During the years 1953 to 1968, it was the home to 413, 427 and 434 Fighter Squadrons which flew F-86 Sabre jets, and 440 Squadron which flew CF-100 Canuck, then the CF-104 Starfighter.

In April 1953 the Air Defense Command's ( ADC ) 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated with F-86A Sabres.

* 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron ( ADC ), 20 April 1953 – 24 December 1964

The 29th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was activated in 1953 and remained at Malmstrom until 1968, initially flying F-94C Starfire and later F-101 Voodoo interceptors.

Air Defense Command activated the 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Rapid City AFB on 1 February 1953 under the ADC 31st Air Division.

Handley Page Hastings | Hastings C. 3 of 40 Squadron RNZAF in 1953

* 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in Korea, 1953

**** 64th Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers, July 1951 – July 1953

**** B Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse ( Royal Canadians ) ( 2nd Armoured Regiment ), June 1952 – May 1953

**** A Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse ( Royal Canadians ) ( 2nd Armoured Regiment ), December 1953 –

Beginning on March 1, 1953, two Air National Guard units – the 138th Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Syracuse, New York, pictured here, and the 194th Fighter Bomber Squadron from Hayward, California – each placed two F-51D fighters and five pilots on air defense “ runway alert ” from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.

Using Air Guardsmen from the 138th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Syracuse, New York, and the 194th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Hayward, California, the experiment, which began on 1 March 1953, proved a great success.

The United States Air Force ( USAF ) operated a base in 1952 on the site of the original airport using former Royal Air Force ( RAF ) facilities ( the USAF Military Air Transport Service ( MATS ) 1631st Air Base Squadron ), and in 1953 on the Monkton side of the airport, both used by the USAF MATS.

On 1 February 1953 the 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at Lackland ( P-75 ) with an AN / FPS-3 search radar and an AN / FPS-4 height-finder radar.

Promoted to the rank of Captain in July 1953, O ' Kane commanded the submarine tender until June 1954 and then became Commander, Submarine Squadron Seven.

** 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Photographic ( December 1950-December 1954 ) Assigned to 407th Strategic Fighter Wing ( 1953 – 54 ) See 91st Intelligence SquadronAbsorbed the personnel and resources of the 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron in Japan.

* 421st Air Refueling Squadron ( 1953 – 65 )

In succession, 430 Squadron ( 5 November 1951 to 27 September 1952 ), 445 Squadron ( 1 April to 31 August 1953 ), 419 Squadron ( 15 March 1954 to 1 August 1957 ), 433 Squadron ( 15 October 1955 to 1 August 1961 ) and 414 Squadron ( 1 August 1957 to 30 June 1964 ).

* Bryan Autoplane – 1953, a series of folding wing roadable aircraft based on the Erco Ercoupe.

In 1953 Maule started design work, and started aircraft production with the " Bee-Dee " M-4 in 1957.

After working in the Manchester City Treasurer's office Foster completed his National Service in 1953 serving in the Royal Air Force, a choice inspired by his passion for aircraft.

* Saab 32 Lansen ( attack aircraft ) ( manufactured 1953 – 1959, 450 built )

* Supermarine Type 553 ( 1953 ) – mach 2 research aircraft project

The SC. 1 was designed to meet a Ministry of Supply ( MoS ) request for tender ( ER. 143T ) for a vertical take-off research aircraft issued in September 1953.

* Resolution, a Douglas DC-6 aircraft, BCPA Flight 304, which crashed near San Francisco in 1953

To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D ( later L ) Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.

It is named in honor of Brigadier General Richard E. Ellsworth ( 1911 – 1953 ), who was killed when his RB-36 Peacemaker aircraft crashed near Nut Cove, Newfoundland during a training flight.

After the war Douglas continued to develop new aircraft, including the DC-6 in 1946 and the DC-7 in 1953.

Bristol Sycamores entered service in 1953 and 16 aircraft were dispersed in Britain for ASW.

EAA was founded in 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as an organization for people who were building or restoring their own recreational aircraft.

Douglas continued to develop new aircraft, including the successful four-engined DC-6 ( 1946 ) and its last prop-driven commercial aircraft, the DC-7 ( 1953 ).

