March 29, 1972
1972: Prompted by a massive North Vietnamese invasion, US discards previous Rules of Engagement, thus ending previous restrictions on US air power and leading to Operations Linebacker I and II.
February 28, 1994
1994: Op DENY FLIGHT: Two F-16s from Ramstein shoot down 4 Serbian Jastreb-Galeb aircraft over Bosnia, the first aerial combat in NATO history.
September 7, 1956
1956: MACKAY TROPHY. At Edwards AFB, Capt Iven C. Kincheloe sets altitude record of 126,000 for manned flight in Bell X-2 rocket-powered aircraft.