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486th Tactical Missile Wing
486th may refer to: *486th Air Expeditionary Wing, provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command *486th Bombardment Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *486th Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit See also *486 (number) *486 (other) *486, the year 486 (CDLXXXVI) of the Julian calendar *486 BC {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
486th Air Expeditionary Wing
The 486th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. The unit was last known to be active during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 486th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was an Eighth Air Force heavy bombardment unit in England, stationed at RAF Sudbury. The group operated chiefly against strategic objectives in Germany until May 1945, flying 188 missions and losing 33 aircraft. History World War II Constituted as 486th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 14 September 1943 and activated on 20 September Moved to England in March 1944 and assigned to Eighth AF. The group was assigned to the 4th Combat Bombardment Wing, and the group tail code initially was a "Square-O". When the group converted from B-24s to B-17s during the summer of 1944, the identification symbol was changed to a "Square-W", perhaps to avoid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
