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Capt. Charles E. Yeager

Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager in 1948. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Charles E. Yeager

1940's -- Capt. Charles E. Yeager (shown standing next to the Air Force's Bell-built X-1 supersonic research aircraft) became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Charles E. Yeager

1940's -- Capt. Charles E. Yeager (shown in the cockpit of the Air Force's Bell-built X-1 supersonic research aircraft) became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947.
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Capt. Charles Lindbergh

Capt. Charles Lindbergh is a Medal of Honor recipient for his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris in 1927. He is one of two awardees in peacetime. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey

Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey saved the lives of an entire bomber crew and gave his life to do so over the Seine River in France during World War II. His actions earned him the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, America's ace of aces

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, America's ace of aces for World War I, and Medal of Honor recipient.
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Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks

1960's -- Hilliard A. Wilbanks was born in July 1933 and raised in the small, rural community of Cornelia, Ga.
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Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks

Capt. Hilliard Wilbanks, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force Illustration/Virginia Reyes)
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Capt. Jeffrey Feinstein

1970's -- UDORN AIR BASE, Thailand, September 1972 -- U.S. Air Force ace, Capt. Jeffrey Feinstein, 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, poses beside his F-4 aircraft. (Photo by Ken Hackman)
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Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr.

Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr. history spotlight graphic (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Virginia Reyes)
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Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr.

1950s -- Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr. (Courtesy photo)
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Capt. Klinker was 27-years-old when she died April 4, 1975

Capt. Klinker was 27-years-old when she died April 4, 1975 when the first aircraft supporting Operation Babylife crashed. Klinker was the last nurse and the only member of the Air Force Nurse Corps to be killed in Vietnam. Capt. Mary T. Klinker was posthumously awarded the Airman’s Medal for Heroism and the Meritorious Service Medal.
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Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter

EARLY YEARS -- Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter, made the first mid-air refueling, June 1923, at Rockwell Field. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter

Early Years -- Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter, made first mid-air refueling, June 1923, at Rockwell Field.
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Capt. Mel Apt

Capt. Mel Apt sits in the Bell X-2 rocket-powered aircraft at Rogers Dry Lake, Calif., near Edwards Air Force Base. He reached a speed of Mach 3.2 -- three times the speed of sound -- in the X-2 before it tumbled out of control and he was killed attempting to bail out Sept. 27, 1956. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Pete Fernandez

Capt. Manuel J. Fernandez Jr. flew 124 combat missions in Korea with the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing. (Courtesy photo)
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Capt. R. Steve Ritchie

Capt. R. Steve Ritchie, the Air Force's first Ace in the Vietnam war. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Ralph S. Parr

Capt. Ralph Parr describes the last aerial victory of the Korean War to Col. Thomas De Jarnette, 4th Wing group commander. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Capt. Steve Ritchie

Capt. Steve Ritchie is pictured beside his aircraft in South Vietnam in 1972, following the mission where he became the first ace in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Capt. Steven L. Bennett

Capt. Steven L. Bennett, Medal of Honor recipient. (U. S. Air Force illustration by Virgie Reyes)
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