To All,
Good Sunday morning March 12 2023. A bit late today .
Yes the time change is awful. I have three giant clocks around the house that require ladders or climbing on something and if I do not get them done early it will disrupt us until I do. One of them hangs right on the wall in front of my desk so as soon as I get the list out I will clean off the desk so I can change it. I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. The rain has stopped but will return on Tuesday.
Regards,
Skip
This day in Naval and Marine Corps History March 12
1864—During the Civil War, Union screw gunboat Aroostook captures the schooner Marion near Velasco, Texas and the screw steamer Massachusetts captures the sloop Persis in Wassaw Sound, GA.
1904—The Marine detachment from USS Cincinnati (C 7) provides protection and assistance during the evacuation of Americans from Chemuplo (Inchon) and Seoul, Korea, when they are endangered by the Russo-Japanese War.
1942—President Franklin D. Roosevelt designates Adm. Ernest J. King to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations, as well as the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet (he was appointed on Dec. 30, 1941).
1943—USS Champlin (DD 601) sinks German submarine U-130, which had previously sunk 25 Allied vessels, including three US Navy ships during Operation Torch.
1956—The first missile firing aircraft squadron, Attack Squadron 83, is deployed overseas aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11).
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Today in world History March12
1496 The Jews are expelled from Syria.
1507 Cesare Borgia dies while fighting alongside his brother, the king of Navarre, in Spain.
1609 The Bermuda Islands become an English colony.
1664 New Jersey becomes a British colony.
1789 The United States Post Office is established.
1809 Great Britain signs a treaty with Persia forcing the French out of the country.
1863 President Jefferson Davis delivers his State of the Confederacy address.
1879 The British Zulu War begins.
1884 Mississippi establishes the first U.S. state college for women.
1894 Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
1903 The Czar of Russia issues a decree providing for nominal freedom of religion throughout the land.
1909 British Parliament increases naval appropriations for Great Britain.
1911 Dr. Fletcher of the Rockefeller Institute discovers the cause of infantile paralysis.
1912 Juliet Low founds the Girl Scouts in Savannah, Georgia.
1917 Russian troops mutiny as the "February Revolution" begins.
1930 Gandhi begins his march to the sea to symbolizes his defiance of British rule in India.
1933 President Paul von Hindenburg drops the flag of the German Republic and orders that the swastika and empire banner be flown side by side.
1933 President Roosevelt makes the first of his Sunday evening fireside chats.
1938 German troops enter Austria without firing a shot, forming the anschluss (union) of Austria and Germany.
1939 Pius XII is elected the new pope in Rome.
1944 Great Britain bars all travel to neutral Ireland, which is suspected of collaborating with Nazi Germany.
1945 Diarist Anne Frank dies in a German concentration camp.
1959 The U.S. House of Representatives joins the Senate in approving the statehood of Hawaii.
1984 Lebanese President Gemayel opens the second meeting in five years calling for the end to nine-years of war.
1985 The United States and the Soviet Union begin arms control talks in Geneva.
1994 The Church of England ordains women priests.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
Skip… For The List for Sunday, 12 March 2023… Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 12 March 1968… New York Times: "Suicidal Escalation" and remembering CDR GLENN KOHLMAN and LT JOHN GRIFFITH who perished 55-years ago this day…
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
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Thanks to YP and Dr.Rich
"Everything's Fine"
Long ago, and far, far away
I have told this story before. Tunita hates it, being the actual trufe…...
YP was able to get a Captain's bid before he got fired for gross copiloto insubordination. Price was the opening was in Chicargo (Grits speake), and Grits did not fly directly to ORD from DFW—I would have to go thru Crackerville, ATL, or pay a discounted tickee on Braniff. I damnit near missed his first trip, because my connecting flight out of ATL got cancelled, and I had to go back to DFW and jump on Braniff. I made it to my first flight all sweaty but grateful. ORD was full of baby Captain commuters and they were NOT kind to folks that dinna show up.
