During the Vietnam War, he flew as a non-duty observer in a B-52 on an Arc Light bombing mission in February, 1966. He served for 27 years, officially retiring from the Air Force on May 31, 1968, when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60.

With this group, Miller used an arrangement he wrote for British bandleader Ray Noble’s American band in an attempt to form a clarinet-reed sound. This style developed over time, and eventually became known as the Glenn Miller sound….Glenn Miller Orchestra.

James Stewart Jr.

Stewart received an honorable discharge that summer and returned to his Hollywood career, maintaining his military career as well, as a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. Throughout his years in the Reserves, Stewart maintained familiarity as a SAC bomber pilot in the B-36, then the B-47, and finally the B-52.

But, using his own rep and some “Up The chain HQ” contacts, Captain Stewart became operations officer of the 703rd Bombardment Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group, flying B-24s over Europe from England. Within three weeks, he was promoted to commanding officer and flew his first combat mission in December 1943.

Notable appearances in media. Jimmy Stewart, a bomber pilot during World War II and a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve, appeared in the Air Force documentary film B-58 Champion of Champions. In the film, Stewart flew in the back seat of the B-58 on a typical low-altitude attack.

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All 116 B-58 Hustler bombers were built in Fort Worth. Only eight of the aircraft remain and are on display at other air museums associated with military bases, according to aviation enthusiasts.