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The B-47s of the division's three wings also began to be phased out in 1965. The 509th
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and the Young Tiger Task Force. At times, its wings became nonoperational because all their operational resources and most of their support elements were deployed to the
Pacific. In July 1968, the
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1028:"Abstract, History 4018 Dispensary, Portsmouth AFB Jan–Jun 1956"
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Brig Gen Eugene Q. Steffes Jr., 1 February 1970 – 30 June 1971
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139:, New Hampshire, where it was inactivated on 30 June 1971.
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301st Air Refueling Wing: 15 March 1965 – 15 November 1965
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aircraft in 1970 as it prepared for conversion to the new
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A deployed KC-135A refuels F-4 Phantoms in Southeast Asia
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headquarters. In June, the 100th wing moved on paper to
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509th Bombardment Wing : 1 July 1958 – 30 June 1971
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and assumed the mission, personnel and aircraft of the
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Aircraft is General Dynamics FB-111A, serial 69-6506,
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416th Bombardment Wing: 2 September 1966 – 2 July 1969
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649:List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force
644:List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force
429:99th Bombardment Wing: 2 July 1969 – 30 June 1971
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515:817th Medical Group: 1 March 1959 – 1 March 1966
415:17th Bombardment Wing: 2 July 1968 – 2 July 1969
1100:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1077:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
740:of the second , and in sinister chief an eagle
616:Brig Gen Morgan S. Tyler Jr., by 31 August 1967
351:, which was simultaneously activated at Pease.
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385:Second Air Force, 31 March 1970 – 30 June 1971
3601:Units and formations of Strategic Air Command
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127:organization. Its last assignment was with
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586:Brig Gen Walter E. Arnold, 23 February 1956
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582:Col James W. Chapman Jr., 1 February 1956;
265:, Arizona, where it was reassigned to the
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608:Maj Gen Robert W. Strong, by 30 June 1965
2548:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
713:Approved 29 January 1958. Description:
612:Col William T. Cumiskey, by 30 June 1966
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3616:1971 disestablishments in New Hampshire
2389:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
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874:. Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975
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558:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter, 1956–1966
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436:Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts
238:Post Attack Command and Control System
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603:Gen Robert B. Miller, by 31 July 1963
567:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1966–1971
564:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1965–1971
422:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
3611:1956 establishments in New Hampshire
3566:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
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1062:Air Force Historical Research Agency
685:. Later, it was transferred to the
591:Brig Gen Jack J. Catton, 6 July 1959
473:Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York
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570:General Dynamics FB-111 1970–1971
487:Griffiss Air Force Base, New York
382:Eighth Air Force, 1 February 1956
267:12th Strategic Aerospace Division
93:Command of strategic strike units
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3380:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
3208:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
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1056: This article incorporates
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555:Boeing B-47 Stratojet, 1956–1966
447:29 December 1957 – 1 April 1958)
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3152:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
2516:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
1092:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
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314:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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242:380th Strategic Aerospace Wing
1:
3448:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
3067:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
2543:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
2538:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
691:Baugher, Joe (10 June 2023).
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561:Boeing EC-135 1965, 1969–1970
534:: 5 January 1958 – 1 May 1958
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328:from Westover to replace the
204:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters
3453:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
3385:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
3213:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
2533:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
830:"Factsheet 817 Air Division"
770:missiles until March 1965.
532:509th Air Refueling Squadron
528:: 1 July 1964 – 25 June 1966
369:Activated on 1 February 1956
263:Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
7:
3438:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
3127:North American B-45 Tornado
3112:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
987:"Factsheet 45 Air Division"
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526:19th Air Refueling Squadron
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372:Inactivated on 30 June 1971
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3370:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
3223:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
3203:North American F-2 Mustang
3142:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
961:"Factsheet 3 Air Division"
693:"1969 USAF Serial Numbers"
687:Royal Australian Air Force
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258:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
254:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
246:Plattsburgh Air Force Base
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156:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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3117:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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1030:. Air Force History Index
281:, New York was assigned.
234:Lockbourne Air Force Base
184:Portsmouth Air Force Base
103:817th Air Division emblem
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1068:Mueller, Robert (1989).