I dinna mention that my baby Captain's job was to be on call, no set schedule. So, I joined a bunch of other commuters in a communal hovel in beautiful, not, suburban Schaumberg. Worked out that usually there weren't others there simoneously (more Grits speake), so that was no biggie.
My second trip started out a little easier from the git go. I dinna know anybody at the base, so my copilot's name, C., meant nothing. DC-9's were parked out on the ramp, since the jetways were limited to real airplanes. I strolled out, climbed up the integral DC-9 airstairs, turned left into the cockpit area.
Sitting in the right seat was a squatty small girl. Heighdie, I'm YP; heighdie, I am Ann C. Pleased to meetcha.
I thru my suitcase into the bin, my flight kit into its spot, and started making my nest. Called for the before start checklist, and that went fine. Now, I was a brand new Capitano, fresh from Capitano School, though one who had enjoyed or suffered thru some ten years of DC-9 Captains, and I had my own ideas about the Sermon on the Mount dealing with my peculiar habits. Easy Peasy Puresome.
Until, at the end of the Sermon, YP's Evil Cousin popped up and took control. He took my fist and lightly punched Miz Ann's shoulder, opened my mouth and said: Ann, I'll make a deal with you. You don't try and kill me, and I won't grab your tits…..
At that point, the Evil Cousin disappeared, as he was wont, without an audible pop. The ball was definitely in the Copilot's court.
Well, OK, said she.
Grong, YP's patron Goat God, had intereceded again. Fade to close shot of present day Feminazis with pitchforks…..
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The after story: I few with Ann a couple more times. She was a fair Funny New Girl, and she was a novice Citabria pilot, and she studied maneuvers on layovers. But, about a month later, she crashed it and morted herself.
I've always hoped that in the part of the afterlife where all the friends I've known that have morted themselves by keepin' on too long, Ann has a happy corner,
Note: my first commuter car was stolen from the Employee's Parking Lot at ORD. This should surprise very few.
YP
On Mar 10, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Crow 6b wrote:
Saw this on the Babylon Bee and immediately thought of YP-
Rick
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Thanks top Carl
Video: January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill Event, See the Footage. Police Let Them In
March 11, 2023
The whore media brainwashed insouciant Americans by showing a few snippets taken out of context and withholding the 41,000 hours of video evidence that proved the Democrats, Justice (sic) Department and media were lying. So the Democrats have given America a Reichstag Fire. Will they get away with it?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/video-january-6-2021-capitol-hill-event-see-the-footage/5811404
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From the archives
THANKS TO ANDY
Interesting history of the SU-27
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From the Archives
Thanks to Kit
Kit was flying Broncos at the time and here is his response to the article in The List 6028. The video is enclosed at the end by Kit This is a fascinating video about Hugh Mills ("Darkhorse 16"), an Army pilot in Vietnam, when he went back with his squadron mates to Vietnam 44 years later. I flew with Hugh as our Black Pony OV-10s integrated our fixed-wing Broncos, each with twenty 5-inch Zuni rockets, into their Air Cav Packs of Loaches, Huey gunships, and Cobras. Hugh was the scout platoon commander. I wrote about him in "Flying Black Ponies" when I led a flight to an area where his helos were shot down and we provided close air support. The following footage shows a rescue of Hugh and his buddies (Hugh was shot down 16 times). I saw more Army helicopters shot down than I can remember. Army pilots were the most courageous pilots I had the honor to work with in Vietnam. Hugh was a great leader. He later wrote one of the best books ("Low Level Hell") about Vietnam and rotary-wing aviation. I was asked to blurb it and was honored to do so.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/168246685
If you have not read "Flying Black Ponies" You are missing a real treat. I highly recommend it you will be puckering up like a night landing in bad weather while being shot at
Right next to "Hell Hawks" in my Library Skip
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
Why does daylight saving time start at 2 a.m.?
Daylight saving time is loathed as much as it's loved, though these six facts may help you see the time warp in a new light.
Humans have long sought to control time. While it's generally considered impossible to bend time to our will, there are two days of the year when we have a little sway over the clock. Daylight saving time — officially beginning on the second Sunday of March and ending on the first Sunday in November — is loathed as much as it is loved, but these six facts just might help you see the time warp in a whole new light.
