To All..
Good Monday morning April 20, 2026. .I hope that you all had a great weekend.
Nice day today and tomorrow I hope that you all have a great week
Regards,
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director’s corner for all 97 H-Grams
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
April 20
1861 Union forces burn screw frigate Merrimack at Gosport Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., to prevent Yard facilities and ships from falling into Confederate hands during the Civil War.
1914 The first call-to-action of naval aviators is given, creating an aviation detachment of three pilots, 12 enlisted men, and three aircraft to join the Atlantic Fleet forces operating off Tampico during the Mexican crisis.
1942 USS Wasp (CV 7) launches 47 British aircraft to reinforce Malta, repeating the exercise May 9.
1944 USS Seahorse (SS 304) torpedoes and sinks Japanese submarine RO 45 off the Mariana Islands.
1947 Navy Capt. L.O. Fox, backed by 80 Marines, accepts surrender of Japanese Lt. Ei Yamaguchi and 26 Japanese soldiers and sailors, two and one half years after the occupation of Peleliu and nearly 20 months after the surrender of Japan.
1953 USS New Jersey (BB 62) shells Wonsan, Korea, from inside the harbor during the Korean War.
1964 USS Henry Clay (SSBN 625) launches a Polaris A-2 missile in the first demonstration to show that Polaris submarines could launch missiles from the surface as well as from beneath the ocean.
2007 USS Saipan (LHA 2) is decommissioned at Norfolk, Va., after serving the Navy for 30 years, including operations Urgent Fury, Sharp Edge, Desert Storm, Deny Flight, and Iraqi Freedom.
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This day in World History
April 20
1139 The Second Lateran Council opens in Rome.
1657 English Admiral Robert Blake fights his last battle when he destroys the Spanish fleet in Santa Cruz Bay.
1769 Ottawa Chief Pontiac is murdered by an Indian in Cahokia.
1770 Captain Cook discovers Australia.
1775 British troops begin the siege of Boston.
1792 France declares war on Austria, Prussia, and Sardinia.
1809 Napoleon Bonaparte defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria.
1836 The Territory of Wisconsin is created.
1841 Edgar Allen Poe's first detective story is published.
1861 Robert E. Lee resigns from the U.S. Army.
1879 The first mobile home (horse-drawn) is used in a journey from London to Cyprus.
1916 The first National League game is played at Chicago's Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park. The park was renamed Cubs Park in 1920 and Wrigley Field, for the Chicago Cubs owner, in 1926.
1919 The Polish Army captures Vilno, Lithuania from the Soviets.
1940 The first electron microscope is demonstrated.
1942 Pierre Laval, the premier of Vichy France, in a radio broadcast, establishes a policy of "true reconciliation with Germany."
1945 Soviet troops begin their attack on Berlin.
1951 General Douglas MacArthur addresses a joint session of Congress after being relieved by President Harry Truman.
1953 Operation Little Switch begins in Korea, the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war.
1962 The New Orleans Citizens Committee gives free one-way ride to blacks to move North.
1967 U.S. planes bomb Haiphong for first time during the Vietnam War.
1999 Two students enter Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and open fire with multiple firearms, killing 13 students and teachers, wounding 25 and eventually shooting themselves.
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Thanks to Al
Monday Morning Humor--Women
Submitted by Peggy Yunghahn:
Some women were at a seminar on how to live in a loving marriage relationship. The women were asked, "How many of you love your husband?"
All the women raised their hands.
Then they were asked, "When’s the last time you told him you loved him?"
Some women answered today, a few yesterday, and some couldn't remember.
The women were then told to take out their cell phones and text their husband - "I love you, Sweetheart."
Next, the women were instructed to exchange phones with one another and read aloud the text message they received in response to their message. Below are 12 hilarious replies. If you have been married for quite a while, you understand that these replies are a sign of true love. Who else would reply in such a succinct and honest way?
· Who the he!! is this?
· Eh, mother of my children, are you sick or what?
