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Air Force Historical Foundation Book Club The Air Force Historical Foundation’s online Book Club provides readers with an opportunity to connect on various topics related to Air and Space history. We hold our events every
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Air Force Historical Foundation Board of Directors Directors Capt. Jared G. Del Orfano, USAF Lt. Col. John Farquhar, USAF, Retired, Ph.D. Maj. Gen. Walter D. “Walt” Givhan, USAF, Retired Lt. Col. Daniel J. Jackson, USAF,
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History Founded in 1953 by General Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz and other Air Power pioneers, the Air Force Historical Foundation is dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of American aviation and space capabilities. Our
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Honoring Service The Air Force Historical Foundation continues to promote America’s Air Power and Space Power heritage by honoring specific individuals and units dedicated to the making and documentation of Air Force and Space Force
December 17, 1903
1903: Orville Wright makes the first sustained, controlled power airplane flight in the Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk. In the fourth and longest flight of the day, flown by Wilbur, the Wright Flyer
September 7, 1995
1995: Two 436th Airlift Wing C-5s from Dover AFB airlift gas turbine generators from Ramstein AB to Incirlik AB to provide electrical power for Kurdish refugees living in northern Iraq.
July 5, 1944
1944: Harry Crosby, company pilot, flies the Northrop MX-324, the first US rocket-powered aircraft, for the first time at Harper Dry Lake, CA.
May 10, 1944
1944: General Electric’s XJ79 turbojet engine makes its first flight in the NB-45 test aircraft over Schenectady, N.Y. This engine later develops and is tested in December 1955, becoming the J79. This engine will subsequently