The U.S. Air Force Song | Wild Blue Yonder

“The U.S. Air Force“ is the official song of the United States Air Force, adopted in the late 1940s, and is often referred to as “Wild Blue Yonder“. Lyrics Robert MacArthur Crawford, 1947 Music Robert MacArthur Crawford, 1938 Lyrics to the Air Force Song Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun; Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At ’em, boys, Give ’er the gun! (Give ’er the gun now!) Down we dive, spouting our flame from under, Off with one helluva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey! Nothing will stop the U.S. Air Force! 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 needed a fight song similar to the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. In 1938, Liberty Magazine offered a $1,000 prize in a contest for composers to come up with a suitable song for the Air Force. A committee of Army Air Force wives selected Robert MacArthur Crawford’s composition, which was officially introduced at the Cleveland Air Races in 1939. The Air Force actually did not exist as a separate branch of the U.S. military until 1947.