1040:and subsequent histories
774:Ravenstein, pp. 205–206.
659:
339:The 509th wing lost its
230:301st Air Refueling Wing
3458:Convair C-131 Samaritan
3122:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
950:Ravenstein, pp. 141–142
938:Ravenstein, pp. 223–224
920:Ravenstein, pp. 142–144
906:Ravenstein, pp. 205–206
892:Ravenstein, pp. 144–146
861:Ravenstein, pp. 275–277
345:General Dynamics FB-111
322:Westover Air Force Base
279:Griffiss Air Force Base
160:General Dynamics FB-111
125:United States Air Force
84:United States Air Force
3428:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
3395:Lockheed Martin KC-130
3342:Martin RB-57D Canberra
1058:public domain material
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213:KC-97 refueling a B-47
196:100th Bombardment Wing
188:509th Bombardment Wing
148:100th Bombardment Wing
144:509th Bombardment Wing
3433:Fairchild C-82 Packet
3423:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
3132:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
1151:Strategic Air Command
318:99th Bombardment Wing
310:17th Bombardment Wing
295:
288:B-52s at Westover AFB
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271:4080th Strategic Wing
212:
200:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
192:Walker Air Force Base
180:Strategic Air Command
152:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
129:Strategic Air Command
3520:Russell E. Dougherty
3147:Convair B-58 Hustler
683:Tactical Air Command
137:Pease Air Force Base
3107:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
1893:Twentieth Air Force
1888:Sixteenth Air Force
1883:Fifteenth Air Force
1741:RAF Greenham Common
360:Constituted as the
306:Operation Arc Light
190:to Portsmouth from
32:817th Air Division
3540:John T. Chain, Jr,
2900:= initial assigned
1726:RAF Bruntingthorpe
993:on 21 October 2012
967:on 22 October 2012
836:on 30 October 2012
736:a cloud formation
364:on 24 January 1956
362:817th Air Division
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121:817th Air Division
21:817th Air Division
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3510:Bruce K. Holloway
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1761:RAF Upper Heyford
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665:Explanatory notes
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178:was activated by
164:45th Air Division
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402:
392:
379:
357:
330:3d Air Division
172:
123:is an inactive
117:
77:
75:
59:
57:
41:
38:Plattsburgh AFB
12:
11:
5:
3629:
3619:
3618:
3613:
3608:
3603:
3598:
3581:
3580:
3575:
3572:
3571:
3569:
3568:
3557:
3555:
3551:
3550:
3548:
3547:
3542:
3537:
3535:Larry D. Welch
3532:
3527:
3522:
3517:
3512:
3507:
3502:
3497:
3492:
3487:
3481:
3479:
3473:
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3469:
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3466:
3465:
3460:
3455:
3450:
3445:
3440:
3435:
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3425:
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3414:
3412:
3406:
3405:
3403:
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3397:
3392:
3387:
3382:
3377:
3372:
3366:
3364:
3358:
3357:
3355:
3354:
3349:
3344:
3339:
3334:
3329:
3323:
3321:
3319:Reconnaissance
3315:
3314:
3312:
3311:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3286:
3281:
3276:
3271:
3266:
3261:
3256:
3251:
3246:
3240:
3238:
3234:
3233:
3231:
3230:
3225:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3205:
3199:
3197:
3193:
3192:
3190:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3168:
3166:
3158:
3157:
3155:
3154:
3149:
3144:
3139:
3134:
3129:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3103:
3101:
3092:
3082:
3081:
3078:
3077:
3074:
3073:
3071:
3070:
3063:
3061:
3060:Reconnaissance
3057:
3056:
3054:
3053:
3047:
3040:
3038:
3034:
3033:
3031:
3030:
3024:
3018:
3012:
3006:
3000:
2994:
2988:
2982:
2976:
2970:
2964:
2958:
2952:
2946:
2940:
2934:
2928:
2922:
2915:
2913:
2906:
2897:
2889:
2888:
2885:
2884:
2881:
2880:
2878:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2857:
2852:
2847:
2842:
2837:
2832:
2827:
2822:
2817:
2812:
2807:
2802:
2797:
2792:
2787:
2782:
2777:
2772:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2707:
2702:
2697:
2691:
2689:
2683:
2682:
2680:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2659:
2653:
2651:
2647:
2646:
2644:
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2638:
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2618:
2612:
2611:
2609:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2562:
2560:
2554:
2553:
2551:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2529:
2527:
2525:Reconnaissance
2521:
2520:
2518:
2517:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
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2298:
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2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2248:
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2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2147:
2145:
2136:
2130:
2129:
2126:
2125:
2123:
2122:
2116:
2114:
2110:
2109:
2107:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2050:
2048:
2042:
2041:
2039:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
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1943:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
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1912:
1910:
1903:
1899:
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1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1869:
1867:
1858:
1854:
1853:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1840:
1837:
1836:
1834:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1821:RAF Woodbridge
1818:
1816:RAF Waddington
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1796:RAF Sculthorpe
1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1736:RAF Chelveston
1733:
1731:RAF Burtonwood
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
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1527:
1518:
1512:
1511:
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1507:
1505:
1504:
1498:
1495:RAF Mildenhall
1492:
1489:RAF Lakenheath
1486:
1480:
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1461:
1459:
1455:
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1445:
1439:
