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CyberPatriot
October 3, 2012 -- I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Craig McKinley, the new President of this great Association, and I want to tell you how excited I am about joining you in the great work of AFA....More
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Courage, Gen. Loh op-ed
August 25, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, civic leaders, DOCA members, the Air Force has just released its latest “Portraits in Courage.” The Portraits in Courage series highlights...More
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AFA National Convention and Conference
August 11, 2012 -- With AFA's 2012 National Convention and Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition just six weeks away, you can expect things to be quite busy around these spaces...More
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Previous Notes from the President
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This Week In Airpower History
| | Monday, October 21, 1918 -- A wounded homing pigeon, message intact, reaches headquarters in France, during the Meuse Argonne offensive, despite shrapnel wounds.
| | | Saturday, October 23, 1909 -- Army Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois takes his first flying lesson from Wilbur Wright at College Park, Md.
| | | Saturday, October 25, 1930 -- Transcontinental commercial air service between New York and Los Angeles begins.
| | | Sunday, October 25, 1942 -- Over Guadalcanal, Marine Capt. Joe Foss, shoots down 5 enemy aircraft, becoming the first "ace in a day" eventually tying the World War I record. Awarded the Medal of Honor, he moves to the Air Nat'l Guard, then president of AFA.
| | | Saturday, October 26, 1907 -- Henri Farman sets the recognized absolute speed record of 32.74 mph in a Voisin-Farman biplane at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
| | | Tuesday, October 26, 1909 -- Lt. Frederick E. Humphreys is the first Army pilot to fly solo in the Wright Military Flyer at College Park, Md.
| | | Monday, October 26, 1925 -- Lt. James H. Doolittle, flying the Curtiss R3C-2 floatplane racer, wins the Schneider Cup race in Baltimore, Md. -- average speed of over 232 mph.
| | | Wednesday, October 26, 1938 -- Company test pilot Johnny Cable makes the first flight of the prototype of the A-20 Havoc, at El Segundo, Calif., eventually the Army Air Force's most produced attack aircraft used in every theater of World War II.
| | | Tuesday, October 27, 1925 -- Lt. Doolittle sets another record, this one for the world seaplane record of over 245.7 mph on a 3-kilometer course.
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