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The U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency has determined that the 99 ABW is the successor organization to the World War II 99th Bombardment Group. The group moved to Algeria in March 1943, where the group and its B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft distinguished themselves while flying bombing missions against targets in Italy, Sardinia and ...
A list of USAAF, USN, USCG, and USMC aircraft from World War II. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2011) United States Coast Guard
Redesignated 99 Electronic Combat Range Group on 1 August 1992 ... 99th Wing, 99th Air Base Wing), 10 August 1989 - 7 February 2000 [4] Subordinate Units. Squadrons.
The 99th Flying Training Squadron (99 FTS) is a training squadron of the United States Air Force, part of the 12th Flying Training Wing (12 FTW) based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Operating Raytheon T-1A Jayhawks , the squadron prepares prospective flight instructors to teach undergraduate pilots and combat systems officers at various ...
1405th Air Base Wing: Scott AFB, IL: MATS: 1 Oct 1957: 12 Jan 1966: Was 3310th Technical Training Wing. Replaced by 375th ABG. [34] 1500th Air Base Wing: Hickam AFB, HI: MATS: 13 Jun 1949: 20 Jul 1949: Redesignated 1506th ABW. [35] 1500th Air Transport Wing 1500th Air Base Wing: Hickam AFB, HI: MATS: 1 Jun 1949 27 May 1952: 27 May 1952 15 Oct ...
William Harrell Nellis (March 8, 1916 – December 27, 1944) was a United States fighter pilot who flew 70 World War II combat missions. He was shot down three times, the last time fatally. On April 30, 1950, the Las Vegas Air Force Base in Nevada was renamed Nellis Air Force Base in his honor.
As part of the buildup of Air Corps forces in the Panama Canal Zone prior to the United States entry into World War II, the 99th was transferred to Rio Hato Field, Panama on 13 November 1940. It was almost immediately redesignated as the 99th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and equipped with Douglas B-18 Bolos. Its mission was to patrol the ...
Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL yes: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016; Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988).