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A flying wing is a type of tailless aircraft which has no distinct fuselage. The crew, engines and equipment are housed inside a thick wing, typically showing small nacelles, blisters and other housings.
This is a list of United States Navy aircraft wings. The U.S. Navy first used the term "wing" to describe the level of command above its aircraft squadrons when it established five Patrol Wings in 1937. In 1938 it organized the squadrons flying from the five aircraft carriers in commission at the time into Carrier Air Groups.
106th Rescue Wing: Francis S. Gabreski ANGB, Westhampton Beach, New York: ACC: HH-60G Pave Hawk. HC-130J Combat King II. 107th Attack Wing: Niagara Falls ARS, Niagara Falls, New York: ACC: MQ-9 Reaper: 108th Wing: JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey: AMC: KC-46 Pegasus. C-32B Gatekeeper. 109th Airlift Wing: Stratton ANGB, Scotia, New York: AMC ...
This page currently focuses on one of the two historical categories of USAF wings: "AFCON" (Headquarters (US) Air Force CONtrolled) units or "permanent" units, which during the Cold War period were readily distinguished by having one, two or three digit designations, such as the 1st Fighter Wing, 60th Military Airlift Wing, 355th Fighter Wing, and could go through a series of inactivations and ...
1st Marine Aircraft Wing: 7 July 1941 [1] Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: 10 July 1941 [2] Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing: 10 November 1942 [3] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California: 4th Marine Aircraft Wing: 22 August 1942 [4] New Orleans, Louisiana
Former Air Force aircraft, acquired in return for the release of seven HC-130H aircraft to the United States Forest Service for use as aerial tankers. C-37A: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport Manned 1997 1 VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard. C-37B: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport ...
The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.
This list may not reflect recent changes. Flying wing; Ford Model 15-P * List of flying wings; A. Abrial A-260; ... Horten Aircraft HX-2; Horten H.II; Horten H.IV;