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Leadership Log Episode 95

Recorded on the 100th anniversary of the event, AFLCMC historian Kevin Rusnak, talks on Leadership Log about the first save of a pilot by a manually operated parachute. He recounts the tale of Lt. Harold Harris being saved when his aircraft crashed during a test flight. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Jim Varhegyi)
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Air Force Captain Charles E. Chuck Yeager and the rocket-powered Bell X 1

Air Force Captain Charles E. Chuck Yeager and the rocket-powered Bell X 1, which he dubbed the Glamorous Glennis. On October 14, 1947, Captain Yeager piloted the X-1 to Mach 1.06 (approximately 700 mph at 42,000 feet), becoming the first man to break the so-called "sound barrier." (U.S. Air Force Photo courtesy AFFTC History Office)
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B-29 dropping X-1 #6062

Seventy-five years ago, USAF Capt. Chuck Yeager “broke the sound barrier” in the Bell X-1. His rocket-powered airplane was carried to altitude and dropped for its historic flight by a modified B-29 bomber flown by Mexican-American pilot Maj. Bob Cardenas. (Courtesy photo)
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X-1 Glamorous Glennis

Seventy-five years ago, U.S. Air ForceF Capt. Chuck Yeager “broke the sound barrier” in the Bell X-1. His rocket-powered airplane was carried to altitude and dropped for its historic flight by a modified B-29 bomber flown by Mexican-American pilot Maj. Bob Cardenas. (courtesy photo)
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X-1 Team

X-1 Team From L to R: Ed Swindell, Robert Cardenas, Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager, Dick Frost, Jack Ridley (Courteously photo by 412TW-PA-19584)
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Eleanor Roosevelt and C. Alfred Anderson

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt supported the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the War Training Service. She is pictured here in a Piper J-3 Cub trainer with C. Alfred �Chief� Anderson, a pioneer black aviator and respected instructor at Tuskegee Institute. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members perform maintenance work at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical mark and surrounding property during the Military Day in the Park portion of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members perform maintenance work at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Lisa Carney, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 product support manager, polishes the 150+ year-old wood surfaces at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members perform maintenance work at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members perform maintenance work at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members perform maintenance work at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members Brant Dickerson, left, and Capt. Mister Raby build A-frames at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Sam Bain, a representative for Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, speaks to a group of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Robert Stewart, National Park Service superintendent, speaks to a group of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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B-2 Program Office connects with history and community

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B-2 program office members performed maintenance work at a national historic landmark, the home of U.S. Army Colonel Charles Young, April 19, 2021, Wilberforce, Ohio. Young was the third Black graduate of West Point in 1889, and the highest-ranking African-American line officer for most of his career. The B-2 program members assisted the National Park Service in repairing and maintaining the historical home and surrounding property during Military Day in the Park at the start of National Park Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks)
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