Tis a sight to behold!
On this day in Air Force history --
1935: Will Rogers and Wiley Post die when their aircraft, a hybrid Lockheed Orion-Explorer, crashes on takeoff near Point Barrow, AK.
1944: Allied Air Forces fly 4,249 sorties in Mediterranean theater, land 9,000 airborne troops in Southern France.
1945: After 6 and 9 Aug bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese government announces its intention to surrender unconditionally.
1958: Congress creates the FAA with broad responsibilities over airways and air traffic, including military airports, and missile or rocket sites.
1964: The President announces development of a counterinsurgency (COIN) airplane, which becomes the OV-10 Bronco.
1970: Thru 24 Aug 2 new HH-53 rescue helicopters make 9,000-mile flight from Eglin AFB to Da Nang, S. Vietnam: 1st transpacific helo flight.