One Hundred Years of Flight USAF Chronology ... - The Air University
One Hundred Years of Flight USAF Chronology ... - The Air University
One Hundred Years of Flight USAF Chronology ... - The Air University
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forces who had come under heavy attack during a United Nations fooddistribution<br />
effort in Somalia.<br />
December 2–13: In one <strong>of</strong> the most challenging space missions ever, astronauts<br />
aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, piloted by Col. Richard O.<br />
Covey, <strong>USAF</strong>, performed a record five spacewalks to repair the Hubble<br />
Space Telescope.<br />
December 7: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Air</strong> Force Reserve acquired its first B–52 bombers, which<br />
went to the 917th Wing at Barksdale <strong>Air</strong> Force Base, Louisiana.<br />
December 17: <strong>The</strong> first B–2 Spirit bomber, <strong>The</strong> Spirit <strong>of</strong> Missouri, arrived at<br />
Whiteman <strong>Air</strong> Force Base, Missouri. <strong>The</strong> B–2, essentially a flying wing,<br />
was the first “stealth” heavy bomber.<br />
1994<br />
1993–94<br />
January 10: Crewmen in a 56th Rescue Squadron HH–60G Pave Hawk helicopter<br />
earned the Mackay Trophy by rescuing six sailors from their<br />
damaged tugboat <strong>of</strong>f the coast <strong>of</strong> Iceland.<br />
January 13: <strong>The</strong> final F–15 Eagle <strong>of</strong> the 32d Fighter Group departed Soesterberg<br />
<strong>Air</strong> Base, ending 40 years <strong>of</strong> <strong>USAF</strong> operations in the Netherlands.<br />
January 15: Hungary, Rumania, and Bulgaria granted overflight rights for<br />
F–16 Fighting Falcons deploying from Germany to Turkey, saving<br />
them two hours and marking the first flight <strong>of</strong> <strong>USAF</strong> fighters on an<br />
operational mission over these countries since World War II.<br />
January 25: A Titan II booster launched the unmanned space probe Clementine<br />
I toward the Moon—part <strong>of</strong> the first U.S. lunar mission since<br />
Apollo 17 in 1972.<br />
February 7: <strong>The</strong> first Titan IV/Centaur rocket boosted the first Military<br />
Strategic and Tactical Relay Satellite into geostationary orbit. This system<br />
would provide the U.S. military secure, survivable communications<br />
through all levels <strong>of</strong> conflict.<br />
February 10: Lt. Jeannie Flynn completed training in an F–15E Eagle to<br />
become the first woman fighter pilot in the <strong>Air</strong> Force.<br />
February 18: <strong>USAF</strong> aircraft deployed to France for the first time in more<br />
than 20 years. <strong>The</strong> five KC–135 Stratotankers flew from French bases<br />
to refuel aircraft patrolling airspace over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Operation<br />
DENY FLIGHT.<br />
February 28: As part <strong>of</strong> Operation DENY FLIGHT, two F–16 Fighting Falcon<br />
pilots <strong>of</strong> the 526th Fighter Squadron shot down four Serb Jastreb-<br />
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