· Yeah, and I love you too. What's wrong?
· What now? Did you wreck the car again?
· I don't understand what you mean.
· What the he!! did you do now?
· Don't beat about the bush, just tell me how much you need.
· Am I dreaming?
· If you don't tell me who this message is actually for, someone will die.
· I thought we agreed you wouldn't drink during the day.
· Your mother is coming to stay with us, isn't she?
Submitted by Alan Krause Jr.
An old, blind Marine wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels. After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, “Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?”
The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, “Before you tell that joke I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:
· The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
· The bouncer is a blonde girl.
· I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
· The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
· The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
Now, think about it seriously, do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?”
The blind Marine thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, “No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times.”
Submitted by Mike Ryan:
Eleven people were clinging precariously to a wildly swinging rope suspended from a crumbling outcropping on Mount Everest. Ten were blonde, one was a brunette. As a group they decided that one of the party should let go. If that didn't happen the rope would break and everyone would perish.
For an agonizing few moments no one volunteered.
Finally the brunette gave a truly touching speech saying she would sacrifice herself to save the lives of the others.
The blondes all applauded.
An old couple had been married for a very long time. Whenever they got into a disagreement, yelling could be heard deep into the night.
The old man would shout, "When I die, I will dig my way up from the grave and haunt you the rest of your life."
The neighbors all feared him and the old man liked the fact that he was feared.
One day he died of a massive heart attack. His wife held a closed casket service for him.
After the burial, her neighbors, concerned about what he had said, asked, "Aren't you afraid that he may indeed be able to dig his way out of the grave and haunt you for the rest of your life?"
The wife said, "Let him dig. I had him buried upside down, and I know he won't ask for directions."
Submitted by Mark Logan:
An English professor wrote these words, “A woman without her man is nothing,” on the chalkboard and asked the students to punctuate it correctly.
All of the males in the class wrote: “A woman, without her man, is nothing.”
All the females in the class wrote: “A woman: without her, man is nothing.”
(Punctuation is powerful.)
Submitted by Dave Harris:
Two ladies talking in heaven…
Hi! Wanda.
Hi! Sylvia. How'd you die?
I froze to death.
How horrible!
It wasn't so bad. After I quit shaking from the cold, I began to get warm and sleepy, and finally died a peaceful death. What about you?
I died of a massive heart attack. I suspected that my husband was cheating, so I came home early to catch him in the act. But instead, I found him all by himself in the den watching TV.
So, what happened?
I was so sure there was another woman there somewhere that I started running all over the house looking. I ran up into the attic and searched, and down into the basement. Then I went through every closet and checked under all the beds. I kept this up until I had looked everywhere, and finally I became so exhausted that I just keeled over with a heart attack and died.
Too bad you didn't look in the freezer---we'd both still be alive.
Have a great week,
Al
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. Rollingthunderremembered.com .
April 20
Hello All,
Thanks to Dan Heller and the Bear
Links to all content can now be found right on the homepage http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com. If you scroll down from the banner and featured content you will find "Today in Rolling Thunder Remembered History" which highlights events in the Vietnam war that occurred on the date the page is visited. Below that are links to browse or search all content. You may search by keyword(s), date, or date range.
An item of importance is the recent incorporation of Task Force Omega (TFO) MIA summaries. There is a link on the homepage and you can also visit directly via https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/task-force-omega/. There are 60 summaries posted thus far, with about 940 to go (not a typo—TFO has over 1,000 individual case files).
If you have any questions or comments about RTR/TFO, or have a question on my book, you may e-mail me directly at acrossthewing@protonmail.com. Thank you Dan
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
For Sunday 20 April. .
April 20: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2846
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
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
(This site was sent by a friend . The site works, find anyone you knew in “search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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From the archives
TIMELESS MELODIES
Let's Sing And Dance To 10 Of The Best Songs Of All Time
Published on April 18, 2024
Credit: C D-X
With countless voices, instruments, melodies, and hearts beating in harmony to the rhythm over the years, it's a real challenge to name only 10 of the best songs in history. Yet, some pieces have something that transcends time and trends , capable of taking even the most serious person to the dancefloor or moving the most stoic to tears.
