Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Main gate entrance sign 7th Bomb Wing Headquarters Abilene Army Airfield, mid-1940s.. Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: DYS, ICAO: KDYS, FAA LID: DYS) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Abilene, Texas, and 150 miles (240 km) west of Fort Worth, Texas.
Moved to Eielson AFB, AK after closure of Walker AFB in 1967; 24th BS began flying RC-135s. 7th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Carswell AFB, Texas; B-52F, 1958–1969; B-52D, 1969–1983; B-52H, 1982–1992 Moved to Dyess AFB, TX after closure of Carswell AFB and transfer to US Navy as NAS JRB Fort Worth/Carswell Field; became B-1B Wing (9th BS)
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, US Non-nuclear detonation of a nuclear bomb A USAF B-47 bomber developed a fire shortly after take-off and went down with a sealed-pit Mark 39 Mod 1 nuclear weapon on board from an altitude of 1,500 ft (460 m). The detonation of the high explosive material in the bomb created a crater 6 feet (1.8 m) deep and 35 feet ...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Dyess Air Force Base(AFB) was chosen as one of 6 Bases in the country to pioneer the next step in Air Force training and preparedness. Airmen of the recently formed ...
The wing is also the "host unit" at Ellsworth AFB. The wing is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Active for over 60 years, the 28th was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force throughout the Cold War.
The U.S. Air Force evaluated environmental impacts of new bomber aircraft mission on Dyess AFB. The base is under review to house the new aircraft.
Changes may be coming to Dyess Air Force Base and the Abilene area as the nation's new stealth bombers take to the skies. Dyess AFB is preferred as the second base for the B-21 Raiders and will ...
It controlled two B-52 squadrons and one KC-135 air refueling squadron. When flying operations ended at Carswell AFB, TX in December 1992, the group inactivated the following month. Upon activation of the 7th Wing at Dyess AFB, TX on 1 October 1993, the group again activated as the combat element of the wing.