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Curtiss P-40E

1940's -- Curtiss P-40E in flight (date and source of photo unknown)
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Curtiss P-6E Hawk

Curtiss P-6E Hawk assigned to the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group based at Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich. around 1932-34. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jack McKillop)
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Daniel Chappie James

Col. Daniel "Chappie" James, left, meets with two government officials in the Pentagon. On Sept. 1, 1975, Colonel James was promoted to general, the first African American four-star general in American military history. (Courtesy photo)
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Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr.

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. with President Lyndon Johnson in 1970.
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D-Day 66th anniversary

French and American paratroopers hike June 5, 2010 in Normandy, France to the same drop zone used by Allies on D-Day. The jump was part of a ceremony commemorating the 66th anniversary of the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)
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D-Day 66th anniversary

A member of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron relays wind direction and other pertinent information to aircraft during a jump demonstration June 5, 2010, over Normandy, France. The squadron is assigned to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)
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D-Day 66th anniversary

A member of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron hikes June 5, 2010, in Normandy, France to a muster area after parachuting into the same drop zone used by Allies on D-Day. The squadron is assigned to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)
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D-Day 66th anniversary

A member of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron flies the American flag over the "Iron Mike" drop zone June 5, 2010, in Normandy, France where the Allies first landed on D-Day during World War II. The jump was part of a ceremony commemorating the 66th anniversary of D-Day. The squadron is assigned to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)
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D-Day 66th anniversary

A C-130J Super Hercules leads a formation June 5, 2010 of other American C-130s and German and French C-160s above the drop zone where Allies landed during World War II in Normandy, France. The aircraft is from the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)
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D-Day Anniversary

On June 4, 1944, one of the largest Allied campaigns began on the beaches of Normandy. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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DeHavilland DH-4

The DH-4 was an ever-present element of the US Army Air Service both during and following World War I. When the US entered World War I in April 1917, the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps only had 132 aircraft, all obsolete. Modeled from a combat tested British De Havilland design, the DH-4 was the only US built aircraft to see combat during World War I.
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Delivering supplies

1960s -- Using the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES), a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules crew delivers a load of supplies to the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division at An Khe. With LAPES, platform-mounted loads are pulled from the rear of a transport plane at an altitude of about five feet. The delivery system is designed for resupply to narrow drop zones. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Delta II rocket

1990's -- The first McDonnell Douglas Delta II rocket launch for 1997 lifts off from space launch complex 17A. Cape Canaveral Air Station carrying a NAVSTAR GPS satellite. Seconds after liftoff -- at T+13 seconds, the rocket self-destructed. The launch took place January 17, 1997. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Dick Bong

1940's -- Dick Bong
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Dick Bong

1940's -- Dick Bong
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Don S. Lopez

Donald S. Lopez sits inside the cockpit of his P-51C Mustang "Lope's Hope III," in Chiahkiang, China, Nov. 11, 1944. (National Air and Space Museum photo/copyright Smithsonian Institution)
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Donald A. Quarles

1950's -- Donald A. Quarles's tenure as the fourth secretary of the Air Force was marked by an increased emphasis on research and development. Quarles was the first Air Force secretary with a strong formal, scientific background and he devoted much of his attention to technological advances. He proved in his 20-month tenure (Aug. 15, 1955 to April 30, 1957) that a scientist could lead and manage the Air Force competently. Like the first air secretary, Stuart Symington, Quarles was the right man at the right time.
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Donald A. Quarles

1950's -- Donald A. Quarles's tenure as the fourth secretary of the Air Force was marked by an increased emphasis on research and development. Quarles was the first Air Force secretary with a strong formal, scientific background and he devoted much of his attention to technological advances. Like the first air secretary, Stuart Symington, Quarles was the right man at the right time.
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Doolittle Raid

Taken from the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8), a B-25 bomber makes its way to be part of the first U.S. air raid on Japan. (U.S. Navy photo)
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Doolittle Raid 70th anniversary

Surviving Doolittle Raider Major Thomas C. Griffin, navigator of the #9 plane, greets attendees of a banquet to honor the Raiders during their 70th reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, April 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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