February 10, 1952
1952: KOREAN WAR/MEDAL OF HONOR. While leading a flight of 3 F-86s, Maj George A. Davis, Jr., engages 12 enemy MiG-15s, shooting down two. He is shot down and killed by a Mig-15. For engaging […]
February 8, 1918
1918: The Army changes its aircraft insignia from the white star to concentric circles of red and blue around white.
February 7, 1944
1944: By February 1944, the “Luftwaffe Stomp” had become a popular combat maneuver for US fighter pilots to evade the enemy. It involves stalling the aircraft and turning it at the same time to come
February 3, 1943
1943: Col Philip Cochran leads five P-51s on the first air commando attack on Japanese forces in the Chinese-Burma-India theater.
February 2, 1962
1962: FIRST USAF LOSS IN VIETNAM/Operation RANCH HAND. The first USAF aircraft loss in South Vietnam occurs when a C-123 crashes while spraying defoliant on a Viet Cong ambush site. The crew of three
February 1, 1961
1961: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) site at Thule, Greenland, becomes operational.
January 28, 1986
1986: CHALLENGER DISASTER. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch, killing Astronauts Francis R. Scobee, Navy Cmdr Michael J. Smith, Dr. Judith Resnik, Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Air Force Lt Col Ellison S.
January 27, 1967
1967: APOLLO FIRE. USAF Lt Cols Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and Edward White, and Navy Lt Cmdr Roger B. Chaffee die when their Apollo spacecraft catches fire at Cape Kennedy, FL during a rehearsal for
January 26, 1968
1968: The US calls ANG and AFRES units to active duty based on the Pueblo Incident and increased enemy activity in Vietnam.