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Frances Gabreski
1940's -- Lt. Col. Frances S. Gabreski and Staff Sgt. Ralph Safford, crew chief, prepare for flight. The assistant crew chief is in the background.
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Posted: 5/27/2004
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General Nathan F. Twining
1950's -- General Nathan F. Twining was Air Force chief of staff from 1953 - 1957. He also served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 - 1960.
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Posted: 5/27/2004
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Truman makes Air Force Department official
1950's -- President Truman signs HR1726, an act "to provide for the organization of the Air Force and the Department of the Air Force" a technicality in the unification plans to make the Air Force Department official. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg; Representative Overton Brooks (D) of La. and Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas K. Finletter. 19 Sept 1951 (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/16/2004
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Robinson Risner
1950's -- Brigadier General Robinson Risner is credited with destroying eight MiG-15s and damaging another while assigned to the 336 Fighter Squadron. On September 21, 1952, then Major Risner scored double kills. He achieved Ace status on September 15, 1952, downing his fifth MiG-15. Brigadier General Risner came from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He entered the Air Force in 1944 and flew P-38, P-39, and P-40 fighers with the 30th Fighter Squadron in Panama from 1944 to 1946. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Robinson Risner
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Posted: 3/16/2004
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Francis S. Gabreski
1940's -- Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, the leading U.S. ace in the World War II European theater, was also an ace in Korea and is still the top American ace, with 34.5 victories. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/16/2004
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Manuel J. Fernandez
1950's -- Capt. Manuel J. Fernandez Jr. of the 34th Fighter Intercepter Wing, became the 26th jet ace of the Korean War Feb. 18, 1953. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Posted: 3/16/2004
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Top Ace of the Korean War
Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr., a pilot with the 51st Fighter Intercepter Wing, talks with his crew chief while in the cockpit of his F-86 Sabre jet, "Beauteous Butch II." Capt. McConnell became the 27th jet ace of the Korean conflict March 9, 1953, and was the top ace of the war with 16 kills. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/16/2004
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Rickenbacker and Jabara
1950's -- Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (left), First American Fighter "Ace" of World War I, meets Captain James Jabara, 27 (center), of Wichita, Kansas, First American Jet "Ace" in history. The two men met in the office of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (right), Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force. 31 May 1951. Captain Rickenbacker became the first American "Ace" on 30 May 1918 and Captain Jabara became the first American jet "Ace" on 20 May 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2004
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WAF Bugler
1950's -- A/2C Frances E. Courtney furnishes the bugle calls of taps and reveille for the 3452nd Student Squadron (WAF) at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. It is believed that A/2C Courtney is the only WAF Bugler in the Air Force. 23 June 1953 (U.S. Air Force photo)
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WAF Bugler
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Posted: 3/15/2004
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WAF Officer candidates
1950's -- A salute is a gesture of courtesy given to a superior officer by a subordinate -- that's what it says in the book. At Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, WAF Officer candidates find that the salute is more than courtesy. It is a gesture of comradeship, of pride in one's self and in the Air Force. November 1952 (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2004
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G & A (Firestone) H-19 helicopter
1950's -- A U.S.A.F. H-19 helicopter, 3rd Air Rescue Group, is seen hoisting an unidentified airman aboard from Far East waters. 1953 (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 3/15/2004
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