History and heritage vignettes profiling significant people and missions from the United States Air Force's past.
Episodes
VMU-2 Winging Ceremony
U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, receive their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) breast insignia during a ceremony in Rena, Norway, May 21, 2018. The Commandant recently approved the UAS breast insignia for the qualified Marines with the MOS of 7314 or 7315. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Autmn Bobby)
05/21/2018
Yesterday's Air Force - Operation Santa
This edition features a story on how the Continental Air Defense Command started tracking Santa during the holidays
12/20/2017
Yesterday's Air Force: ICBM Evolution
The Cold War sparked the evolution of America's most powerful nuclear deterrent, intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Operation Senior Surprise, known by those who took part as Operation Secret Squirrel, was a secret mission that began Operation Desert Storm, January 16, 1991.
01/14/2016
Yesterday's Air Force
The story of Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker, American fighter ace in World War I.
10/29/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: FIFI
The B-29 is known for dropping the bomb that ended WWII, but these workhorses did more than those last two missions. Today we introduce you to the last flying B-29 Superfortress, FIFI.
06/03/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker. Race car Driver. WWI Ace of Aces. Aviation Pioneer. Medal of Honor recipient. Learn about one of the Air Force’s early legends, and the airplane that carried him to numerous victories in the skies over Europe in WWI.
05/08/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: The World's Fastest Plane
In the 1960's, the Air Force developed a plane that could travel more than 3 times as fast as the sound produced by its own enormous engines.
The SR-71 Blackbird's incredible speed enabled it to gather intelligence in a matter of seconds while streaking across unfriendly skies. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down with a missile, all the Blackbird had to do was speed up and outrun it. Incredible!
05/07/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: The President's Plane
"Most people, when they hear 'Air Force One,' they think of the President. But for me... I think 'AIR FORCE One.' It's one of the major Air Force missions. This is Air Power."
We've got a TON of history for you, all packed into one airplane... SAM 26000.
05/07/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: The Plane that Ended World War II
Near the end of WWII, America was planning a full-scale invasion on mainland Japan. The Allies expected casualties on both sides to number in the millions as a result. In a last-ditch effort to hasten the end of the war, President Harry Truman authorized the use of a terrifying new weapon. The atom bomb has only ever been used twice in combat, and The Last Bomb was dropped by the infamous B-29 Superfortress “Bockscar.”
03/20/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: Air Force Legend Betty Blake
In honor of Women's History Month, "Yesterday's Air Force" celebrates Betty Tackaberry Blake, an Air Force original and one of the greatest sources of inspiration for women in the military.
03/13/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: 1909 Wright Military Flyer
An Air Force history and heritage video about the Air Force's very first plane, the 1909 Wright Military Flyer, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Interview with museum historian Dr. Jeff Underwood.
01/30/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: "Belle"
An Air Force history feature on the ongoing restoration of the iconic WWII aircraft, the Memphis Belle.
01/20/2015
Yesterday's Air Force: Bataan Death March
An Air Force history feature on one survivor of the infamous WWII Japanese POW camp on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines.
10/23/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: The Osage Warrior
An Air Force history feature on General Clarence Tinker, and Air Force pioneer and the highest ranking Native American to serve in WWII. (Full length version for social media or broadcast)
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: The Cornfield Bomber (Short Version)
An Air Force history feature about a one in a million occurrence that happened in 1970, when an Air Force jet flew, and landed, without a pilot.
Show Links
U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: CONVAIR F-106A DELTA DART
http://1.usa.gov/1n2t34B
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: The Osage Warrior (Short version)
An Air Force history feature on General Clarence Tinker, and Air Force pioneer and the highest ranking Native American to serve in WWII. (1 minute version for broadcast)
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: Cold War Satellites
An Air Force history feature on the early space vehicles that helped America keep tabs on the Soviets during the Cold War. (Full length version for broadcast or social media)
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: The President's Pilot on 9/11
Air Force History feature on the pilot of Air Force One, and his recollections of 9/11. (Full length version for broadcast or social media)
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: The President's Pilot on 9/11
Air Force History feature on the pilot of Air Force One, and his recollections of 9/11. (Short 1 minute version for broadcast)
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: The Cornfield Bomber
An Air Force history feature about a one in a million occurrence that happened in 1970, when an Air Force jet flew, and landed, without a pilot. (Full length version for broadcast or social media)
10/01/2014
Yesterday's Air Force: Flying Leap
Air Force history feature on Col. Joseph Kittinger, a pioneer free fall and parachute testing. (Full Length version for broadcast or social media)