.S. Air Force received its first five Cessna T-37 trainers. January 21, 1970 The first wide body jet was put into service as the Pan American Airways Boeing 747 flew its first flight between from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and Heathrow Airport in London, England. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 22, 1959 U.S. Air Force Capt. William B. White flew an F-105 Thunderchief from Eielson AFB, Alaska to Eglin AFB, Florida in five hours, and 27 minutes on a nonstop flight between points in the U.S. January 22, 1971 The U.S. Navy's antisubmarine warfare aircraft, the land-based P-3C Orion, established a world record in the heavyweight turboprop class for long distance flight. The aircraft set the record with a flight of 6,857 statute miles over the a route from NAS Atsugi, Japan to NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The flight, which topped the Soviet Union's IL-18 turboprop record of 4,761 miles set in 1967, lasted 15 hours, and 21 minutes. January 22, 1997 American Lottie Williams was reportedly the first human to be struck by a remnant of a space vehicle after re-entering the earth's atmosphere. At 3 a.m., while walking in a park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she saw a light pass over her head. "It looked like a meteor," she said. Minutes later, she was hit on the shoulder by a six-inch piece of blackened metallic material. The debris that struck Ms. Williams has not been examined to confirm its origin, but a used Delta II rocket, launched nine months earlier, had crashed into the Earth's atmosphere half an hour earlier. NASA scientists believe that Williams was hit by a part of it, making her the only person in the world known to have been hit by man-made space debris. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 23, 1957 First flight Nord 1500-02 Griffon II. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 :) Wow. To get hit by space debris. That's messed up. Wonder how injured she was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 WOW Jed. Some real gems here from you...Aprreciate the hard work... There are alot of FIRST today I see, HOLMES :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 January 24, 1950 First flight North American YF-93, a precursor to the F-86 Sabre. January 24, 1975 First flight Aerospatiale SA 365 Dauphin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 25, 1975 First flight of the Birdman TL-1, lightest piloted powered aircraft. The aircraft had a gross weight of 350 lbs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 26, 1946 Colonel William H. Council, piloting a Lockheed P80 Shooting Star, makes a record breaking flight from Long Beach, California to La Guardia in New York. It is the fastest crossing of the United States to date - 2,470 miles in 4 hours 13 minutes, and 26 seconds at an average speed of 584mph. Also the longest non-stop flight by a jet aircraft. January 26, 1951 First flight of Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket supersonic research aircraft is made. It is launched from underneath its B-29 mother-ship and exceeds Mach 1 (the speed of sound) in a dive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 27, 1939 First flight XP-38. January 27, 1957 The last operational P-51 fighter is retired to the Air Force museum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 January 26, 1946 Colonel William H. Council, piloting a Lockheed P80 Shooting Star, makes a record breaking flight from Long Beach, California to La Guardia in New York. It is the fastest crossing of the United States to date - 2,470 miles in 4 hours 13 minutes, and 26 seconds at an average speed of 584mph. Also the longest non-stop flight by a jet aircraft. January 26, 1951 First flight of Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket supersonic research aircraft is made. It is launched from underneath its B-29 mother-ship and exceeds Mach 1 (the speed of sound) in a dive. Golly I bet the record for flying in that time was exceptional for the era, and Now , it would seem as if the time was sluggish with all the fast fighte jes that could that in no time.. Does the Douglas D-558-2Skyrockert exist now in some museum? Thnakx HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 January 26, 1946 Colonel William H. Council, piloting a Lockheed P80 Shooting Star, makes a record breaking flight from Long Beach, California to La Guardia in New York. It is the fastest crossing of the United States to date - 2,470 miles in 4 hours 13 minutes, and 26 seconds at an average speed of 584mph. Also the longest non-stop flight by a jet aircraft. January 26, 1951 First flight of Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket supersonic research aircraft is made. It is launched from underneath its B-29 mother-ship and exceeds Mach 1 (the speed of sound) in a dive. Golly I bet the record for flying in that time was exceptional for the era, and Now , it would seem as if the time was sluggish with all the fast fighte jes that could that in no time.. Does the Douglas D-558-2Skyrockert exist now in some museum? Thnakx HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Whoa, I didn't know the P-51 lasted that long in Active service ... Interesting additions, Jed, Thanks .... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 <....