Due to the increase of basic aircraft training, the German Luftwaffe ordered 265 Piaggio P. 149 units in 1953.

By the time the mock-up was completed in October 1953, the aircraft had grown so large that a more powerful engine was needed ; the Pratt & Whitney J75 was finally selected.

The USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War are significant because the Korean War ( 25 June 1950-27 July 1953 ) was the first shooting war for the newly independent United States Air Force.

By 1950, it was the third-busiest airport in the United States in terms of aircraft operations, and its runway was declared the longest in the world in 1953.

The first of these " Discovery " class aircraft entered commercial service in a 47-seat, mixed-class configuration in April 1953, and the first production aircraft ( G-AMAV ) went on to win the transport class of the 1953 London to Christchurch, New Zealand, air race, with BEA MD Peter Masefield as team manager and co-pilot.

In summer 1953, BEA introduced " Elizabethan " class Ambassador aircraft on its London – Jersey route.

On November 20, 1953, the Douglas Skyrocket became the first aircraft to fly at over twice the speed of sound when it attained a speed of Mach 2. 005.

As early as 1953, Shorts became involved with pioneering the development of electronic analogue computers, to assist with the design of increasingly complex aircraft.

Thomas flew to the States on 19 October 1953 for his final tour.

In Korea, Williams flew 39 combat missions before being being withdrawn from flight status in June 1953 after a hospitalization for pneumonia.

Built in 1953, the experimental Bell XV-3 flew until 1966, proving the fundamental soundness of the tiltrotor concept and gathering data about technical improvements needed for future designs.

The Thunderbirds flew their debut exhibition at Luke AFB in early June 1953, and began public exhibitions at the 1953 Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

However, recently it has been discovered that undercover ( CAT )-or not-US Air Force pilots flew to support the French during Operation Castor in November 1953.

Encouraged by then-Major Chuck Yeager, with whom Cochran shared a lifelong friendship, on May 18, 1953, at Rogers Dry Lake, California, Cochran flew a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet borrowed from the Royal Canadian Air Force at an average speed of 652. 337 mph, becoming the first woman to break the sound barrier.

On September 21, 1953, he flew his MiG-15 to the Kimpo Air Base in South Korea, claiming that he wanted to get away from the " red deceit " and is often associated with Operation Moolah.

In March and May 1953, two Polish Air Force pilots flew MiG-15s to Denmark.

Later in 1953, North Korean pilot No Kum Sok flew his MiG-15 to an American air base in South Korea ; this MiG is on permanent display at the National Museum of the U. S. Air Force near Dayton, Ohio.

In 1953, the unit flew the Sikorsky HRS-1 and during this period took part in Operation Desert Rock, the first atomic test to use ground troops.

Two wing B-47s set speed records on 28 July 1953 when one flew from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador, to RAF Fairford, England, in 4: 14 hours and the other flew from Limestone AFB, Maine, to RAF Fairford in 4: 45 hours

In September 1953, Squadron Leader Neville Duke flew a Hawker Hunter at 727 mph ( 1, 170 km / h ) – the 50th anniversary of this event was commemorated in 2003.

It first flew at Campoformido in September 1953.

From 1953 to 1955 a total of five X-10s flew 15 flights at Edwards AFB.

The first Flying Bedstead was the British Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig which flew in 1953 at Hucknall aerodrome, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, which was developed to research the use of direct lift through the use of engine power alone, along with the associated methods of controlling the aircraft, with a view to use in further VTOL aircraft such as the later Hawker P. 1127 and Short SC. 1.

On September 21, 1953, he flew his MiG-15 to the Kimpo Air Base in South Korea, claiming that he wanted to get away from the " red deceit.

With this experience SNCASE went on to design the SE. 3110 and eventually the SE. 3120 Alouette which first flew on 21 July 1951 and broke the helicopter distance and speed records in July 1953.

In 1953, Felices flew in 19 combat missions over North Korea, during the Korean War, as combat operation officer for the 344th Bombardment Squadron.

From 1953 to 1955, the wing flew Boeing KC-97 Stratotankers.

The High and the Mighty is a 1953 novel by Ernest K. Gann based on a real-life trip that he flew as a commercial airline pilot for American Airlines from Honolulu, Hawaii to Portland, Oregon.