Photo of the day From the Stripes archives
March
14, 2005
Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Wheelus Field,
Libya, August, 1955: Sabrejets of the 50th Fighter-Bomber
Wing, from Hahn Air Base, peel off in the skies over the shores of Tripoli
during the first annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe gunnery meet. The meet was
run in three phases: Air-to-air and air-to-ground firing; special weapons; and
rocket competition. Each team of six planes was allowed 5,000 pounds of
logistic equipment and 25 supporting personnel.