I couldn’t let Air Force Day go by without a salute to my brothers and sisters in blue. I thought I’d post a card that isn’t typical of what people think when they think “Air Force.” “The Huskie, displayed at the AF Museum, W-PAFB (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Ohio, was used primarily for crash rescue [...]
Over the years, I have been adding to this collection piecemeal, usually while on vacation. This applies to both vintage and modern cards. Modern cards get picked up at grocery stores and souvenir shops. Vintage cards, of course, usually get picked up at antique shops, and the wife and I almost never go to antique [...]
Another modern reproduction from the late WW2Cards.com. “The USAAF’s version of the civilian Douglas DC-4. With a crew of six and no armaments, later versions were able to carry up to 49 passengers.”
Lest there be any doubt: The Cold War did not end, it was won, and it was won by these guys. The aircraft at the top of the postcard is a B-52, while the headquarters building is pictured below. I was stationed here from August 1986 through November 1989, and worked in this building (though [...]
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