June 15, 1970
June 10, 1967
1967: Project TURNKEY. The USAF completes a $52 million airbase at Tuy Hoa, Vietnam, in one year. It was the first base to be designed and built completely under Air Force supervision.
June 9, 1997
1997: The Pathfinder RPV sets a new world record for high-altitude flight by a solar powered aircraft, reaching 67,350 ft. This flight to the highest altitude ever reached by a propeller-driven aircraft took place at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii.
June 8, 1953
1953: The Thunderbirds, officially known as the 3600th Air Demonstration Flight, give their first performance at Luke AFB.
June 7, 1912
1912: Capt Charles DeForest Chandler becomes the first person to fire a machine gun from an airplane in the US.
June 6, 1936
1936: The Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc., at Paulsboro, N.J., begins producing 100-octane aviation gasoline, using the catalytic cracking method.
June 2, 1950
1950: The 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Rapid City AFB, South Dakota receives the first RB-36D (number 44-92091). This reconnaissance version of the B-36B had four jet engines added to the six propeller engines. (Stock RB-36D photo)