September 18, 1947

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September 18, 1947

Postby B-Valvs » Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:24 pm

On September 18, 1947 the USAF was estbalished, so says my vintage aviation calendar:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force

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Re: September 18, 1947

Postby WebbPA » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:39 pm

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Re: September 18, 1947

Postby H » Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:32 pm

My uncle was in the USAAC...
I wound up in the USAF.



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Re: September 18, 1947

Postby olderndirt » Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:51 pm

My uncle was in the USAAC...
I wound up in the USAF.



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Re: September 18, 1947

Postby patchz » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:32 pm

One year and three days before I was born. And I never served. I still regret it. I was in the Civil Air Patrol for a while though.
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