History 31 Modified :)
January 6, 1979. The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill AFB,
Utah, receives the first operational General Dynamics F-16A fighters.
The first Air Force Reserve F-16s are delivered to the 419th TFW at
Hill on January 28, 1984.
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March 9 1979. Forrest Dines, a Delta Air Lines Captain, retires
after 33 years of service. His last flight was non-stop from
London to Atlanta.
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June 12, 1979. Pilot/cyclist Bryan Allen makes the first human-
powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
July 9, 1979. The Voyager 2 space probe, launched in 1977, flies
within 399,560 miles of Jupiter's cloud tops. Voyager 2 will pass
Neptune in 1989.
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