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The installation was renamed as Homestead Air Force Base on 1 February 1955 and the 379th Bombardment Wing (379 BMW) was activated at Homestead AFB on 1 November 1955. The 379 BMW replaced the 4276th Air Base Squadron, the latter unit having overseen the reconstruction of the base, and spent the next few months becoming organized and manned.
At Homestead Air Reserve Base (then known as Homestead Air Force Base), a barometric pressure of 922 mbar (27.2 inHg) was measured, making Andrew the most intense hurricane to strike Florida since the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 and the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Camille in 1969. [4]
An F-16 fighter jet sits amid the rubble at Homestead Air Force Base after Hurricane Andrew blew through South Miami-Dade on Aug, 24, 1992. ... 1992: Every building was either destroyed or damaged ...
The hurricane destroyed 90% of mobile homes in the county, including 99% of mobile homes in Homestead. [6] At the Homestead Air Force Base, most of the 2,000 buildings on the base were severely damaged or rendered unusable. [76] Damage to the base was extensive enough that it was recommended for closure. [77]
It destroyed 25,000 homes in South Florida and damaged more than 101,000 others, as seen in this file photo. ... An F-16 fighter jet sits amid the rubble at Homestead Air Force base after ...
Hurricane Andrew all but destroyed parts of South Miami-Dade 30 years ago. ‘I saw things that defied physics.’ What it was like to survive Hurricane Andrew in Miami
The winds destroy 25,524 homes and damage 101,241 others in southern Florida, leaving up to one-quarter million people temporarily homeless. In Homestead, more than 99% of all mobile homes are completely destroyed. Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths.
In the case of the 482 FW, the wing evacuated to Wright-Patterson AFB. Due to the massive damage to Homestead AFB and the surrounding community caused by Hurricane Andrew, the 482 FW remained at and conducted flight operations from Wright-Patterson AFB until December 1992, when it relocated to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The 482 FW ...