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50th anniversary marks 306 future cadets taking oath at academy

LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Basic cadets from the first Air Force Academy class line up for physical training here, the temporary location for the academy while permanent facilities were being constructed in Colorado Springs. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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50th anniversary marks 306 future cadets taking oath at academy

LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Cadets from the first Air Force Academy class march during a training exercise at the school's temporary location here during the summer of 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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50th anniversary of B-52 delivery

CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Retired Brig. Gen. William Eubank, the 93rd Bomb Wing commander, talks with Air Force officers on the flightline here after the first B-52 Stratofortress operational flight June 29, 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr.

1950s -- Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr. (Courtesy photo)
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Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr.

1950s -- Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr. (Courtesy photo)
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Lt. Col. George A. Davis Jr.

1950s -- Lt. Col. George A. Davis Jr. (Courtesy photo)
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F-102 DELTA DAGGER

F-102 Delta Dagger, history spotlight graphic, U.S. Air Force graphic
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T-37 Tweet

1950s -- The T-37B Tweet is a twin-engine jet used for training student pilots in fundamentals of aircraft handling. It became part of the Air Force inventory in 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-52 Stratofortresses

1950s -- The B-52 Stratofortress joined the Air Force inventory in February 1955. It is still flying. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-5 Stratofortress

1950s -- The B-5 Stratofortress joined the Air Force inventory in 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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North American F-100

1950s -- North American F-100 (1953)
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Boeing B-47A

1950's -- A production model B-47A Stratojet, the fastest known bomber in the world, flies near the Boeing Aircraft Co. production plant in Wichita, Kan., Aug. 11. 1950. The swept-wing bomber has a top speed of more than 600 miles an hour. It is powered by six General Electric J-47 turbo-jet engines, has a maximum gross takeoff weight of more than 186,000 pounds and can carry more than 20,000 pounds of bombs.
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C-119

1950's -- C-119 Flying Boxcars from the 314th Troop Carrier Group in Japan do not fly to Korea unless weather reports are good. They must be able to see the tiny drop zone for combat cargo on the peak before they can drop. In radio contact with the "men on mountains," the pilots circle hoping for a break in clouds and drop on lower slopes. The planes have had to return to Japan as many as three times without dropping cargo, but the pilots are persistent, and eventually drop successfully.
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B-52A

1950's -- The 52-A Stratofortress, the first production model of a series of long range bombers, takes off from Boeing Field, Wash., on its maiden flight Aug. 5, 1954. It is powered by eight Pratt and Whitney Aircraft J-57 turbojet engines, each rated in 10,000 pounds of thrust class. The new bomber has a wing span of 185 feet, length of 156 feet, tail height of 48 feet and gross weight of more than 350,000 pounds.
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B-47 Stratojet

1950's -- An overall view of a Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft in flight.
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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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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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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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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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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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