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Air Force Magazine
Daily Report
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This Month in Air Force Magazine
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The President's Corner
Notes from AFA's President
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Mil and Mil Spouse Appreciation
May 11, 2012 -- AFA members, this month is National Military Appreciation Month. Last year the House introduced Concurrent Resolution No. 328 in November. The Senate agreed to it without amendment and by unanimous consent April 26...More
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bin Laden Papers
May 11, 2012 -- AFA members, last week was the 1st year anniversary of the UBL raid. Reportedly many documents were gathered during the raid. The US government has released 17 of those documents to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point. On 3 May CTC released a translation of the documents – encompassing 64 pages...More
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Bombers
May 9, 2012 -- AFA members, only every now and then does one run across an article that which completely lays out an issue … and in as few words as possible explains it to the public...More
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F-22 (again)
May 8, 2012 -- AFA members, I’ve read a few of the responses I’ve gotten from my F-22 notes from last week … and I would like to make a few corrections...More
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Previous Notes from the President
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This Week In Airpower History
| | Saturday, May 12, 1928 -- Lt. Julian S. Dexter of the Army Air Corps Reserve completes a 3,000-square-mile aerial mapping assignment over the Florida Everglades. The project takes 65 hours of flying, spread over two months.
| | | Tuesday, May 13, 1913 -- The first flight of the world's first four-engine airplane, The Russian Knight, affectionately called "Le Grand," takes place in Russia. The aircraft is designed by Igor I. Sikorsky.
| | | Thursday, May 14, 1908 -- The first passenger flight takes place in the Wright airplane at Kitty Hawk in preparation for delivery of a government airplane. Wilbur Wright pilots the machine, with Charles Furnas, an employee, as the first passenger.
| | | Thursday, May 15, 1930 -- Ellen Church, a registered nurse, becomes the world's first airline stewardess as she serves sandwiches on a Boeing Air Transport flight between San Francisco and Cheyenne, Wyo.
| | | Thursday, May 16, 1929 -- At the first Academy Award ceremonies in Los Angeles, Calif., the Paramount movie "Wings" wins the Oscar for Best Picture for 1927-28.
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