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339th Tactical Fighter Squadron
339th may refer to: *339th Aviation Detachment, United States Army Aviation Branch *339th Bombardment Group, unit of the New York Air National Guard *339th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *339th Fighter Group, unit of the United States Air Forces during World War II *339th Flight Test Squadron, United States Air Force unit *339th Infantry Regiment (United States), infantry regiment of the United States Army * 339th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), formed in 1941 as a standard Red Army rifle division at Rostov-on-Don *339th Transportation Company (Direct Support), United States Army and Transportation Corps *339th Troop Carrier Squadron, component of the 419th Operations Group See also *339 (number) * 339, the year 339 (CCCXXXIX) of the Julian calendar *339 BC __NOTOC__ Year 339 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mamercinus and Philo (or, less frequently, year 415 '' Ab urbe condita' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Aviation Detachment
339th may refer to: * 339th Aviation Detachment, United States Army Aviation Branch *339th Bombardment Group, unit of the New York Air National Guard *339th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *339th Fighter Group, unit of the United States Air Forces during World War II * 339th Flight Test Squadron, United States Air Force unit * 339th Infantry Regiment (United States), infantry regiment of the United States Army *339th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), formed in 1941 as a standard Red Army rifle division at Rostov-on-Don * 339th Transportation Company (Direct Support), United States Army and Transportation Corps * 339th Troop Carrier Squadron, component of the 419th Operations Group See also * 339 (number) *339 Year 339 ( CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1092 '' Ab urb ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Bombardment Group
339th may refer to: * 339th Aviation Detachment, United States Army Aviation Branch * 339th Bombardment Group, unit of the New York Air National Guard *339th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *339th Fighter Group, unit of the United States Air Forces during World War II * 339th Flight Test Squadron, United States Air Force unit * 339th Infantry Regiment (United States), infantry regiment of the United States Army *339th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), formed in 1941 as a standard Red Army rifle division at Rostov-on-Don * 339th Transportation Company (Direct Support), United States Army and Transportation Corps * 339th Troop Carrier Squadron, component of the 419th Operations Group See also * 339 (number) *339 Year 339 ( CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1092 '' Ab urb .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Bombardment Squadron
The 339th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 96th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated on 15 March 1963. History World War II Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber squadron; trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to European Theater of Operations (ETO), assigned to VIII Bomber Command in England, Flew combat missions over Nazi Germany and Occupied Europe until the German capitulation in May 1945. Reserve operations Activated as a reserve B-29 Superfortress squadron, 1947. Not equipped or manned; inactivated due to budget reductions, 1949. Strategic Air Command Reactivated in 1953 as a Strategic Air Command B-47 Stratojet squadron. Performed global deployments and training until inactivated in 1963. With the phaseout of the B-47 the training aircraft sent to storage at Davis–Monthan and the squadron was inactivated. Lineage * Constituted as the 339th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Fighter Group
The 339th Fighter Group was a unit of the United States Air Forces during World War II.Maurer, Maurer (1983). ''Air Force Combat Units Of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . It comprised the 503rd, 504th, and 505th Fighter Squadrons. The group was an Eighth Air Force fighter unit stationed in England assigned to RAF Fowlmere. It had the highest claims of air and ground enemy aircraft victories in one year, and was the only group to claim over a hundred ground strafing victories on two occasions – 105 on 4 April 1945 and 118 on 16 April 1945. It was inactivated on 18 October 1945. Formation and training The group was constituted as the 339th Bombardment Group (Dive) on 3 August at Hunter Field, Georgia as a Third Air Force Operational Training Unit and was equipped with A-24 Banshee and A-25 Shrike dive bombers. The group moved to Drew Field, Florida, in February 1943 then to Walterboro Army Airfield, South Carolina, in July 1943 and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Flight Test Squadron