We know we've had to omit some iconic hits here (there could be a part two, what do you say?), but here are, in no particular order, ten songs from the history of music that we've chosen for you. We promise each one has the power to awaken the neighborhood to the urge to sing along!
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"Johnny B. Goode"- Chuck Berry
Credit: Dominik Scythe
Let's start with a classic of classics. It's hard to find an adult who hasn't heard this song at least once in their lifetime. Back in 1958, the legendary Chuck Berry released an anthem that would define a whole era: "Johnny B. Goode."
A true rock and roll masterpiece , you don't even need three seconds of that opening guitar riff to recognize it and start dancing.
The artist has revealed that this hit has some autobiographical hints, and a quick listen to the lyrics and the title confirms it: Did you know that the talented musician was born at 2520 Goode Avenue in St. Louis?
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"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"- The Rolling Stones
Credit: Vale Arellano
In 1965 , Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote a song that would become one of the world's most danced-to rock and roll hits. We're talking about "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones , an absolute gem for fans of this genre.
Richards' iconic guitar at the beginning of the song is one of the most recognizable hooks in music history, forever linked with the image of Jagger's dance moves on stage.
But that's not all; Keith Richards claimed to have recorded that unforgettable guitar riff while he was sleepwalking! When he woke up the next morning, little did he know that he had created a masterpiece destined to be remembered for generations!
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"Like a Rolling Stone"- Bob Dylan
Credit: Brett Jordan
But 1965 was full of hits, and among them is one of the most famous songs of the legendary Bob Dylan.
Ever found yourself singing "Like a Rolling Stone" at the top of your lungs? If not, we highly recommend giving it a try. This sensational hit resonated deeply with millions, reaching the impressive number 2 spot on the US Billboard charts.
But this success came close to never materializing: Rumor has it that, believe it or not, the label hesitated to release the song due to its unusually lengthy duration of nearly 6 full minutes.
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"Superstition"- Stevie Wonder
Credit: Duncan Kidd
Now, it's time to dance to a funkier beat. And when it comes to funk, one track stands out above the rest: "Superstition," Stevie Wonder's 1972 hit.
Shortly after it was first released, this hit had already reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is said that during the recording sessions, Wonder improvised most of the song , perfectly complementing the rhythm set by the talented musician Jeff Beck.
Although Wonder and Beck had initially agreed that Beck would release the track first as part of his album, Stevie eventually took the lead and released it first on his Talking Book album.
Just remember: after you listen, give a knock on some wood for good luck!
5
"Respect"- Aretha Franklin
Credit: Robinson Recalde
While the original song was penned and performed by Otis Redding in 1965, Aretha Franklin's 1967 version of "Respect" has inscribed itself into our collective memory. With an irresistible rhythm and the Queen of Soul's divine voice, this song was crowned by Rolling Stone magazine as the absolute number 1 among the 500 best songs!
Did you know that Franklin's version is not only enriched with her own musical style but also subtly changes the original lyrics? "Respect" also transcended its musical nature to become a powerful feminist anthem of its time, helping to question gender roles in our society.
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"My Way"- Frank Sinatra
Credit: Dushawn Jovic
Standing as one of the most universally recognized and covered songs , transcending language barriers with its charm, "My Way" by Frank Sinatra was recorded over five decades ago, but it still resonates in our hearts.
As many already know, this hit takes its music from the French song "Comme d'habitude" (we highly recommend listening to it if you haven't already.) And it was the talented Paul Anka who wrote the lyrics specifically for our beloved "Ol' Blue Eyes".
Sinatra's charismatic style and incomparable voice propelled this song to international glory, surpassing the original in popularity and solidifying it as one of the artist's signature pieces .
