Air force is the official song of the united states air force. A member of the stands4 network.
The song is often sung at air force related functions and is sung before physical training pt exercise by basic trainees at lackland air force base.
United states air force song lyrics. The air force s song titled simply the u s. Air force is best known for its opening line off we go into the wild blue yonder history of the air force song in 1937 after the u s. Military had been developing airplanes for more than a decade the assistant chief of the air corps brigadier general henry arnold thought the army air corps.
Wild blue yonder is the official song of the united states air force. The song was originally titled as army air corps. Robert macarthur crawford wrote the lyrics and the music in 1938.
During world war ii the service was renamed army air force and the song title changed to agree. In 1947 when the air force became a separate service the song became the wild blue yonder air. Air force is the official song of the united states air force.
Written in 1939 it is known informally as the air force song and is often referred to informally as into the wild blue yonder off we go into the wild blue yonder or simply wild blue yonder originally the song was titled as the army air corps. Robert macarthur crawford wrote the lyrics and music during 1939. Features all united states air force band song lyrics and united states air force band discography as well as band biography and user reviews.
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The web s largest resource for music songs lyrics. A member of the stands4 network. Watch the song video the army air corps march off we go into the wild blue yonder 65.
The first step focused on changing the song s third verse which also serves as the official song of the united states air force academy. Goldfein unveiled those new lyrics in march and suggested that additional changes to remove the remaining male only references would be made at a later date and after further review. The song is often sung at air force related functions and is sung before physical training pt exercise by basic trainees at lackland air force base.
Although not the academy s official fight song the first verse of the song is also frequently played at united states air force academy sporting events and at other academy functions such as. History of the united states air force song compiled by msgt peter d. Forman usaf heritage of america band in 1938 liberty magazine sponsored a contest for a spirited enduring musical composition to become the official army air corps song.