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Because of their location on the airbase they were then called the "Northern Cobra" and "Southern Cobra" Squadron (see map also). In 2013, both Cobra squadrons were finally decommissioned. The 124 Squadron "Rolling Sword" was founded in the 1950s at Tel Nof Airbase as the first helicopter squadron in Israel and flew, among others, the Sikorsky ...
The route was developed in 1942 for several reasons. Initially, the 7th Ferrying Group, Ferrying Command, United States Army Air Corps (later Air Transport Command) at Gore Field (Great Falls Municipal Airport) was ordered to organize and develop an air route to send assistance to the Soviet Union through Northern Canada, across Alaska and the Bering Sea to Siberia, and eventually over to the ...
Emergency 3,000' rolled gravel landing strip bulldozed in 1943, located adjacent to Gakona, Alaska, aligned 03/21. Abandoned after the war, now the right-of-way is a part of Alaska Highway 1. Galena Airport , 64°44′10″N 156°56′04″W / 64.73611°N 156.93444°W / 64.73611; -156.93444 ( Galena
On 29 July 2015, Cathay Pacific Flight 884 from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, a Boeing 777-300ER, made an emergency landing at the air base after a cooling fan in the cargo hold failed, creating smoke in the cockpit. The crew was initially preparing for a water landing in case there was a real fire, but the aircraft continued to Eareckson/Shemya to ...
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Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
The Alaskan Air Command (AAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command originally established in 1942 under the United States Army Air Forces.Its mission was to organize and administer the air defense system of Alaska, exercise direct control of all active measures, and coordinate all passive means of air defense.
On February 4, 1966, a huge fire broke out in Beit Zim in Tel Aviv. The squadron's S-58 helicopter was launched and rescued 30 survivors from the roof of the building. [7] On July 1, 1969, two helicopters from the squadron participated in the "Bostan 25A" operation in the area of Ras Zafarna in Egypt. [8]