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RB-36D

1940's -- The Convair RB-36D is the jet-augmented version of the intercontinental strategic bomber. The aircraft has four General Electric J-47 jet engines, mounted in pairs under outer wing edges, that supplement six Pratt & Whitney piston engines.

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Early aviators

EARLY YEARS -- (From left to right) Capt. Hennessy, Lt. H.H. Arnold, Lt. Roy C. Kirtland, Capt. Frank N, Kennedy, Lt. McLeary, Lt. Harold Geiger, Lt. Thomas D. Milling and Lt. Louis C. Rockwell at College Park, Md., 1911.

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Dr. Harold Brown

1960's -- Dr. Harold Brown, Air Force secretary from 1965-1969

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Dr. Harold Brown

1960's -- Air Force Secretary Dr. Harold Brown addresses the participants at the Second Annual USAF Cost Reduction Program Award ceremonies at Offutt AFB, Neb., Oct. 27, 1965. Secretary Brown extended his congratulations to those receiving awards, and expressed his appreciation to the military and civilian personnel who contributed to the savings realized in fiscal year 1965.

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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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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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Charles Yeager

Col. Charles S. Yeager, Commandant of the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, Calif., poses with a model of the North American X-15 high speed, high-altitude research aircraft. He holds a photograph of the Bell X-1 aircraft in which he became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound on Oct. 14, 1947.

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Air Service Corps

EARLY YEARS -- Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, Maj. Gen. James. E. Fechet and Brig. Gen. H.C. Pratt

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Frank Lahm

EARLY YEARS -- Col. Frank Lahm, the first man to be rated a pilot in the U.S. military service, flew with Orville Wright in the first cross country flight.

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Dr. Sheila Widnall

1990's -- Sheila E. Widnall was the 18th secretary of the Air Force and the first woman to hold the office. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Firefighting history

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- This 1958 O-6 Cardox fire crash truck was completely restored by 49th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services department people here recently. They presented it to the military firefighter's heritage museum at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, during a dedication ceremony May 18. (Courtesy photo)

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Firefighting history

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Larry Daniels, a Holloman firefighter, cleans out the O-6 Cardox fire crash truck after it was donated by a local firefighter's union. The truck sat for 30 years and was infested by rodents and covered in sand. Firefighters here restored the vehicle and donated it to the military firefighter's heritage museum at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. (Courtesy photo)

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