October 11, 1958
1958: The USAF launches Pioneer I, a lunar probe vehicle, nearly 80,000 miles in height before it falls back to earth on 13 October.
1958: The USAF launches Pioneer I, a lunar probe vehicle, nearly 80,000 miles in height before it falls back to earth on 13 October.
1943: British Air Chief Marshal Portal declared the B-17 bombing of the Focke-Wulf plant at Marienburg the “most perfect example of accurate distribution of bombs.”
1918: For valorous service this date 1Lt Harold E. Goettler and 2Lt Erwin R. Bleckley receive the Medal of Honor. Citations: http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2529/goettler-harold-ernest.php http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2505/bleckley-erwin-r.php
1918: 1st sustained aerial resupply attempt: 50th Aero Squadron begins effort to drop supplies and help locate the “Lost Battalion,” elements of the 77th Division cut off from the allies.
1989: 96th Bomb Wing B-1B lands successfully at Edwards despite a retracted nose gear; crew receives Mackay trophy.
1993: PJ TSgt Timothy A. Wilkinson receives Air Force Cross for saving five wounded Army Rangers after enemy forces shoot down their helicopter at Mogadishu, Somalia.
1918: The pilotless aircraft. Army’s Kettering, “The Bug,” with preset controls begins flights at Dayton. It is called a guided missile in later years.
1918: MEDAL OF HONOR. For valorous service this date 2Lt Frank Luke receives the Medal of Honor posthumously. Citation: http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2555/luke-frank-jr.php
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1983: The USAF designates the new EF-111A tactical electronic jamming aircraft as the Raven.
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