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1994 F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die

1990 C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13

1987 Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB

1986 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world

1986 Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB

1986 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB

1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-L mission

1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 23rd Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-lands at Edwards AFB

1985 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61-C

1985 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB

1985 Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61-B mission

1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB

1985 Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards AFB California

1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61A mission

1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB

1985 Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz

1985 19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB

1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-I mission

1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb

1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx

1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-F

1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-G

1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB

1985 Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas

1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-B mission

1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-D mission

1985 STS-51-E vehicle rolls back to Vandenberg AFB; mission cancelled

1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-E mission

1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51A mission

1984 Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla

1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41G mission

1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB

1984 STS-41-D vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB for remanifest of payloads

1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41-D

1984 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41-C mission

1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41 B mission

1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB

1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB

1983 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center

1983 Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California

1983 STS-9 vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB due to SRB nozzle problem

1983 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9

1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas

1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB

1983 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-8

1983 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1983 7th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 lands at Edwards AFB

1983 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB, for mating for STS-7 mission

1982 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB and mated for STS-6

1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas

1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB

1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas

1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas

1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB

1982 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation for STS-4

1982 Assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad

1982 Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission

1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A

1978 Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California

1974 Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, half-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics

1970 U.S. leaves Wheelus AFB Libya

1965 Jay Bell, Eglin AFB, Florida, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1962 Keith Brantley, Scott AFB, Illinois, marathoner 1996 Olympics

1959 Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel

1957 Connie Chillemi, Eglin AFB, Florida, golfer, 1994 Standard Register-13th

1956 Sandra Guiboard, born in U.S. AFB West Germany, actress, Donna-One Life to Live

1955 New USAF Academy dedicated at Lowry AFB in Colorado with 300 cadets

1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mount Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS-89, sk:100

1948 1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca


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