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501st Squadron (other)
501 Squadron or 501st Squadron may refer to: * No. 501 Squadron RAF, United Kingdom * 501 Squadron (Portugal) * 501 Squadron, Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing SAAF, South Africa * 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (JASDF), Japan * 501st Aero Squadron, Air Service, United States Army, see list of American aero squadrons * 501st Bombardment Squadron The 501st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 345th Bombardment Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 25 June 1959. The squadron was first activated in 1 ..., United States Air Force * VMFAT-501, United States Marine Corps {{military unit disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
501 Squadron (Portugal)
The 501 Squadron "''Bisontes''" (''Esquadra 501'') is a transport squadron of the Portuguese Air Force. Roles and missions Primary mission: * Execute tactical air transport operations. Secondary missions: * Execute search and rescue operations; * Execute general air transport operations; * Provide support for fire fighting operations. (currently not applicable) History Formed on September 23, 1977, with the initial designation of Transport and Maritime Patrol Squadron ( pt, Esquadra de Transporte e Patrulhamento Marítimo), its origins date back to 1952, when upon the merger of the Army's Aviation and the Naval Aviation these services' transport aircraft — Junkers Ju 52, C-54 Skymaster and C-47 Dakota — were transferred to the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF). With this reorganization of the Portuguese military aviation, the two C-54 Skymaster of the former Army's Aviation, which were based at Lajes Air Base transporting passengers between Lisbon and Azores, were transf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing SAAF
The Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AFMDW) is a radar and communications wing of the South African Air Force. It provides combat ready, integrated and deployable air support capabilities. It appears to have sprung from the remnants of Airspace Control Command SAAF, which up until the late 1980s provided radar and warning functions. From the early 1950s, 1, 2, and 3 Satellite Radar Stations were formed at Mariepskop, Ellisras, and Mafiking, along with 70 Mobile Radar Group. The AFMDW consists of 18 Deployment Support Unit, Mobile Communications Unit, 140 Squadron and 142 Squadron, 500 Squadron and 501 Squadron. The 18 Deployment Support Unit provides logistical support to deployment elements in the South African Air Force. They can erect a temporary air base (TAB), and ensure that all logistic functions are maintained for the duration of the deployment. They also assist the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African Army in the prevention of crime and border patrol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (JASDF)
The 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron () was a squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Hyakuri Air Base (Ibaraki Airport) in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It was equipped with RF-4 Phantom II and Kawasaki T-4 aircraft. Thompson, PauJASDF Squadron Histories - 501st Squadron''J-HangarSpace'' Retrieved August 18, 2017 History The 501st was Japan's only tactical reconnaissance squadron. In addition to its defense role, it had also been deployed in response to disasters, such as the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The squadron formed at Matsushima Air Base in Miyagi Prefecture, with 10 North American RF-86F Sabre aircraft on December 1, 1961. On March 26th, 1962 the 18th and final F-86F was delivered. On August 31, 1962, it moved to Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture. At this time, the squadron also had two Lockheed T-33A and one North American T-28B Trojan aircraft. The aircraft's armament of six .50 calibre machin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Aero Squadrons
This is a partial list of original Air Service, United States Army "Aero Squadrons" before and during World War I. Units formed after 1 January 1919, are not listed. Aero Squadrons were the designation of the first United States Army aviation units until the end of World War I. These units consisted of combat flying, training, ground support, construction and other components of the Air Service. After World War I ended, the majority of these squadrons were demobilized. Some however were retained during the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s, and served in all theaters of operation during World War II. Today, the oldest squadrons in the United States Air Force and Air National Guard can trace their lineage back to the original Aero Squadrons of World War I. Overview In January 1918 a new numbering scheme for aero squadrons was set up. Numbers 1–399 would be for Aero Service Squadrons (AS). 400–599 Aero Construction Squadrons (ACS), 600–799 Aero Supply Squadron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
501st Bombardment Squadron
The 501st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 345th Bombardment Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 25 June 1959. The squadron was first activated in 1942. After training in the United States as a medium bomber unit, it deployed to the Southwest Pacific Theater, where it engaged in combat, advancing from Australia, through New Guinea and the Philippines, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-J Day, the squadron remained on Okinawa until December 1945, when it returned to the United States for inactivation. The squadron was activated again in 1957 as a tactical bomber unit. History World War II The squadron was first organized at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina in September 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 345th Bombardment Group.Maurer, ''Combat Units'', pp. 223-224 However, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
