Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AF ACADEMY SITE COMMITTEE VISIT ORLANDO, FL
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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the 33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974
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Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947. Spaatz retired with the rank of general on June 30, 1948. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Servic...
Day, Edwin M. (Edwin Minor), 1903-1989
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Edwin Minor Day (b. 1903, Greensburg, Pennsylvania-d. July 7, 1989), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from flying school and received his commission in the Air Corps in 1929. Among his early assignments were those with the 25th Bomb Squadron and 44th Observation Squadron, Panama Canal Zone, 778th Pursuit Squadron, and as a flying instructor. During World War II, he served as assistant director of training of the Army Air Force Gulf Coast Training Command, as commander of the VI Bomber Command i...
Harmon, Hubert Reilly, 1892-1957
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Hubert Reilly Harmon was born in 1892 and graduated from West Point in 1915 where he was a classmate of Dwight D. Eisenhower. After several different assignments, Harmon transferred to the Air Corps in 1920. During World War II he commanded the 6th Air Force in Panama and later the 13th Air Force, commanding allied air units during the Solomon Islands campaign. From 1947 to 1953, General Harmon served as the Air Force Representative, United Nations Military Staff and Special Assistant to the Chi...
Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969
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George Edward Stratemeyer (b. 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio-d. Aug. 11, 1969), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1915, completed pilot training, then transferred to the Air Corps in 1920. After serving in Hawaii, he became an instructor in tactics at West Point and later, an instructor at the Command and General Staff School. During World War II, he was commanding general, India-Burma Sector, and air adviser to the commanding general of the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. He...
