After World War I the Air Service was quickly reduced to a tiny fraction of its former strength. Mitchell became a forceful exponent of the movement to create a separateair forceon a par with the army and navy. Despite his efforts, however, the Army Reorganization Act of 1920 created the ...
The Air Force Act 1955 (Part 1) (Amendment) Regulations 2008doi:2008 No. 1585介绍性文本1.引用和开始2.1955年空军法修正案(第1部分)条例20073.条例34修正案.附表15修正案.附表4修正案
1950 1st Lt. Russell Brown, Jr., in an F-80 “Shooting Star,” downs a MiG-15 in Korean War, the first all-jet aerial combat. May 20 1951 Capt. James Jabara (USAF) becomes the first jet “ace.” September 20 1951 The Air Force makes the first successful recovery of animals fr...
The Swiss Air Force (German language: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French; Italian language: Forze aeree svizzere Romansh language Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as part of the army and in Oc
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Henry Arnold, known as Hap Arnold, (born June 25, 1886, Gladwyne, Pa., U.S.—died Jan. 15, 1950, Sonoma, Calif.), U.S. air force officer. He attended West Point and initially served in the infantry. Volunteering as a flyer, he received instruction from Orville Wright. After World...
Truman signed the National Security Act, which not only established this new defense organization but also marked the formal creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate and independent service branch. This pivotal development granted the Air Force an equal status alongside the U.S. Army and...
Air Force. 1947 First pilot to break the sound barrier U.S. Air Force test pilot Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager flies the Bell X-1 rocket plane faster than the speed of sound, becoming the first pilot to break the sound barrier. Sign in to download full-size image Sound barrier The ...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has retired Air Marshal Elson Moyo and appointed Air Vice Marshal John Jacob Nzvede as the new Commander of the Airforce of Zimbabwe with effect from 15 March 2023. The President has also appointed Dr Christopher Pamhidzai Pasi as the Secretary to the Health Service...
Special Air Service (SAS), elite British military force organized and trained forspecial operations, surveillance, and counterterrorism. The SAS is part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), which also includes theSpecial Boat Service, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the Special Forces ...