July 30, 1971
1971: The last C-133 Cargomaster is retired from Travis AFB to the aircraft graveyard at Davis-Monthan AFB to end a chapter in military airlift history. ...
July 28, 1943
1943: MEDAL OF HONOR. Flight Officer John C. “Red” Morgan receives the medal for saving his B-17 and crew. Lt Gen Ira Eaker does the ...
July 27, 1953
1953: KOREAN WAR ENDS. UN and Communist representatives sign an armistice at Panmunjom. When it ended, US pilots enjoyed a 10-1 edge in air-to-air combat. ...
July 24, 1990
1990: The landing of SAC’s Boeing EC-135 Looking Glass Airborne Command Post at Offutt AFB ends 29 years of continuous operation with over 250 ...
July 23, 1948
1948: The Military Air Transport Service deploys men and equipment to establish an Airlift Task Force in Germany to relieve Berlin. Maj Gen William H. ...
July 22, 1991
1991: A 445th Military Airlift Wing C-141 delivers nearly 20 tons of medical supplies to Ulan Bator, Mongolia to overcome a critical shortage. This ...
July 21, 1994
1994: The last F-16 Fighting Falcon leaves the 86th Fighter Wing at Ramstein AB for Aviano AB, Italy. This action ends USAFE fighter operations ...
July 20, 1969
1969: APOLLO XI/FIRST MAN ON THE MOON. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., fly the lunar module Eagle to the Sea of ...
July 17, 1962
1962: Maj Robert White flies X-15 No. 3 with the XLR-99 rocket engine on the first space flight by a manned aircraft: Altitude 58.7 ...