“And You Can Wear It, Too…”

So closes the song “U.S. Air Force Blue,” as sung by the Mitch Miller Singers back in 1957. I much prefer the official USAF song, but this ain’t bad. The film clip features front-line aircraft from the era, including the venerable F-86 Sabre, the F-100 Super Sabre, F-102 Delta Dagger, and F-104 Starfighter. Bombers include the B-47, the B-52, B-57, and B-66.

Just to put things in perspective…I was 12 years old when this short was released and living in Ankara, Turkey. My Dad was the AFOSI detachment vice-commander in Ankara at the time. A little over six years later I would put on Air Force Blue and wear it for the next 22 years.

My, how time flies!

(h/t: AFA’s Daily Report)