November 14, 1969
1969: APOLLO XII: The second manned lunar landing mission launches from Kennedy Space Center on a Saturn V.
November 13, 1961
1961: At Malmstrom AFB, a Site Activation Task Force accepts the first Minuteman I (Model A) operational silo.
November 18, 1949
1949: An Air Force C-74 Globemaster “The Champ” flies from Mobile, AL across the Atlantic in 23 hours and lands at Marham, England, carrying a record 103 passengers. It was the 1st aircraft to carry
November 12, 1921
1921: FIRST AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING. Wesley May, with a 5-gallon can of gasoline strapped to his back, steps from the wing of a Lincoln Standard to the wing skid of a JN-4 and climbs
November 8, 1942
1942: MEDAL OF HONOR. Col Demas T. Craw and Maj Pierpont M. Hamilton receive the Medal for valorous service in the invasion of Africa. Craw Citation: http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2694/craw-demas-t.php Hamilton Citation: http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2772/hamilton-pierpont-m.php
November 7, 1917
1917: Eugene J. Bullard, US pilot in French service, shoots down an enemy fighter, becoming the 1st African American fighter pilot with an aerial victory in WW I.
November 6, 1909
1909: The French government awards Orville and Wilbur Wright the Legion of Honor at its New York consulate.
November 5, 1943
1943: The 56th Fighter Group (P-47s) become the first Eighth Air Force fighter group credited with 100 enemy aircraft destroyed.
November 4, 1927
1927: Capt Hawthorne C. Gray, an early stratospheric explorer, dies in his third attempt to break the balloon record of 40,820 feet. While descending from 42,470 feet, he dies from oxygen starvation. This tragedy shows
November 1, 1964
1964: Viet Cong attack Bien Hoa AB with mortars, killing 4 and wounding 30 Americans; they also destroy 7 aircraft and damage 18.