HOLMES Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 B-1 Nut.. I did wonder how EDWARDS AFB got its name and now I know...How sad that he was killed but he will never be forgotten I guess. I see quite a few ladies feature in your Aviation History and sometimes WE all forget that there were some real pretty courageous women who were also part of this Aviation History that shapes how we fly, etc.... Thank you HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Yeah, the Edwards AFB name origin was fairly famous for those that grew up in Southern California ... More so than many of the other local bases ... And Women's roles in Aviation History are more important than many want to give credit for ... Keep the facts coming, B-1 Nut ! Most enjoyable ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 June 7, 1912 With Lt. Roy Kirtland flying a Wright B, Capt. Charles D. Chandler became the first person to fire a machine gun from an airplane in the U.S. June 7, 1989 A C-5 set a world record by airdropping four Sheridan armed reconnaissance vehicles, weighing 42,000 pounds each, and 73 fully combat-equipped paratroopers. The total weight reached 190,346 pounds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 June 8, 1921 First flight of a U.S. Army Air Service pressurized cabin airplane, an USD-9A aircraft piloted by Lt. Harold R. Harris. This allows flying beyond the "comfortable" breathing altitude of about 8,000 feet. June 8, 1953 The Thunderbirds, officially known as the 3600th Air Demonstration Flight, gave their first performance at Luke AFB, Arizona. June 8, 1962 The U. S. Air Force ejected Zena, a chimpanzee, from a B-58 flying at 45,000 feet at 1,060 mph to test an escape capsule. USAF W/0 E. J. Murray had been first man ejected in the capsule on February 28, at speed of 565 mph. June 8, 1971 The U.S. Air Force and Navy signed a joint agreement to develop the AIM-9L, Short Range Missile for the F-15. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 The obscure and non-obscure facts from you B-1 Nut are really so very interesting. Vielen Dank ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 June 9, 1961 Delivery of the first C-135 StratoLifter jet cargo aircraft marks the beginning of modernization of Military Air Transport Service's former all-propeller-driven fleet. June 9, 1974 The first flight of Northrop YF-17 experimental lightweight fighter is made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 June 10, 1953 The final experimental test flight for the turbojet powered #3 Douglas D-558-I Skystreak is flown by A. Scott Crossfield. June 10, 1969 U.S. Air Force Systems Command gave the number one X-15 rocket-powered, manned research aircraft to the Smithsonian Institution for display. June 10, 1974 Northrop's YF-17 achieved Mach 1.1 at Edwards AFB, California, without using its afterburner. This marked the first time this feat had ever been performed by a U.S. Aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 June 10, 1953The final experimental test flight for the turbojet powered #3 Douglas D-558-I Skystreak is flown by A. Scott Crossfield. June 10, 1969 U.S. Air Force Systems Command gave the number one X-15 rocket-powered, manned research aircraft to the Smithsonian Institution for display. June 10, 1974 Northrop's YF-17 achieved Mach 1.1 at Edwards AFB, California, without using its afterburner. This marked the first time this feat had ever been performed by a U.S. Aircraft. WOW !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 June 11, 1926 First flight Ford 4-AT Trimotor. June 11, 1996 Air Combat Command received its first J-8 JSTARS aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 June 12, 1972 At Edwards AFB, California, Maj. Buzz Lynch became the first U.S. Air Force pilot to fly the A-10A. June 12, 1979 The first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel is the Gossamer Albatross, designed and built under the leadership of Paul MacCready. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 June 12, 1972At Edwards AFB, California, Maj. Buzz Lynch became the first U.S. Air Force pilot to fly the A-10A. June 12, 1979 The first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel is the Gossamer Albatross, designed and built under the leadership of Paul MacCready. Gosh I thought it may have taken place far more earlier with all the attempts the English and the French tried from both sides. since the Wright Bros.were about. Thanks B-1 Nut with all these wonderful out of the ordinary aviation facts.. Thank you..HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 [/b]Gosh I thought it may have taken place far more earlier with all the attempts the English and the French tried from both sides. since the Wright Bros.were about. Thanks B-1 Nut with all these wonderful out of the ordinary aviation facts.. Thank you..HOLMES I distinctly remember that event, I was just about to turn 12 and remember watching it on tv ... It was so cool to see, the aircraft looked so delicate, it really was too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I distinctly remember that event, I was just about to turn 12 and remember watching it on tv ... It was so cool to see, the aircraft looked so delicate, it really was too ... Gregg You were lucky !!!!Good for you!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 You were lucky !!!!Good for you!!! Watch at about 3:10 ... Enjoy ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 June 13, 1950 U.S. Department of Defense assigned range responsibilities to the armed services: Army: White Sands, New Mexico, Proving Ground and nearby Holloman Air Force Base at Alamogordo Navy: Point Mugu, California Air Force: Long-Range Proving Groud at Banana River, Florida. (now called Cape Canaveral) June 13, 1962 Capt. Richard H. Coan USAF established a new world's record for a helicopter distance flight over a closed course. Flying an H-43B Huskie 656.258 miles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 June 14, 1912 Cpl. Vernon Burge became the U.S. Army's first enlisted pilot. June 14, 1919 The first direct non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by airplane is made by Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Whitten-Brown in a Vickers Vimy bomber from St. Johns, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland. They fly some 1,950 miles in 16 hours, and 27 minutes. June 14, 1991 Following the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the U.S. Air Force conducted the largest U.S. airlift evacuation since the Vietnam War. The U.S. Air Force evacuated more than 18,000 people to safety via C-5s, C-130s, and C-141s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 As the dates go by, there appears to be more interesting facts to read and be over awed by them.. