Class of 1963 — Contrails
Contrails: We call it ‘marking’ — those condensation trails across the blue. So too, the markings left by the Class of 1963 on the Academy, the Air Force and the Nation. Some linger — others fade or are long gone — but all advanced the notion of striving and service and achievement. We, fortunate graduates of the Air Force Academy, Class of 1963, signed up, knowingly or not, for a career of ‘pay back’ to the nation. Herein, then, the markings of 1963. Select an item below to see names.
More Markings
- First full class and first class to spend all four years at the permanent site
- First class with African American cadets: Charles Bush, Isaac Payne, Roger Sims — Pathfinder video
- First Air Force Academy Graduate Chief of Staff — Ron Fogleman
- First class to graduate in Falcon Stadium
- First President to speak at graduation — John F. Kennedy
- First to fly falcons in new Falcon Stadium
- Last class to use the Prop and Wings Academy Crest on class ring
- Established Class commemorative cups