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Fairchild and Air Force History (Feb. 5 - 11)

  • Published
  • By Dan Simmons
  • 92nd Air Refueling Wing
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. --  Listed below are significant historical events that occurred during the week of 5 - 11 Feb at Fairchild Air Force Base.

Feb 6, 2001: The 92nd Air Refueling Wing received its first KC-135 with the Multi-Point Refueling System. MPRS included refueling pods on each wingtip that, along with the boom, allowed refueling of any type aircraft on any mission.

Feb 8, 1944: The 92d Bombardment Group lost 3 B-17s and 30 crewmembers during a bombing mission over Frankfurt, Germany.

Feb 10, 2009: The wing held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the FunSpot to celebrate the official opening of a new indoor skate park.

Listed below are significant events that occurred during the week of 5 - 11 Feb in U.S. Air Force/Aerospace History.

Feb 6, 1959: The Air Force successfully launched the first Titan I intercontinental ballistic missile.

Feb 6, 1967: North American Aerospace Defense Command's Space Defense Center moved into Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, completing the movement of all units into the hardened, underground command and control facility.

Feb 8, 1953: The American Medical Association recognized aviation medicine as a medical specialty, the first one to evolve from military practice and research.

Feb 10, 1994: Lt Jeannie Flynn completed training in an F-15E Eagle to become the first woman fighter pilot in the Air Force.