Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:55 am
On this day in 2002 (20 years ago) the Airbus A318 flew for the first time.
On this date in 1973 the last B-52 mission of the Vietnam War was flown.
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On this date in 1973 the last B-52 mission of the Vietnam War was flown.
On this date in 1943 the Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose flew for the first time.
On this date in 1999 the first Super Hornet squadron, VFA-122 Flying Eagles, was established at NAS Lemoore in California.
On this date in 1991 seven 596th Bomb Squadron (2nd Bomb Wing) B-52Gs departed Barksdale AFB for a 35 hour and 24 minute long, 14,000 mile non-stop mission to bomb targets in Iraq dubbed Operation Secret Surprise (AKA Operation Secret Squirrel). The mission set a new world record for longest bombing mission and was the first time a GPS guided missile had been used in combat.
On this date in 1910 the US Navy's highest-scoring ace, David McCampbell, was born in Bessemer AL. McCampbell scored 34 aerial victories, commanded the Fabled Fifteen air group aboard the carrier Essex, was a Medal of Honor recipient, and rose to the rank of Captain before retiring after 31 years in the Navy.
On this date in 1991 the crew of an unarmed EF-111A Raven, Captains James A. Denton and Brent D. Brandon, scored a kill against an Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1EQ by maneuvering the attacking jet into the ground. This was the one and only kill for the Aardvark.
On this date in 1994 the Airbus A330 went into service with Air Inter.
On this date in 1963 Captain Joe Walker flew the North American X-15A to an altitude of 271,000 feet. Having flown higher than 50 miles, he qualified for astronaut wings.