>Does the Douglas D-558-2Skyrockert exist now in some museum? Thnakx HOLMES Here ya go, Holmes ... From Wiki: D-558-2 #1 Skyrocket is on display at the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, California. The number two Skyrocket, the first aircraft to fly Mach 2, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. The number three is displayed on a pedestal at Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California. HTH ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Does the Douglas D-558-2Skyrockert exist now in some museum? For some reason, I think there is one attached to the wall of the Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, but I could have it confused with something else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 >>> Antelope Valley College <<< >>> Planes of Fame, Chino <<< >>> NA&SM- Washington DC <<< -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 For some reason, I think there is one attached to the wall of the Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, but I could have it confused with something else. >>> Antelope Valley College <<<>>> Planes of Fame, Chino <<< >>> NA&SM- Washington DC <<< -Gregg Thank you Gentlemen for your informative answers...WOW !!! isn't she a BEAUTY !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 January 28, 1986 Astronauts Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Michael Smith, Gregory Jarvis, and Francis Scobee were killed when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded within seconds after its launch. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 29, 1971 The U.S. Navy's newest carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, the sophisticated EA-6B Prowler, entered service with VAQ-129 at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. January 29, 2010 First flight Russia's first low-observable aircraft, the T-50, took place in Russia's Komsomolsk-on-Amur. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 30, 1948 American pioneer aviator Orville Wright died at Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. He was 76. January 30, 1958 The first two-way, moving sidewalk, in an airport was put in service at Love Field Air Terminal in Dallas, Texas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 31, 1958 The United States entered the space age by launching the first successful orbiting satellite, Explorer-I, four months after the Soviet launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Thnak you for the new facts ..Interesting JED. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Nice lineup of achievements ... Thanks, Jed ... :D Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 February 1, 1950 Eight Grumman F9F Panthers land on the USS Valley Forge to complete the first aircraft carrier night landing trials by jets. February 1, 1953 Chance Vought delivered last propeller-driven fighter, the Navy F4U Corsair, the 12,571st built since first one flew in 1940. February 1, 1966 Tactical Air Command accepted the first Douglas B-66 Destroyer, a tactical bomber. February 1, 1975 A McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle completes its sweep of all eight world time-to-climb world records by streaking to an altitude of 98,425 feet in less than 3.5 minutes. February 1, 1997 Two 509th Bombardment Wing B-2 pilots emerged from perhaps the longest simulator flight in U.S. Air Force history (44.4 hours) at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. February 1, 2003 The space shuttle Columbia breaks up while entering the atmosphere over Texas, killing all seven crew members on board. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 2, 1962 The first U.S. Air Force aircraft loss in South Vietnam occurred when a C-123 crashed while spraying defoliant on a Viet Cong ambush site. February 2, 1974 The YF-16 makes its first official flight. February 2, 1983 F-16 pilot training began at Luke AFB, Arizona. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 3, 1943 First flight The North American P-51A Mustang. February 3, 1982 A Mil Mi-26 helicopter sets a world record in the U.S.S.R., lifting 125,153.8 lb. to a height of 6,562 feet. February 3, 1995 U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen M. Collins becomes the first woman space shuttle pilot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 4, 1965 In its first flight, the Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 V/STOL showed its ability to move forward at 25 mph without stalling. February 4, 1969 The XB-70 Valkyrie flew its last flight from Edwards AFB, California, to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. February 4, 2002 An unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed an enemy target for the first time when a MQ-1B Predator fired a Hellfire missile in southeastern Afghanistan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 5, 1962 A Sikorsky HSS-2 Sea King of the US Navy sets a world helicopter speed record of 210.6 mph, in the course of a flight between Milford and New Haven, Connecticut. February 5, 1971 Apollo 14 lands on the moon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 6, 1946 A TWA Lockheed Constellation lands at Orly airport, Paris, from LaGuardia, New York, to complete the airline's first scheduled international flight. February 6, 1991 U.S. Air Force Reserve Capt. Robert R. Swain of the 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron scores the first-ever A-10 Warthog air-to-air kill by shooting down an Iraqi helicopter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Wow, lots of both tragic and great things have happened over the years in the first week of February ... Thanks Jed ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I suppose tragic things also occur and this is quite a start to February ....sad and heart breaking too. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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