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 June 15, 1785 Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier died in attempt to cross English Channel in an apparatus composed of two balloons, one filled with hydrogen and the other with warm air. Thus, he was also the first man to die in an air crash. June 15, 1943 First flight, first operational jet-bomber, the German-built Arado Ar-234 Blitz (Lightning). Wikipedia's Ar 234 History Cybermodeler Ar 234 walkaround Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 June 16, 1936 Seversky Aircraft Company received a contract to build P-35s for the U.S. Army. It was the Army's first single-seat fighter with a closed cockpit and retractable landing gear. Wikipedia's P-35 History June 16, 1941 Consolidated's B-24 Liberator entered the Air Corps inventory. June 16, 1959 The first F-105s arrived at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. June 16, 1963 Soviets launch first woman into space. Lieutenant Valentina Tereshkova, A former textile worker from the Soviet Union, became the first woman in space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 June 16, 1936Seversky Aircraft Company received a contract to build P-35s for the U.S. Army. It was the Army's first single-seat fighter with a closed cockpit and retractable landing gear. Wikipedia's P-35 History June 16, 1941 Consolidated's B-24 Liberator entered the Air Corps inventory. June 16, 1959 The first F-105s arrived at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. June 16, 1963 Soviets launch first woman into space. Lieutenant Valentina Tereshkova, A former textile worker from the Soviet Union, became the first woman in space. You kidding... ..That is just so amazing.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 June 17, 1955 The first flight of the passenger jetliner Tupolev TU-104. Tu-104 becomes the first passenger jetliner regularly used by airlines. The Tu-104 was the sole jetliner operating in the world between 1956 and 1958. June 17, 1959 The first of the Dassault Mirage IV, the first European supersonic jet bomber, is made in France. June 17, 1967 China became the fourth country to test a thermonuclear weapon² after the United States, Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 June 18, 1861 Thaddeus S. C. Lowe transmits the first telegraphic message ever sent from a balloon during a test at the Columbia Armory, Washington, D.C. June 18, 1957 U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command placed the KC-135 Stratotanker into service. June 18, 1981 First flight of the F-117A Nighthawk at the U.S. Air Force's top secret Groom Lake facility--the infamous "Area 51" in southern Nevada. June 18, 2001 At McGuire AFB, New Jersey, Senior Master Sgt. Jere Garvin, a 2nd Air Refueling Squadron flight engineer, reached 10,000 flying hours. His 24-year career included flying time in C-130s, C-141s, the E-3 Sentry, and KC-10 Extender in more than 2,400 sorties. On this date, Garvin was the only active-duty flight engineer to reach the milestone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 June 18, 1861Thaddeus S. C. Lowe transmits the first telegraphic message ever sent from a balloon during a test at the Columbia Armory, Washington, D.C. June 18, 1957 U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command placed the KC-135 Stratotanker into service. June 18, 1981 First flight of the F-117A Nighthawk at the U.S. Air Force's top secret Groom Lake facility--the infamous "Area 51" in southern Nevada. June 18, 2001 At McGuire AFB, New Jersey, Senior Master Sgt. Jere Garvin, a 2nd Air Refueling Squadron flight engineer, reached 10,000 flying hours. His 24-year career included flying time in C-130s, C-141s, the E-3 Sentry, and KC-10 Extender in more than 2,400 sorties. On this date, Garvin was the only active-duty flight engineer to reach the milestone. I don't suppose that record has been broken yet... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-1 Nut Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 June 19, 1944 American pilots shot down 476 Japanese aircraft in a battle known as "The Marianas Turkey Shoot" through June 20. The U.S. lost 130 planes in the exchange. June 19, 1947 Col. Albert Boyd set a world speed record of 623.8 mph, flying an XP-80R jet airplane over a three-kilometer course at Muroc Field, California. Wikipedia's P-80 Shooting Star History June 19, 2006 The first Lockheed-Martin C-5M test aircraft made its first flight at Edwards AFB, California. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 (edited) June 19, 1944American pilots shot down 476 Japanese aircraft in a battle known as "The Marianas Turkey Shoot" through June 20. The U.S. lost 130 planes in the exchange. I bet that one helluva a scary scene for both sides....going to have look this one up as I dont know much about this..thank you 'HOLMES June 19, 1947 Col. Albert Boyd set a world speed record of 623.8 mph, flying an XP-80R jet airplane over a three-kilometer course at Muroc Field, California. Wikipedia's P-80 Shooting Star History June 19, 2006 The first Lockheed-Martin C-5M test aircraft made its first flight at Edwards AFB, California. ED AFB seems quite popular for being first in almost everything.... Edited June 20, 2010 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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