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"Bohemian Rhapsody"- Queen
Credit: Noah Näf
Universally acclaimed across generations and continents for its musical brilliance paired with its iconic music video , Queen 's famous 1975 song, "Bohemian Rhapsody," could not be left out of this list.
The opening chorus of voices, questioning, "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" became an emblematic moment for the band. Furthermore, the song's remarkable span of 6 minutes allowed for a dynamic exploration and combinations of rhythms , styles, and harmonies, separating significantly from the conventional rock norms of its era.
Incredibly, no synthesizers were used during the recording process (which took three weeks of meticulous work), opting to craft all sounds using traditional voices and instruments!
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"Suspicious Minds"- Elvis Presley
Credit: emrecan arık
Marking a pivotal moment for the King's career revival in the 1970s , "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley and its iconic guitar solo is to this day a treasured gem for Elvis fans and the music world in general.
Originally written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James, it wasn't until Elvis gave voice to this song that it soared to commercial success .
Rumor has it that Elvis was initially uncomfortable with Mark James' presence in the studio, so James decided not to attend the recording session, which took place between 4 and 7 am (yes, the working hours of the King). However, when the song was completed, James was blown away by Elvis' rendition, a fact that ultimately brought the two artists together .
9
"A Day in the Life"- The Beatles
Credit: Neil Martin
Regarded by music specialists as one of the Beatles' finest , if not their absolute best, "A Day in the Life" showcases a mountain of talent in both its musical composition and lyrical prowess.
Released as part of their iconic 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ****, this piece marked a pivotal moment in music production and had a major impact on the society of its time.
According to Lennon himself, the controversial lyrics were inspired by a news article in the Daily Mail reporting the tragic death of Tara Browne, the young heir to the Guinness fortune.
10
"Redemption Song"- Bob Marley and the Wailers
Credit: Bill Fairs
Composed by the legendary Bob Marley and released with his band Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1980 (almost 45 years ago!), this gem transcends time and cultures.
We're talking about none other than "Redemption Song" . But what makes it so special? Well, it is generally acclaimed for its deep and meaningful lyrics . Bob Marley wasn't just singing; he was preaching a message of self-liberation that still hits today. This hit is characterized by its acoustic nature; all we hear is a captivating guitar and Marley's moving voice.
But there is much more behind the music . Some historians say that when Bob Marley penned this song, he was dealing with the pain of the illness that would claim his life just a year later.
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This Day in U S Military History…….April 20
1775 – British troops began the siege of Boston. The Siege of Boston lasted through March 17, 1776 and was the opening phase of the American War of Independence. New England militiamen prevented the movement by land of the British Army garrisoned in what was then the peninsular town of Boston, Massachusetts. Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege. British resupply and reinforcement activities were limited to sea access. After eleven months of siege the British abandoned Boston by sailing to Nova Scotia. The siege began following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, when the militia from surrounding Massachusetts communities limited land access to Boston. The Continental Congress formed the Continental Army from the militia, with George Washington as its Commander in Chief. In June 1775, the British seized Bunker and Breed’s Hills, but their casualties were heavy and their gains were insufficient to break the Continental Army’s hold on land access to Boston. Military actions during the remainder of the siege were limited to occasional raids, minor skirmishes, and sniper fire. In November 1775, Washington sent the 25-year-old bookseller-turned-soldier Henry Knox to bring to Boston the heavy artillery that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga. In a technically complex and demanding operation, Knox brought many cannons to the Boston area by January 1776. In March 1776, these artillery fortified Dorchester Heights, which overlooked Boston and its harbor and threatened the British supply lifeline. The British commander William Howe saw the British position as indefensible and withdrew the British forces in Boston to the British stronghold at Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 17 (celebrated today as Evacuation Day).
1914 – In first call to action of naval aviators, detachment on USS Birmingham sailed to Tampico, Mexico.