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Ben Franklin Didn't Invent Daylight Saving Time
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin.Credit: Library of Congress/ Corbis Historical via Getty Images
Ben Franklin is often credited as the inventor of daylight saving time — after all, the concept seems on-brand for the founding father who once championed early waking and bedtimes as the key to success. It's a myth that Franklin invented daylight saving time, though he did once suggest a similar idea. In 1784, Franklin (then living in France) wrote a letter to the Journal de Paris, suggesting that French citizens could conserve candles and money by syncing their schedules with the sun. Franklin's proposal — wittily written and considered a joke by many historians — didn't recommend adjusting clocks; the idea was to start and end the day with the sun's rising and setting, regardless of the actual time.
Franklin's proposal didn't get far, but nearly 100 years later, another science-minded thinker devised the daylight saving time strategy we're familiar with today. George Vernon Hudson, a postal worker and entomologist living in New Zealand, presented the basics of the idea in 1895. Hudson's version moved clocks ahead two hours in the spring in an effort to extend daylight hours; for him, the biggest benefit of a seasonal time shift would be longer days in which he could hunt for bugs after his post office duties were finished. Hudson's proposal was initially ridiculed, but three decades later, in 1927, New Zealand's Parliament gave daylight saving a shot as a trial, and the Royal Society of New Zealand even awarded Hudson a medal for his ingenuity.
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Only 35% of Countries Adjust Their Clocks Seasonally
Closeup of a young man adjusting the time of a clock.Credit: nito/ Shutterstock
Germany paved the way for daylight saving time in 1916, becoming the first country to enact Hudson's idea as an energy-saving move in the midst of World War I. While many countries followed suit — mostly in North America, Europe, parts of the Middle East, and New Zealand — some of the world's 195 countries didn't. In fact, around the globe, it's now more common to not make clock adjustments, especially in countries close to the equator, which don't experience major seasonal changes in day length. In total, around 70 countries observe the time shift, though even in the U.S., where daylight saving time has been a standard practice mandated by federal law since 1966, two states don't participate: Arizona and Hawaii.
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The First U.S. Daylight Saving Time Was a Disaster
Two women point to man moving clock hands.Credit: Bettmann via Getty Images
Marching into World War I, the U.S. adopted the European strategy of rationing energy by adjusting civilian schedules. With more daylight hours, homes and businesses could somewhat reduce their reliance on electricity and other fuels, redirecting them instead to the war effort. But in the early part of the 20th century, timekeeping across the country was far from consistent, so in March 1918, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation that created the country's five time zones. That same month, on Easter Sunday, daylight saving time went into effect for the first time ever — though the government's efforts to create consistent clocks were initially a mess. Holiday celebrations were thrown off by the time changes, and Americans lashed out with a variety of complaints, believing the time change diminished attendance at religious services, reduced early morning recreation, and provided too much daylight, which supposedly destroyed landscaping.
The time shift was temporary, repealed in 1919 at the war's end, and wouldn't be seen again on the federal level until World War II. However, some cities and states picked up the idea, adjusting their clocks in spring and fall as they saw fit.
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In the U.S., Daylight Saving Time Once Had a Different Nickname
Back-lit photo of soldiers walking in WWI.Credit: Frank Hurley/ Hulton Archive via Getty Images
Because of its association with energy rationing during World War I, daylight saving time originally had a different nickname: war time. When the U.S. became involved in World War II nearly two decades later, war time returned, and was in place year-round from February 1942 until September 1945, when it was ditched at the war's end.
The time change earned its modern title in 1966, when Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which further standardized time zones and standardized the start and end dates for daylight saving time, among other things. Many countries that follow daylight saving time use the same terminology, though the seasonal time change goes by different labels in some regions: In the U.K., Brits have British Summer Time (BST).
