This Week in Fairchild and U.S. History Published April 5, 2010 By Dan Simmons 92nd Air Refueling Wing Historian FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Fairchild History March 26, 1957: The 92nd Bomb Wing received its first B-52D aircraft. March 29, 1952: A B-36 bomber landed short of the runway and crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base. The aircraft was destroyed but the 12- man crew survived. March 31, 1965: The last series E Atlas ICBMs were removed from alert at the 567th Strategic Missile Squadron at Fairchild AFB. This completed the operational phaseout of this model of the Atlas ICBM weapon system. March 31, 1995: The 93rd Air Refueling Squadron activated at Fairchild AFB while the 43rd Air Refueling Squadron was inactivated. March 31, 2005: The 96th Air Refueling Squadron inactivated at Fairchild AFB after being in the wing for 11 years. April 1, 1951: Washington Air National Guard History--The 560th Air Force Band was inducted into federal service during the Korean Conflict at Geiger Field, Spokane International Airport. The musicians entertained all over the Northwest and gave liveperformances over the radio until returning to Geiger Field in Dec. 1952. April 1, 1995: The 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron activated at Fairchild AFB. It was redesignated the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on Oct. 1, 2002. U.S. History March 27, 1989: Military Airlift Command began transporting more than 1,000 tons of equipment and supplies to Alaska to help clean up a 10-million gallon oil spill from the tanker Exxon Valdez. March 28, 1935: Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the first rocket equipped with gyroscopic controls. It reached a height of 4,800 feet and a speed of 550 miles per hour. March 31, 1995: The first woman USAF bomber pilot, 2d Lt Kelly Flinn, began B-52 flight training at Barksdale AFB, LA. April 1, 1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law a bill creating the Air Force Academy.