1942 – Malta’s precarious position continues. German and Italian bombing continue. When the USS Wasp accompanied by HMS Renown, two cruisers and six destroyers attempt to deliver 47 desperately needed Spitfires to the island, thirty per cent of them are destroyed immediately after landing.1945 – Allied bombers in Italy begin a three-day attack on the bridges over the rivers Adige and Brenta to cut off German lines of retreat on the Italian peninsula.
1945 – During World War II, Allied forces, the U.S. 7th army, took control of the German cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart. The American flag is raised over the rostrum of the Nuremberg Stadium — scene of Nazi Party rallies. In the Stuttgart area, the French 1st Army is advancing rapidly along the Neckar Valley, trapping German forces in the Black Forest in Bavaria.
1945 – American forces liberated Buchenwald. 350 Americans were imprisoned at Berga, a sub-camp of Buchenwald, following their Dec, 1944, capture at the Battle of the Bulge. Charles Guggenheim’s (d.2002) last documentary film was title “Berga.
1945 – On Okinawa, US 3rd Amphibious Corps completes the capture of the Motobu Peninsula and the whole of the main northern part of the island. The US 24th Corps, on the Shuri Line, continue to attack but the limited gains made cannot be held against the Japanese counterattacks.
1947 – CAPT L.O. Fox, USN, supported by 80 Marines, accepted the surrender of LT Yamaguchi and 26 Japanese soldiers and sailors, two and one half years after the occupation of Peleliu and nearly 20 months after the surrender of Japan.
1972 – The manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The second of the so-called “J missions,” it was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. John Young and Charles Duke spent 71 hours—just under three days—on the lunar surface, during which they conducted three extra-vehicular activities or moonwalks, totaling 20 hours and 14 minutes. The pair drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), the second produced and used on the Moon, 26.7 kilometers (16.6 mi). On the surface, Young and Duke collected 95.8 kilograms (211 lb) of lunar samples for return to Earth, while Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly orbited in the Command/Service Module (CSM) above to perform observations. Mattingly spent 126 hours and 64 revolutions in lunar orbit. After Young and Duke rejoined Mattingly in lunar orbit, the crew released a subsatellite from the Service Module (SM). Apollo 16’s landing spot in the highlands was chosen to allow the astronauts to gather geologically older lunar material than the samples obtained in the first four landings, which were in or near lunar maria. Samples from the Descartes Formation and the Cayley Formation disproved a hypothesis that the formations were volcanic in origin.
2006 – Famous U.S. test pilot Scott Crossfield dies in an air crash of a Cessna 210. Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at Mach 2, twice the speed of sound.
2010 – The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill, leaking about 4,900,000 barrels of crude oil, that would last six months. The US Coast Guard will play a role in the containment, cleanup, and subsequent investigation.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
TROUT, JAMES M.
Rank and organization: Second Class Fireman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1850, Philadelphia, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Frolic, Trout displayed gallant conduct in endeavoring to save the life of one of the crew of that vessel who had fallen overboard at Montevideo, 20 April 1877.
