C-14B

The three occupants of the C-14B and their plane, which made history's first automatic landing, were Capt. Carl J. Crane, who invented the system, Capt. George V. Holloman, who flight tested it, and Raymond Stout, a Wright Field civilian electronic engineer who assisted in developing the system. (U.S. Air Force photo)

F-86 Sabre

F-86 Sabre flown by Col. Fred Ascani at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo, courtesy National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)

Maj. Richard Bong

Maj. Richard Bong, Medal of Honor recipient, was the "Ace of Aces" during World War II. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

Brig. Gen. William L. Mitchell

Brig. Gen. William L. Mitchell is a Medal of Honor receipient for his pioneering work and foresight in the field of American military aviation. He is one of two Americans awarded the medal during peacetime. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

AT-6 Texan

The AT-6 Texan was used as a trainer during and after World War II. In 1943 to counteract joking by Allied pilots at an instrument flying school that the trainer was "frail," Col. Joseph Duckworth flew into a Category I/II hurricane to prove its worth. The information obtained by the weather officer proved invaluable and the Air Force has been tracking tropical storms and hurricanes since that time. (Courtesy photo)

OV-10 Bronco

The OV-10 Bronco, a forward air controller aircraft, flies on its maiden flight August 1968 in South Vietnam during a 90-day period of combat evaluation. The OV-10 performs the same mission as the O-1 and O-2 FAC aircraft, to identify and mark targets for tactical fignter-bomber air strikes. The aircraft was assigned to the 19th TASS. (U.S. Air Force photo/National Museum of the USAF)