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Dairy Cows (And Farmers) Aren't Big Fans
Farmer with milk churns and his cows.Credit: Edler von Rabenstein/ Shutterstock
Daylight saving lore has it that the spring and fall clock changes provide the biggest benefit for farms, though if cows could speak, they might say otherwise. Farmers — who supposedly benefit from the extra hour of light in the afternoon — have heavily lobbied against the time change since it was first enacted in 1918. That's partially because it's confusing for livestock such as dairy cows and goats, throwing off their feeding and milking schedules. Some farmers say the loss of morning light also makes it more difficult to complete necessary chores early in the day, and impacts how they harvest and move crops to market.
While farmers have pushed to drop daylight saving time, some industries — like the golf industry — have campaigned to keep it for their benefit. The extra daylight is known for bringing more putters to the courses, generating millions in golf gear sales and game fees. Other big business supporters include the barbecue industry (which sells more grills and charcoal in months with longer daylight hours) and candy companies (benefiting from longer trick-or-treating hours on Halloween).
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The 2 A.M. Start Time Is All Because of Trains
Two o'clock on a clock face.Credit: janzwolinski/ iStock
President Woodrow Wilson knew that rolling clocks forward and backward twice a year would be somewhat disruptive, so his 1918 wartime plan tried to be minimally bothersome. Instead of adjusting clocks arbitrarily at midnight in March and November, Wilson chose 2 a.m., a time when no passenger trains were running in New York City. While the shift did impact freight trains, there weren't as many as there are today, so daylight saving time was considered a relatively easy workaround for the railroads. The 2 a.m. adjustment is still considered the least troublesome time today, since most bars and restaurants are closed and the vast majority of people are at home, asleep — either relishing in or begrudgingly accepting their adjusted bedtime schedules.
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Thanks to Mugs
It may very well be too late for this, as we seem to have lost the youth.
Mugs
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This Day in U S Military History
12 March
1824 – Marines of the Boston Barracks quelled a Massachusetts State Prison riot. Inmates rioted and holed up in the mess hall with a guard as hostage, Marines from the Boston barracks came to help. Major RD Wainwright led 30 Marines into the mess hall to confront 283 armed and determined prisoners. Wainwright ordered his men to cock and level their muskets. "You must leave this hall," he told the inmates. "I give you three minutes to decide. If at the end of that time a man remains, he will be shot dead. I speak no more." In two and a half minutes, "the hall was cleared as if by magic."
1864 – One of the biggest military fiascos of the war begins as a combined Union force of infantry and riverboats begins moving up the Red River in Louisiana. The month-long campaign was poorly managed and achieved none of the objectives set forth by Union commanders. The campaign had several strategic goals. The Union hoped to capture everything along the Red River in Louisiana and continue into Texas. President Lincoln hoped to send a symbolic warning to France, which had set up a puppet government in Mexico and seemed to have designs on territorial expansion. Finally, the expedition could also capture cotton-producing regions, a product in short supply in the North. The plan called for Admiral David Dixon Porter to take a flotilla of 20 gunboats up the Red River while General Nathaniel Banks led 27,000 men along the western shore of the river. Porter's squadron entered the river on March 12. Two days later, Fort Derussy fell to the Yankees and the ships moved upriver and captured Alexandria. So far, the expedition was going well, but Banks was moving too slowly. He arrived two weeks after Porter took Alexandria, and he continued to plod towards Shreveport. Banks traveled nearly 20 miles from the Red River, too far for the gunboats to offer any protection. On April 8, Banks' command was attacked and routed by General Richard Taylor, son of former president Zachary Taylor. They fought again the next day, but this time the Yankees held off the Rebel pursuit. The intimidated Banks elected to retreat back down the river before reaching Shreveport. Porter's ships followed, but the Red River was unusually low and the ships were stuck above some rapids near Alexandria. It appeared that the ships would have to be destroyed to keep them from falling into Confederate hands, but Lt. Colonel Joseph Bailey of Wisconsin, an engineer with a logging background, supervised several thousand soldiers in constructing a series of wing dams that raised the water level enough for the ships to pass. The expedition was deemed a failure–it drew Union strength away from other parts of the South and the group never reached Texas.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
12 March
WAINWRIGHT, JONATHAN M.
