History Challenge:
February 2012
Our latest questions will test the limits of your air power knowledge. For a chance to win official prizes from the Air Force Historical Foundation, e-mail your answer(s) for this month’s History Challenge to: execdir@afhistoricalfoundation.org.
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- Named after a figure in Norse mythology, this USAF aircraft flew for the last time when traveling from its base to the National Museum of the Air Force.
- This legendary single-engine fighter is operated all over the globe by American allies, and flew for the first time during the month of February.
- Though not flying aboard a U.S. aircraft, this person is credited with the first air-to-air kill by a member of the U.S. military. Bonus: This individual’s squadron is still active in the Air Force. What is it and what aircraft do they fly?
