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Aviation History
1953
1953 - 1578.PDF
GLOBAL MOBILITY T> RIZE NORTON, Oxfordshire, is the scene of these pictures of the U.S.A.F. 305th Bombardment Wing, which was due to return yesterday, December 3rd, to its base at MacDill A.F.B., Tampa, Florida. The first Stratojet wing to arrive in England on rotational training was the 306th (three squadrons, each of fifteen B-47s, plus 20 KC-97 tankers), stationed at Fairford until relieved by the 305th last September. The long-range mobility of the B-47 units has been dramatically emphasized by dieir transatlantic flights; and the fact that one such move involves over 100 aircraft (including transport and support machines), 2,000 men and 500,000 lb of cargo, gives an idea of the logistics problems involved. The picture above shows one of the 305th Wing's B-47s, with some of the men and supplies which keep it flying. In the Brize Norton control room (below) a training mission is planned by (left to right) Col. J. Kunkel (operations chief), Col. E. Vandevanter, Jr. (305th Wing commander), Airman 1st class S. Gorgoglione (control-room chief), and Maj. L. D. Delamater, Jr. The remaining photograph shows maintenance moves being planned by Col. W. Hosier, Jr. (Wing maintenance director), and M/Sgt. W. L. Bryant. Each wing spends three months in England.
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