*HAYASHI, JOE
Private Joe Hayashi distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 20 and 22 April 1945, near Tendola, Italy. On 20 April 1945, ordered to attack a strongly defended hill that commanded all approaches to the village of Tendola, Private Hayashi skillfully led his men to a point within 75 yards of enemy positions before they were detected and fired upon. After dragging his wounded comrades to safety, he returned alone and exposed himself to small arms fire in order to direct and adjust mortar fire against hostile emplacements. Boldly attacking the hill with the remaining men of his squad, he attained his objective and discovered that the mortars had neutralized three machine guns, killed 27 men, and wounded many others. On 22 April 1945, attacking the village of Tendola, Private Hayashi maneuvered his squad up a steep, terraced hill to within 100 yards of the enemy. Crawling under intense fire to a hostile machine gun position, he threw a grenade, killing one enemy soldier and forcing the other members of the gun crew to surrender. Seeing four enemy machine guns delivering deadly fire upon other elements of his platoon, he threw another grenade, destroying a machine gun nest. He then crawled to the right flank of another machine gun position where he killed four enemy soldiers and forced the others to flee. Attempting to pursue the enemy, he was mortally wounded by a burst of machine pistol fire. The dauntless courage and exemplary leadership of Private Hayashi enabled his company to attain its objective. Private Hayashi’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for April 20, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD “PHIL” MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
20 April
1912: The Secretary of War published the conditions of the Military Aviator Test in a report to the House of Representatives. (24)
1916: Sgt Maj Elliot Cowdin became the first American pilot to receive the French Medaille Militaire. (24)
1917: The Navy’s DN-1 airship made its first flight at Pensacola. It was accepted on 16 May, but after three flights it was grounded and never flew again. (24)
1923: Maj Henry “Hap” Arnold led a group of Army Corps airmen from Rockwell Field to prove the possibility of inflight refueling. Arnold and his men ran a hose between two DeHavilland DH-4Bs for the first inflight hose contact. Although no fuel transferred during the 40-minute test at San Diego, California, the modified tankers demonstrated the feasibility of gravity-flow air refueling. (4) (18)
1942: The carrier USS Wasp entered the Mediterranean and launched 47 RAF Spitfires to Malta. (24)
1943: Staging from Funafuti in Ellice Islands, Seventh Air Force B-24s attacked Tarawa for the first time. (24)
1951: Mrs. Ana Louisa Branger, piloting a Piper Super Cub, set an international altitude record of 27,152 feet in a Class C-1a aircraft (planes of less than 1,103 pounds) at Alexandria. (24)
1959: The Navy’s prototype UGM-27A Polaris missile successfully flew a 500-mile course. (16) (24)
1962: The first Titan Is placed on alert to make the 724 SMS operational at Lowry AFB. (6)
1965: Phase out of all first-generation ICBMs completed with the shipment of the last Atlas to storage. Later, on 25 June SAC inactivated three Atlas E, six Atlas F, and six Titan I squadrons. (1) (6)
1966: President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s aircraft, a VC-121 Super Constellation named Columbine III, was retired and flown from Andrews AFB to Wright-Patterson AFB. The aircraft went into service with MAC’s 89 MAW in August 1954. (18)
1966: Vandenberg AFB launched its last Titan II operational test vehicle. (6)
1972: Apollo XVI: Astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke set a record for the greatest mass landed on the moon. The Lunar Module Orion and the two men weighed 18,208 pounds. When the Orion left on 23 April, the two men set another record for the greatest mass (10,949 pounds) lifted into lunar orbit. (9)
1982: The crew for the movie “The Right Stuff” arrived at Edwards AFB to shoot the film. (3)
1985: B-52 crews completed initial training for Harpoon anti-ship missile operations. (16) (26)
1996: The Idaho ANG’s 124th Fighter Wing flew the F-4G Wild Weasel’s last operational flight from Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, to the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at DavisMonthan AFB. (http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/f4/last.htm)
2007: A Russian Volga-Dnepr AN-124 touched down at Moffett Air Field, Calif., to deploy the 129th Rescue Wing (California Air National Guard), their HH-60G Pave Hawk Rescue Helicopters, and support equipment to Afghanistan. The Air Force contracted the AN-124 for the deployment, because the high operations tempo from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom prevented the use of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-5 Galaxys for the deployment. (AFNEWS, “Russian Aircraft Transports ANG Rescue Helicopters,” 24 Apr 2007.) Exercise SNIPER LANCE 2007. More than 200 airmen from US Air Forces in Europe bases arrived Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, to participate in this exercise. Sniper Lance provided realistic combat flight training for USAF F-15 Eagles, KC-135 Stratotankers and Romanian Air Force MiG-21s based out of the 86th Air Base near the town of Fetesti. (AFNEWS, “USAFE Airmen Kick Off Sniper Lance 2007,” 20 Apr 2007); and (AFNEWS, “Air Force Gains Larger Presence in Romania,” 9 May 2007.)
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