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18 September 1947

September 18, 2024Aviation44-85718, 60-0054, Air Force, Air Service United States Army, B-17G-105-VE, B-52H-155-BW, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, Department of the Air Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Army Air Forces, United States Air Force, United States Army, USAFBryan Swopes

In a visual reminder of United States Air Force heritage, a World War II-era Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress four-engine heavy bomber flies in formation with a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress eight-engine strategic bomber. The B-17 is a Lockheed Vega B-17G-105-VE, 44-85718. This B-52, 60-0054, has been in active service for more than 63 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan/0600513-F-0558K-101.JPG)

18 September 1947: The United States Army Air Forces become a separate military service, the United States Air Force.

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