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In August 1966 the wing was redesignated as the 95th Strategic Wing and moved to Goose Air Base, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where it replaced the 4082d Strategic Wing. The 4082d was organized by SAC on 1 April 1957 as a Major Command controlled (MAJCON) wing [ note 6 ] and assigned to the 45th Air Division [ 27 ] when SAC took over ...
Provisional wings were created to provide air support to whatever operation was going on at the time. Real wings in the continental United States ('stateside') would supply aircraft and individuals to the provisional wing on a Temporary Duty (TDY) basis, with the aircraft and personnel returned to their home unit after the TDY period was over.
5 June 1944 photograph of C-47s of the 95th and 98th Troop Carrier Squadrons at RAF Exeter with freshly applied black/white invasion stripes to aid in aircraft identification from the ground. There was insufficient space to park all the aircraft on the concrete, so many were parked on grass turf.
440th Troop Carrier Group, 1 July 1943 – 18 October 1945; Second Air Force, 9 April 1947; 440th Troop Carrier Group, 3 September 1947 – 4 May 1951; 440th Fighter-Bomber Group (later 440th Troop Carrier Group), 15 June 1952; 440th Troop Carrier Wing, 14 April 1959; 933d Troop Carrier Group (later 933d Tactical Airlift Group), 11 February 1963
In late 1952, the squadron, now designated the 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, was activated under Air Defense Command (ADC) and assigned to the 4710th Defense Wing. It was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base , Maryland, where it replaced the federalized 121st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , which was returned to the control of the District ...
On 1 July 1970, the 43d also assumed tasks formerly handled by the Bombardment Wing, Provisional, 4133, including a combat mission. Employed attached aircraft and aircrews of other Strategic Air Command units to participate in "Arc Light" combat missions in Southeast Asia from 1 July to mid-Aug 1970, and again from Feb 1972 to Aug 1973.
Sqn. Cdr. E. H. Dunning makes the first landing of an aircraft on a moving ship, a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious, August 2, 1917. This List of carrier-based aircraft covers fixed-wing aircraft designed for aircraft carrier flight deck operation and excludes aircraft intended for use from seaplane tenders, submarines and dirigibles. Helicopters ...
92d Strategic Aerospace Wing; 95th Strategic Wing; 96th Strategic Aerospace Wing; 98th Strategic Aerospace Wing; 98th Strategic Wing; 306th Strategic Wing; 307th Strategic Wing; 310th Strategic Aerospace Wing; Strategic Wing, Provisional, 310th; 376th Strategic Wing; 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing; 385th Strategic Aerospace Wing; 456th ...