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1241:
1235:
1229:
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1211:
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1199:
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1186:
1184:
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1162:
1156:
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1142:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1119:
1113:
1112:
1106:
1089:
1083:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1016:
1004:
978:
952:
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931:
922:
908:
894:
885:
863:
847:
795:
794:
793:
787:
786:
776:
759:
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706:
679:Lady Lightning
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353:
171:
168:
131:, assigned to
115:
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104:
100:
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91:
87:
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73:
69:
68:
55:
51:
50:
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42:
31:
23:
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9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3628:
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3599:
3597:
3594:
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3591:
3578:
3573:
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3559:
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3556:
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3543:
3541:
3538:
3536:
3533:
3531:
3528:
3526:
3523:
3521:
3518:
3516:
3515:John C. Meyer
3513:
3511:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3501:
3498:
3496:
3493:
3491:
3488:
3486:
3485:George Kenney
3483:
3482:
3480:
3478:
3474:
3464:
3461:
3459:
3456:
3454:
3451:
3449:
3446:
3444:
3443:Douglas C-118
3441:
3439:
3436:
3434:
3431:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3419:
3416:
3415:
3413:
3411:
3407:
3401:
3398:
3396:
3393:
3391:
3388:
3386:
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3381:
3378:
3376:
3373:
3371:
3368:
3367:
3365:
3363:
3359:
3353:
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3332:Lockheed TR-1
3330:
3328:
3325:
3324:
3322:
3320:
3316:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3241:
3239:
3235:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3221:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3200:
3198:
3194:
3188:
3187:Boeing RC-135
3185:
3183:
3182:Boeing EC-135
3180:
3178:
3175:
3173:
3170:
3169:
3167:
3165:
3164:& Control
3159:
3153:
3150:
3148:
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3143:
3140:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
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3102:
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3096:
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3058:
3051:
3048:
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3019:
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3007:
3004:
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2980:
2977:
2974:
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2798:
2796:
2793:
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2763:
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2758:
2756:
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2733:
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2703:
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2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
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2648:
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2607:
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2577:
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2572:
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2561:
2559:
2555:
2549:
2546:
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2539:
2536:
2534:
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2526:
2522:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
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2448:
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2179:
2177:
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2149:
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2121:
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2117:
2115:
2111:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
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2080:
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1984:
1982:
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1962:
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1939:
1937:
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1932:
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1911:
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1870:
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1789:
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1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1751:Ernest Harmon
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1734:
1732:
1729:
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1499:
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1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1465:RAF Alconbury
1463:
1462:
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1456:
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1446:
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1437:
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1395:
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1389:
1386:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1364:Mountain Home
1362:
1359:
1356:
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1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
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1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
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1248:
1245:
1244:Davis-Monthan
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1183:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1166:
1163:
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1152:
1148:
1140:
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1133:
1128:
1126:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1109:
1107:0-912799-12-9
1103:
1098:
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