The 339th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is part of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, with a mission to certify aircraft as worthy to return to service. The squadron is responsible for conducting flight tests on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle after program depot maintenance is completed. Along with their flight test responsibilities, the squadron also picks up and delivers aircraft, including battle-damaged aircraft, to locations where they are needed or can be repaired. During World War II, the squadron was given, and successfully carried out, the assignment to shoot down the plane carrying Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in Operation Vengeance. History World War II Combat in South and Southwest Pacific, c. 22 October 1942 – 8 August 1945. As the 339th Fighter Squadron, notably carried out Operation Vengeance on 18 April 1943, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 339th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, raised for service in World War I, that served in the North Russia Intervention and World War II. North Russia intervention The 339th Regiment was created in June 1918, composed mainly of young draftees, for the purpose of fighting on the Western Front in France. Most of the 4,487 men were from Michigan, but some 500 draftees from Wisconsin were included. It was commonly referred to as "Detroit's Own". They were sent to fight the Bolsheviks in Northern Russia.Rhodes, Benjamin D. (1988). ''The Anglo-American Winter War with Russia, 1918-1919'', Greenwood Press, Inc. Connecticut, USA . They were nicknamed the "polar bears" because of their service there. On 30 July 1918, General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) on the Western Front, by order of President Woodrow Wilson, chose the 339th Infantry Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the 310th Engineers, the 33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 339th Rifle Division was first formed in late August, 1941, as a standard Red Army rifle division, at Rostov-on-Don. As it was formed in part from reservists and cadre that included members of the Communist Party from that city, it carried the honorific title "Rostov" for the duration. In late November it was part of the force that counterattacked the German 1st Panzer Army in the Battle of Rostov and forced its retreat from the city, one of the first major setbacks for the invaders. During 1942 the division was forced to retreat into the Caucasus, where it fought to defend the passes leading to the Black Sea ports. In 1943 it fought to liberate the Taman Peninsula, and then in early 1944 to also liberate Crimea. In the following months the division was reassigned to the 1st Belorussian Front, with which it took part in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. Following a distinguished career, the division was disbanded in the summer of that year. Formation The division began forming o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Transportation Company (Direct Support)
339th may refer to: *339th Aviation Detachment, United States Army Aviation Branch *339th Bombardment Group, unit of the New York Air National Guard *339th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *339th Fighter Group, unit of the United States Air Forces during World War II *339th Flight Test Squadron, United States Air Force unit *339th Infantry Regiment (United States), infantry regiment of the United States Army *339th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), formed in 1941 as a standard Red Army rifle division at Rostov-on-Don * 339th Transportation Company (Direct Support), United States Army and Transportation Corps * 339th Troop Carrier Squadron, component of the 419th Operations Group See also * 339 (number) *339 Year 339 ( CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1092 '' Ab urb ..., t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Troop Carrier Squadron
The 419th Operations Group (419 OG) is an operational component of the 419th Fighter Wing, stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 419 OG plans and organizes operational programs and establishes policies and procedures for operational training functions. It directs, monitors and supports operations programs, including flight operations, standardization/evaluation, weapons and tactics, intelligence, operations and training and life support. The group's designated flying squadron is the 466th Fighter Squadron. Pilots from the unit train for both air-to-air and air-to-ground attack missions in the F-16 C/D model aircraft. History Activated on Guam on 31 January 1945. Assigned to Seventh Air Force. From late January 1945 to mid-February 1946 the 419th Troop Carrier Group's headquarters was assigned neither squadrons nor aircraft, but was composed primarily of a few detachments on Saipan, Tinian, Guam (all in the Mariana Islands), and Angaur (in the Palau Islands), the latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339 (number)
300 (three hundred) is the natural number following 299 and preceding 301. Mathematical properties The number 300 is a triangular number and the sum of a pair of twin primes (149 + 151), as well as the sum of ten consecutive primes (13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43 + 47). It is palindromic in 3 consecutive bases: 30010 = 6067 = 4548 = 3639, and also in base 13. Factorization is 30064 + 1 is prime Other fields Three hundred is: * In bowling, a perfect score, achieved by rolling strikes in all ten frames (a total of twelve strikes) * The lowest possible Fair Isaac credit score * Three hundred ft/s is the maximum legal speed of a shot paintball * In the Hebrew Bible, the size of the military force deployed by the Israelite judge Gideon against the Midianites () * According to Islamic tradition, 300 is the number of ancient Israeli king Thalut's soldiers victorious against Goliath's soldiers * According to Herodotus, 300 is the number of ancient Spartan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
