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A squadron in an air force, or naval or army aviation service, is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force. [1] In most armed forces, two or more squadrons will form a ...
The mission of IX Troop Carrier Command was air transport for the Allied airborne forces in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). [citation needed] The main aircraft of command were the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and its variant, the Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, but in 1945 the command equipped one group with 117 Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft to determine their viability in the RTO.
In United States Air Force usage, a military organization above a squadron level (group, wing, air division, numbered air force, air component command, Major Command (MAJCOM)) is an establishment, while that of a squadron and lower (squadron, flight, center, complex), if designated as such, is a unit. [9] [10]
Fort Smith Regional Airport / Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas: ACC: MQ-9 Reaper / Prior manned flying mission (1st iteration) terminated in 2007 due to BRAC; former F-16C/D fighter squadron; latest manned flying mission (2nd iteration) terminated in 2014 pursuant to 2013 NDAA; former A-10C fighter squadron; Loss of A-10s part of a since discontinued USAF effort to retire all A-10 ...
Formed in the United Kingdom during 1943 as the IX Air Support Command, its primary role was to provide close air support for the U.S. First Army.Re-designated as the IX Tactical Air Command in April 1944, its initial missions included interdicting transportation, disrupting communications and destroying warehouses and supply dumps in occupied France and the Low Countries in preparation for ...
Of the 71 combat missions, 27 were incendiary raids, 14 mining operations (with 328 total sorties), 13 against airfields, 9 against aircraft production, and 9 against other industry or targets other than the home islands. 39 of the missions were flown at night, and 32 by day. Only six of the 71 combat missions were flown above 20,000 feet altitude.
Aircraft Tail Code 6th Attack Squadron: Air Education and Training Command: Nineteenth Air Force: 49 WG: 1 August 1943 [263] Holloman AFB, New Mexico: MQ-9 [264] 9th Attack Squadron: Air Education and Training Command: Nineteenth Air Force: 49 WG: 15 January 1941 [265] Holloman AFB, New Mexico: MQ-9 [264] 11th Attack Squadron: Air Combat ...
VF-9 F4F-4 lands on USS Ranger in October 1942 VF-9 F6F-3s prepare to launch from USS Essex in 1944 VF-9 squadron-members and scoreboard in 1944. VF-9 was established at NAS Norfolk on 1 March 1942 as part of the new Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) which was to be deployed aboard the new carrier USS Essex. [2] Originally equipped with the F2A-3 ...