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A U.S. Air Force General Dynamics F-111E, 67-0117, c/n A1-162/E-3, out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, crashed in a rocky area of the Mojave Desert 12 miles S of Death Valley National Monument during a test flight, [62] both crew, pilot Maj. James W. Hurt, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and WSO Maj. Robert J. Furman, 31, of New York City ...
Squadron OV-10 firing rockets during an exercise near Shaw AFB. The squadron was again activated at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, at the end of August 1973. [18] At MacDill, it was equipped with the Cessna OT-37 Tweet and was assigned to the 68th Tactical Air Support Group, which was located at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Shaw Air Force Base (Shaw AFB) (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west-northwest of downtown Sumter, South Carolina. It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is under the jurisdiction of USAF Air Combat Command (ACC).
The pilot and aircraft were assigned to a squadron at Williams Air Force Base near Phoenix, Arizona. The squadron is part of the 405th Tactical Training Wing at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix. [231] 8 March Two Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collide on a night training mission. They were flying at 92 mph ...
The other occupant, Capt. Frank Dubee, of Eglin Air Force Base, was uninjured. The aircraft was on a mission from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and was cruising at 500 feet when its engine apparently failed. [162] 18 August Twin accidents aboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) kill three.
Reactivated by Tactical Air Command in 1969 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, assuming the personnel and equipment of the 4417th Combat Crew Training Squadron. Equipped with reconnaissance and electronic warfare versions of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer and trained tactical reconnaissance and electronic warfare crews from, 1969–1974 when ...
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 1 December 1971 – 15 November 1974; Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1 July 1982 – 31 December 1993; Deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, 9 August 1990 – 13 March 1991. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 3 February 2003 – present [2]
George Air Force Base, California, 15 January-1 April 1973. Wiesbaden Air Base, West Germany, 1 October 1973; Sembach Air Base, West Germany, 8 January 1976 – 30 September 1984; Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1 April 1990 – 31 December 1991; Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 January 2011 – present [1]