He Returned.
Signature of Field Marshal of the Philippines Douglas MacArthur on the back of a 10 peso JIM note.
u/Far_Green_2907 — 3 days ago
Operation Power Flite
Short Snorter and postal cover signed by the crew of Lonesome George, which took part in Operation Power Flite - the first non-stop circumnavigation of the earth.
On January 18, 1957, SAC sent three of B-52s around the world.
Two B-52s participated as back up aircraft. Their
trip round the world was nonstop with four in-flight refuelings by KC-97 tankers.
They flew 24,325 miles in 45:19 at an average speed of 534 mph from Castle AFB (January 16, 1957), landing at March AFB (January 18, 1957).
u/Far_Green_2907 — 11 days ago