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World War II veterans greeted, honored during visit to nation's capital

Air Force retiree recalls harsh life in Poland during WWII

Retired AF general named to Astronaut Hall of Fame

Deployed wing becomes part of Air Force, Tuskegee Airmen legacy

Fallen honored at EOD memorial ceremony  1

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Air Force Museum Foundation and community leaders announce "Final Approach"

Exhibit featuring more than 500 model aircraft on display at museum

Apollo Astronaut to speak at museum

Night Flight presents annual tribute to Glenn Miller

Air Force Museum Foundation pitches future at Dayton Dragons

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May 13, 1911
Lts. Henry H. Arnold and Thomas DeWitt Milling completed their training at Simms Station, to become the first Army pilots to graduate from the Wright School in Dayton, Ohio.

May 13, 1941
In a mass flight over the Pacific, 21 B-17s took off from Hamilton Field, Calif., and landed on May 14 at Hickam Field, Hawaii, 13 hours, 10 minutes later.

May 13, 1942
The first U.S. bombardment squadron, the 15th, sent to England without aircraft. It flew the first U.S. Army Air Forces operations over Western Europe on July 4 against enemy airfields in the Netherlands.

May 13, 1948
The first U.S. built two-staged rocket, the Bumper-WAC, launched from White Sands, N.M.

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