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547th Intelligence Squadron Nose Art

Ian — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:18:52 +0000

547th Intelligence Squadron Nose Art

The 547th Intelligence Squadron is an active unit assigned to the 365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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Offutt AFB 343d Reconnaissance Squadron RC-135 Nose Art

Ian — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:09:00 +0000

Offutt AFB 343d Reconnaissance Squadron RC-135 Nose Art

The 343d Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. They operate the RC-135 Rivet Joint which is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. Based on the C-135 Stratolifter airframe, various types of RC-135′s have been in service since 1961.

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Offutt AFB 343d Reconnaissance Squadron Nose Art

Ian — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:16:50 +0000

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Offutt AFB 343d Reconnaissance Squadron Nose Art. The 343d Reconnaissance Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. They operate the RC-135 Rivet Joint which is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. Based on the C-135 Stratolifter airframe, various types of RC-135′s have been in service since 1961.

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77th Air Refueling Squadron “Totin’ Tigers” Nose Art

Ian — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 20:46:47 +0000

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77th Air Refueling Squadron "Totin' Tigers" Nose Art. The 77th Air Refueling Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 916th Operations Group, stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The unit was first activated during as a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport unit that saw combat with the 435th Troop Carrier Group in Western Europe. The squadron flew paratroopers on airborne assaults on Normandy (Operation Overlord); Southern France (Operation Dragoon); the Netherlands (Operation Market Garden), and Germany (Operation Varsity). It also flew combat resupply missions in the relief of Bastogne in 1945. The 77th was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during the Normandy invasion.

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77th Troop Carrier Squadron “Double Lucky” Nose Art

Ian — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:09:29 +0000

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77th Troop Carrier Squadron "Double Lucky" Nose Art. The 77th Troop Carrier Squadron was first activated at Bowman Field, Kentucky in February 1943, as one of the original squadrons of the 435th Troop Carrier Group. The group used Douglas C-47 Skytrains and Douglas C-53 Skytrooopers in preparing for duty overseas with Ninth Air Force. The 77th left the United States in October 1943, arriving at RAF Langar, England, in early November. On arrival, it began training for participation in the airborne operation over Normandy. The squadron flew its first combat missions on D-Day by dropping paratroopers of 101st Airborne Division near Cherbourg. The unit towed Waco CG-4A and Airspeed Horsa gliders carrying reinforcements to the same location that afternoon and on the following morning. The squadron received a Distinguished Unit Citation for its part in Operation Overlord, the Normandy invasion.

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