July 31, 1952
1952: PROJECT HOP-A-LONG. Two MATS Sikorsky UH-19B helicopters complete the first trans-Atlantic helicopter flight. They touch down five times en route between Westover Field and Prestwick, Scotland.
July 28, 1943
1943: For valorous action this date John C. “Red” Morgan receives Medal of Honor, presented by Lt Gen Ira Eaker. Citation: http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2899/morgan-john-c.php
July 27, 1953
1953: KOREAN WAR ENDS. UN and Communist representatives sign an armistice at Panmunjom. In the conflict USAF casualties number 1,729.
July 26, 1947
1947: President Truman signs the National Security Act, which establishes the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the CIA, and the US Air Force.
July 25,1946
1946: Operation CROSSROADS. USAAF Task Group 1.5 conducts 2nd phase this test grouping, Test Baker, bursting A-bomb underwater off Bikini Island.
July 24, 1950
1950: The first missile launches from the Joint Long Range Proving Grounds at Cape Canaveral down the Atlantic Missile Range. It had a German V-2 as its first stage and a WAC Corporal as a
July 21, 1994
1994: The last F-16 leaves the 86th Fighter Wing at Ramstein AB for Aviano AB, Italy, ending USAFE fighter operations at Ramstein.
July 20, 1969
1969: APOLLO XI. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., fly lunar module Eagle to the Sea of Tranquility.
July 19, 1941
1941: Capt Benjamin O. Davis reports to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama with 12 African-American aviation cadets to begin flight training.
