[2022] US Air Force Birthday!

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

World War II proved air superiority to be crucial, so on September 18th, 1947 US Air Force became a separate branch of the country’s armed forces. Today it’s the largest air force in the world with more than 320 000 troops, 5 000 aircraft and 400 ICBMs.

From September 16th (12:00 GMT) until September 19th (7:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using American aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lieutenant America” decal.


“Lieutenant America”decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode.

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → US Air Force Birthday.

You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.





During the event two premium aircraft from the US research tree — George Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE[wiki.warthunder.com] and Raymond Wetmore's P-51D-10[wiki.warthunder.com] — will be made available for purchase for Golden Eagles.