Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (61-65)
SAC 75 #61 SAC participated in several bombing operations during the Vietnam War but not over North Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. In early 1972 President … Read More
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (56-60)
SAC 75 #56 Also during 1965, SAC was phasing out the B-47 and KC-97. In 1963 SAC carried 613 B-47s and another 70 variants … Read More
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (51-55)
SAC 75 #51 SAC was tapped to assist with photo reconnaissance over Alaska following an intense earthquake. On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, south-central … Read More
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (46-50)
SAC 75 #46 In the spring and summer of 1962, SAC began expanding its Post Attack Command Control System (PACCS). The expansion would include … Read More
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML FLOGGER G
The MiG-23 is a variable swept wing, single-engine aircraft designed as a follow-on to the MiG-21 Fishbed. It was designed to combat a variety … Read More
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (41-45)
SAC 75 #41 With the ever increasing tensions and threat of nuclear war, CINCSAC GEN Thomas Power had begun airborne alert operations for SAC … Read More
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (36-40)
SAC 75 #36 Between 13 March and 15 April 1958, six SAC B-47s were lost while performing LABS (Low Altitude Bombing System) training runs. … Read More
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Strategic Air Command (31-35)
SAC 75 #31 In another demonstration of SACs broad reach, GEN LeMay; then Vice Chief of Staff USAF; flew a KC-135 on a record … Read More
