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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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