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The 724th Special Tactics Group is one of the special operations ground components of the 24th Special Operations Wing, assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The Group is headquartered at Pope Field, North Carolina. The Group is composed of four squadrons, also located on Pope Field.
North American P-64, 41-19086, assigned to the 66th Air Base Squadron, Luke Field, Arizona, one of six NA-68s ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force which were seized before export by the US government in 1941, after the Franco-Thai War and growing ties between Thailand and the Empire of Japan, crashes and burns 20 miles NW of Luke Field after a ...
Aircraft carriers of World War II by country Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying and recovering aircraft. [ 1 ] Typically, they are the capital ships of a fleet, as they project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for operational support.
Some carrier aircraft served in dual roles, such as fighter-bomber and bomber-reconnaissance aircraft. Carrier aircraft functions. Torpedo and dive bombers attacked enemy warships, transports, merchant ships, and land installations. Fighters accompanied bombers on attack missions, protecting them during interceptions by enemy fighters.
[8] [9] An anti-aircraft gun was blown up, and four U.S. Navy servicemen were killed. [7] Two Japanese dive bombers and one fighter, damaged by anti-aircraft fire, failed to return to their carriers. On the way back, the Japanese planes encountered an air patrol of six Curtiss P-40 fighters over Otter Point. A short aerial battle ensued which ...
The Gulf War marked the largest concentrated use of carrier air wings since World War II. All F-4s had been retired and A-7Es had largely been replaced with F/A-18 Hornets. 2 fighter squadrons (VF) of 10–12 F-14 Tomcats, including TARPS photo reconnaissance aircraft; 2 strike fighter squadrons (VFA) of 12 F/A-18 Hornets
The squadron was first activated in May 1943 as the 724th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations , where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.
Aircraft Accidents: Enemy plane crash on deck Franklin CV-13: 10/13/44: Aircraft Accidents: Near crash of plane Hancock CV-19: 10/14/44: Air attack: Bomb- land based aircraft Saratoga CV-3: 10/14/44: Collisions: Collisions with friendly warships Franklin CV-13: 10/16/44: Air attack: Bombs- Carrier launched aircraft Sagamon CVE-26: 10/20/44: Off ...