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33d Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970; 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1971 – 1 June 1972; 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982; 3246th Test Wing, 25 June 1982; 46th Test Wing, 1 October 1992; 46th Operations Group, 8 September 1993 [5] 96th Operations Group, 1 October 2012 – present [6]
Five men are killed and two missing in the crash of Consolidated B-24J-40-CO Liberator, 42-73365, [187] (the first block 40-CO airframe) of the 776th Bomb Squadron, 464th Bomb Group, Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho, piloted by Lt. Richard A. Hedges, [182] when it crashes on the grounds of the Idaho National Laboratory, [188] 40 miles NW of the ...
The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka (Russian: крылья танка, meaning "tank wings") was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. [1] A prototype was built and tested in 1942, but was found to be unworkable.
The armament for both the AF-40-8-1 and AF-40-8-2 varies according to customer specifications. The AF-40-8-1 is capable of mounting anything up to and including a 40 mm cannon, and the AF-40-8-2 anything up to and including a low-recoil 105 mm cannon, the 105mm cannon can be elevated up high similar to the ST-3 [ 3 ]
Northwest Airlines Flight 1 crashed 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of the Miles City, Montana, airport on January 13, 1939, after a fire broke out in the cockpit. [117] Northwest Airlines Flight 2 crashed into the Bridger Mountains about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Bozeman, Montana, on January 10, 1938.
Rimon 20 (Hebrew: רימון 20, Pomegranate 20) was the code name of an aerial battle in 1970 which pitted the Israeli Air Force directly against Soviet fighter pilots stationed in Egypt during the War of Attrition. Israel planned the dogfight in order to send a message that it would no longer tolerate direct Soviet military involvement in its ...
The 12.8 cm Flak 40 was a German anti-aircraft gun used in World War II. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was reportedly one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was reportedly one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era.
The 40th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.It currently flies the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. . Nicknamed the Screaming Eagles, it is a decorated airlift unit in the U.S. Air Force, with several Meritorious Unit Award(s), six Campaign Streamers, a Service Streamer, and an Armed Forces Expeditionary S