United States Air Force



The United States Air Force is one of the five military branches of the United States.

History
In 1954, the Air Force conducted an exhaustive search for the missing aircraft, Vixen 03, until the search was called off by Admiral Walter Bass, when no leads were found. Prior to 1988, an trainer jet crashed in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado which triggered an avalanche and buried the crash site.

Uniforms
The Air Force's uniforms are mainly blue.

List of Known Officers

 * Major Dirk Eric Pitt - Active, on permanent loan to the National Underwater Marine Agency
 * Major Raymond Vylander - Dead (1954)
 * Captain George Hoffman - Dead (1954)
 * Lieutenant Samuel Gold - Dead (1954)
 * Albert Giordino - Active, on permanent loan to the National Underwater Marine Agency

List of Known Enlisted Personnel

 * Master Sergeant Joseph Burns - Dead (1954)

Military Air Transport Service
The Military Air Transport Service, also known as MATS, was an air transport command that transported materials and personnel. The Vixen 03 was assigned to MATS prior to its disappearance.

List of Known Air Bases

 * Chanute AFB - Near Rantoul, Illinois
 * Hickam AFB - Near Honolulu, Hawai'i
 * Norton AFB - Near San Bernadino, California
 * Pentagon - Near Washington, D.C.

Types of Aircraft Used

 * Boeing B-29 Super Fortress - 1945
 * Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
 * C-47 Skytrain
 * C-97 Stratofreighter - 1950s
 * North American F-86 Sabre