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James "Jabby" Jabara (10 October 1923 – 17 November 1966) was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace. [1] [2] Born in Oklahoma, he lived in Kansas where he enlisted as an aviation cadet at Fort Riley after graduating from high school. Jabara attended four flying schools in Texas before he received his pilot's wings and was ...
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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
The Jabara Award for Airmanship, named in memory of Colonel James Jabara (1923-1966), is awarded each year to the United States Air Force Academy graduate whose accomplishments demonstrate superior performance in fields directly involved with aerospace vehicles. With 15 kills, Colonel Jabara was the second leading Air Force ace of the Korean War.
U.S. Air Force Symbol Blue and silver version Monochrome version. The United States Air Force Symbol is the public logo of the United States Air Force. [1] It was unveiled in January 2000 following a period of research and planning, [2] and became official on May 5, 2004, four years after the Air Force first applied for trademark protection. [3]
Erwin R. Bleckley (1894–1918), U.S. Army Air Services aviator, Medal of Honor recipient [196] Tod Bunting (1958–), U.S. Air Force Major General, Adjutant General of Kansas [197] Laura M. Cobb (1892–1981), World War II naval nurse [198] Richard Cowan (1922–1944), soldier, Medal of Honor recipient [199]
U.S. Army Signal Corps Curtiss JN-3 biplanes with red star insignia, 1915 Nieuport 28 with the World War 1 era American roundels. The first military aviation insignias of the United States include a star used by the US Army Signal Corps Aviation Section, seen during the Pancho Villa punitive expedition, just over a year before American involvement in World War I began.