The YB-52 Stratofortress bomber prototype makes its maiden flight from a Boeing facility in Seattle. Company pilot A.M. “Tex” Johnston is at the controls. Seventy-three years later, the aircraft is still flying and projected to stay in service for more than a century.
Air Force Chief of Staff nominee Gen. Henneth Wilsbach said he'll give special attention to coordinating with the Navy on buys of new weapons like the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile.