Rank and organization: General, Commanding U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines. Place and date: Philippine Islands, 12 March to 7 May 1942. Entered service at: Skaneateles, N.Y. Birth: Walla Walla, Wash. G.O. No.: 80, 19 September 1945. Citation: Distinguished himself by intrepid and determined leadership against greatly superior enemy forces. At the repeated risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in his position, he frequented the firing line of his troops where his presence provided the example and incentive that helped make the gallant efforts of these men possible. The final stand on beleaguered Corregidor, for which he was in an important measure personally responsible, commanded the admiration of the Nation's allies. It reflected the high morale of American arms in the face of overwhelming odds. His courage and resolution were a vitally needed inspiration to the then sorely pressed freedom-loving peoples of the world.
*WOMACK, BRYANT E.
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Medical Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Sokso-ri, Korea, 12 March 1952. Entered service at: Mill Springs, N.C. Birth: Mill Springs, N.C. G.O. No.: 5, 12 January 1953. Citation: Pfc. Womack distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Pfc. Womack was the only medical aid man attached to a night combat patrol when sudden contact with a numerically superior enemy produced numerous casualties. Pfc. Womack went immediately to their aid, although this necessitated exposing himself to a devastating hail of enemy fire, during which he was seriously wounded. Refusing medical aid for himself, he continued moving among his comrades to administer aid. While he was aiding 1 man, he was again struck by enemy mortar fire, this time suffering the loss of his right arm. Although he knew the consequences should immediate aid not be administered, he still refused aid and insisted that all efforts be made for the benefit of others that were wounded. Although unable to perform the task himself, he remained on the scene and directed others in first aid techniques. The last man to withdraw, he walked until he collapsed from loss of blood, and died a few minutes later while being carried by his comrades. The extraordinary heroism, outstanding courage, and unswerving devotion to his duties displayed by Pfc. Womack reflect the utmost distinction upon himself and uphold the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army.
*KAROPCZYC, STEPHEN EDWARD
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company A, 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, 12 March 1967. Entered service at: Bethpage, N.Y. Born: 5 March 1944, New York, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading the 3d Platoon, Company A, on a flanking maneuver against a superior enemy force, 1st Lt. Karopczyc observed that his lead element was engaged with a small enemy unit along his route. Aware of the importance of quickly pushing through to the main enemy force in order to provide relief for a hard-pressed friendly platoon, he dashed through the intense enemy fire into the open and hurled colored smoke grenades to designate the foe for attack by helicopter gunships. He moved among his men to embolden their advance, and he guided their attack by marking enemy locations with bursts of fire from his own weapon. His forceful leadership quickened the advance, forced the enemy to retreat, and allowed his unit to close with the main hostile force. Continuing the deployment of his platoon, he constantly exposed himself as he ran from man to man to give encouragement and to direct their efforts. A shot from an enemy sniper struck him above the heart but he refused aid for this serious injury, plugging the bleeding wound with his finger until it could be properly dressed. As the enemy strength mounted, he ordered his men to organize a defensive position in and around some abandoned bunkers where he conducted a defense against the increasingly strong enemy attacks. After several hours, a North Vietnamese soldier hurled a hand grenade to within a few feet of 1st Lt. Karopczyc and 2 other wounded men. Although his position protected him, he leaped up to cover the deadly grenade with a steel helmet. It exploded to drive fragments into 1st Lt. Karopczyc's legs, but his action prevented further injury to the 2 wounded men. Severely weakened by his multiple wounds, he continued to direct the actions of his men until he succumbed 2 hours later. 1st Lt. Karopczyc's heroic leadership, unyielding perseverance, and selfless devotion to his men were directly responsible for the successful and spirited action of his platoon throughout the battle and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.
