Woohoo! This year will be an extra-fun AirVenture! Can't wait to see what airplanes Air Force Test Center might decide to send. Maybe the X-62?
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The Air Force Historical Foundation newsletter is now named The Raider Chronicles in honor of the Doolittle Raiders. Check it out! afhistory.org/wp-content/upl…

1942: MEDAL OF HONOR--From the carrier USS Hornet, located 668 miles off Tokyo, Lt Col James H. Doolittle led 16 B-25s in the first raid on Japan. The range of the mission caused the raiders to crash land in China. The attack caused little damage. 1/2

The prototype B-52 cockpit was quite different from the production version. Note the canopy.

1949: BERLIN AIRLIFT’S BIGGEST DAY. Military aircraft delivered a record 12,940 tons of supplies to Berlin in 1,398 flights within 24 hours. The image shows the final tally of tonnage.

1949: The YF-94 Starfire first flew. Later, during May 1950, the F-94A reached operational service with Air Defense Command (ADC), its principal operator, and soon replaced the piston-engined North American F-82 Twin Mustang in the all-weather interceptor role.

Commentary: Eileen Bjorkman writes about the thousands of anonymous women who opened doors for others in medicine, law, and, in the case of her great aunt, aviation. 'The vast majority of these women’s stories will never be told,' Bjorkman writes.
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A salute to all the women who helped open doors, including my Aunt Florence!
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And the answer is ... Don Ho!

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Quiz Time! Which famous singer trained as a fighter pilot during the Korean War?

Northrop T-38 Talon first flown April 10th, 1959.
Northrop YT-38-5-NO 58-1191 in flight over Edwards AFB on the day the world's first supersonic trainer made its first flight.

Hard to believe this was 50 years ago. I was babysitting that night, and I insisted we watch the game, much to the chagrin of my charges. I’m glad I did—such a memorable moment by a stand up guy! npr.org/2024/04/08/124…

Vought XF8U-1 with the colossus Convair B-36 in background. Taken at Convair at Ft. Worth, Texas

What do sewing machines & bicycles have to do with Lycoming Engines? A lot! The Lycoming factory was built in 1845 & originally made sewing machines & then high-end bicycles that sold for the equivalent of thousands of $$ today. A great story of adapting to evolving times!

I just happened to be touring the Lycoming factory today. Congrats to them for 95 years! I’ll post some photos from their museum in a bit. Lots of interesting history!

Another awesome WAI conference and ⁦Women Mil Aviators⁩ Flight Suit Social in the books. Looks like we’re gonna need a bigger room next year!

I hope to see some of you at WAI2024 this week. There’s still some tickets available for the Authors Connect and Reading Reception on Thursday — come on out and support your favorite aviation authors! If I don’t see you there, please stop by the WMA booth (1100) and say hi.

Please join us at #wai2024 on opening night! eventbrite.com/e/wai24-author…

Please join me & other authors at the Authors Connect Reading & Reception, presented by United Airlines and PASS International on opening night at the Women in Aviation International Conference in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, March 21st at 7:30 pm. Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/wai24-author…

March 8, 1915! One of her 1,100+ jumps!