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On 25 August 1948, the reorganization was made permanent and the wing became the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (10 TRW). The 10th conducted training at Pope, primarily with army units at Fort Bragg President Truman's reduced 1949 defense budget required reductions in the number groups in the Air Force to 48, and the 10th was inactivated on ...
Under this program the 10th Reconnaissance Wing was organized 3 December 1947, at Pope Field. The new wing was assigned the 10th Reconnaissance Group as its operational flying component. On 25 August 1948, the 10th Reconnaissance Wing was redesignated the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (10 TRW), with its component group also being redesignated.
The 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (10th TRW) was activated at TRAB on 10 July 1952. [3]: 25 It absorbed the equipment and personnel of the defunct 117th TRW. The 112th TRS became the 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, the 157th TRS the 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron and the 160th TRS the 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron.
68-0555 10th TRW McDonnell Douglas RF-4C featuring the distinctive base tailcode 'AR', 1980 Three F-5E 'Agressors' from RAF Alconbury, 1983 Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II, 10th TFW 'AR', August 1988. 85th Bombardment Squadron (1955-59) [14] [a] North American B-45 Tornado; Douglas B-66 Destroyer; 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing [14] (1959-87)
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On 12 May 1965 the first F-4 Phantom arrived in the UK where it all began, with an RF-4C arriving at RAF Alconbury to replace the 10th TRW's RB-66s. In October, the F-101C "Voodoos" at Bentwaters/Woodbridge were also replaced by F-4Cs, as well as the F-100s at RAF Lakenheath.
10th Wing may refer to: 10th Air Base Wing (earlier, 10th Reconnaissance Wing, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 10th Tactical Fighter Wing), a unit of the United States Air Force 10th Tactical Wing , a unit of the Belgian Air Force
These homes may have been sold by the MOD in recent years, due to the reduced number of American military personnel in the areas. The large J-Type hangar was retained by the 10th TRW at RAF Alconbury for storage of War Reserve Material (WRM) assets until the late 1980s. It was demolished after the closure of the Alconbury flightline.