*STOUT, MITCHELL W.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery. Place and date: Khe Gio Bridge, Republic of Vietnam, 12 March 1970. Entered service at: Raleigh, N.C. Born: 24 February 1950, Knoxville, Tenn. Citation: Sgt. Stout distinguished himself during an attack by a North Vietnamese Army Sapper company on his unit's firing position at Khe Gio Bridge. Sgt. Stout was in a bunker with members of a searchlight crew when the position came under heavy enemy mortar fire and ground attack. When the intensity of the mortar attack subsided, an enemy grenade was thrown into the bunker. Displaying great courage, Sgt. Stout ran to the grenade, picked it up, and started out of the bunker. As he reached the door, the grenade exploded. By holding the grenade close to his body and shielding its blast, he protected his fellow soldiers in the bunker from further injury or death. Sgt. Stout's conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action, at the cost of his own life, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit and the U.S. Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for March 12, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
12 March
1908: Lt Thomas E. Selfridge's Red Wing, the first Aerial Experiment Association airplane, made its first flight at Lake Keuka, Hammondsport, N. Y., with Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin at the controls. (24)
1915: 1Lt Byron Q. Jones, Cpls Carl T. Hale, and Robert H. Houser flew a Burgess-Renault (Signal Corps No. 28) to a three-man duration record of 7 hours 5 minutes. (5)
1917: An Army and Navy board submitted the first interservice agreement on aircraft operations and the development of aeronautic resources to Service Secretaries. This document stressed joint development and operation, but recognized a general division of aeronautic functions along traditional service lines. (5)
1949: Capt Roy Showalter flew a 7 BG B-36 to a long-distance record by flying 9,600 miles in 43 hours 37 minutes without refueling. The flight began and ended at Fort Worth. (1)
1956: FIRST CENTURY SERIES AIRCRAFT IN EUROPE. The first F-100Cs landed at Bitburg AB, Germany, on their way to Sidi Slimane, Morocco, for duty with the 45th Fighter Day Squadron. That arrival made the F-100C the first Century series aircraft to arrive in the European theater, at least publicly. Earlier in May 1955, six RF-100As secretly arrived at Bitburg, with assignment to the Rhine-Main based 7407th Support Squadron as Detachment #1, to fly reconnaissance missions over Eastern Bloc countries under Project Slick Chick. (4) (http://www.cottonpickers.org/recce_pukes.htm) Attack Squadron 83, with F7U-3M Cutlass aircraft and Sparrow I missiles, deployed for the Mediterranean from Norfolk in the first overseas employment of a Navy jet fighter squadron armed with air-to-air missiles. (24)
1965: Four USN enlisted men ended a 30-day rotating-room test that studied the effect of spinning on spacecraft occupants. (5) The last test Atlas D launched from Vandenberg. (6)
1970: Vice President Spiro T. Agnew gave Harmon International Trophies to Maj Jerauld R. Gentry, an AFFTC pilot, and to Col Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and Lt Col William A. Anders, the Apollo VIII crewmen. (3)
1980: AROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT/MACKAY TROPHY. Through 14 March, two 410 BMW B-52Hs from K. I. Sawyer AFB, Mich., flew nonstop, 19,353 nautical miles around the world in 42 hours 30 minutes, averaging 488 MPH. Majors William H. Thurston and John M. Durham commanded the flight from Offutt AFB, across Canada, the North Atlantic, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea, and back to Offutt. They earned the trophy for the flight. (1)
1998: Operation HOMECOMING's Silver Anniversary. A C-141 from the 445 AW (AFRC) at Wright-Patterson AFB landed at Randolph AFB with more than 50 former US prisoners of war. On 12 February 1973, the same C-141 (tail number 66-0177) airlifted Americans from Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, North Vietnam on the first Operation HOMECOMING mission to repatriate American servicemen from Southeast Asia. The Starlifter took the men to Randolph AFB for the 25th annual "Freedom Flyers" reunion and the operation's silver anniversary. (22)
1998: NASA's B-52 dropped the X-38 atmospheric test vehicle from 23,000 feet on its first test. The vehicle deployed its parafoil parachute and glided to a landing on the Precision Impact Range Area at Edwards. The X-38, designed as a lifting body resembling the X-24A, was planned as an emergency crew return "lifeboat" for the International Space Station. (3)
2001: The AFFTC completed the Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) of the F-16 Block 40T6 Avionics Upgrade program with 139 flight test missions and 220-plus flying hours. (3)
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