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The '''65th Airlift Division''' (65th AD) is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] organization. Its last assignment was with [[United States Air Forces in Europe]], assigned to [[Seventeenth Air Force]], being stationed at [[Lindsey Air Station]], [[Germany]]. It was inactivated on 30 Jun 1991. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Lineage=== |
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* Established as '''4 Air Defense Wing''' on 25 Mar 1943 |
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: Activated on 27 Mar 1943 |
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: Redesignated '''65 Fighter Wing''' on 24 Jul 1943 |
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: Inactivated on 21 Nov 1945 |
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* Redesignated '''65 Air Division (Defense)''' on 17 Apr 1952 |
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: Organized on 24 Apr 1952 |
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: Discontinued on 8 Mar 1954 |
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* Activated on 8 Apr 1957 |
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: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1965 |
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* Redesignated '''65 Air Division''' and activated on 1 Jun 1985 |
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: Inactivated on 30 Jun 1991. |
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=== Assignments === |
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* [[Fourth Air Force]], 27 Mar 1943 |
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* Army Service Forces, 6 May 1943 |
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* [[[Eighth Air Force]], 2 Jun 1943 |
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: VIII Fighter Command, 4 Jun 1943 |
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:: [[2d Air Division|2 Bombardment (later, 2 Air) Division]], 15 Sep 1944 |
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;: [[3d Air Division| 3 Air Division]], 1 Jun-21 Nov 1945. |
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* [[85th Group|Iceland Air Defense Force]], 24 Apr 1952-8 Mar 1954 |
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* [[Strategic Air Command]] |
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: [[Sixteenth Air Force]], 8 Apr 1957 |
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* [[United States Air Forces in Europe]], 1 Jul 1960-1 Jan 1965 |
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: [[Seventeenth Air Force]], 1 Jun 1985-30 Jun 1991. |
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=== Stations === |
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* [[Hamilton AFB|Hamilton Field]], [[California]], 27 Mar-6 May 1943 |
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* [[RAF Debden]], [[England]], 4 Jun 1943 |
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* [[Saffron Walden]], [[England]], c. 17 Jun 1943 |
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* Elvedon Hall, [[England]], c. 1 Sep 1945 |
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* [[Trosten]], [[England]], c. 25 Oct-21 Nov 1945 |
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* [[Naval Air Station Keflavik|Keflavik Airport]], [[Iceland]], 24 Apr 1952-8 Mar 1954 |
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* [[Madrid]], [[Spain]], 8 Apr 1957 |
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* [[Torrejon AB]], [[Spain]], 1 Oct 1957-1 Jan 1965 |
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* [[Sembach AB]], [[West Germany]], 1 Jun 1985 |
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* [[Lindsey AS]], [[Germany|West Germany (later Germany)]], 1 Oct 1987-30 Jun 1991. |
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=== Components === |
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The 65th wing and its subordinate units transferred to England in June [[1943 in aviation|1943]] and began flying combat missions. Subordinate units escorted bombers, flew counter air patrols, and dive bombing missions. They attacked airdromes, marshalling yards, missile sites, industrial areas, ordnance depots, oil refineries, trains, and highways. During "[[Big Week]]" (February [[1944 in aviation|1944]]), the 65th participated in the assaults against the German Air Force and the German aircraft industry. Its units supported the [[Battle of Normandy|Allied invasion of Normandy]] (June 1944); the Allied ground troops during the [[Battle of the Bulge]] (December 1944 through January [[1945 in aviation|1945]]); the Allied airborne attack on Holland ([[Operation Market Garden]], September 1944); the defense of the [[Ludendorff Bridge|Remagen bridgehead]] against German air attacks (March 1945); and the [[Operation Lumberjack|airborne attack across the Rhine]] (March 1945). As an Air Division, it carried out air defense operations in Iceland from [[1952 in aviation|1952]] to [[1954 in aviation|1954]]. Activated three years later it transferred to Spain, where it cooperated with [[Spanish Air Force]] units in the Air Defense Direction Centers (ADDCs). The 65th Air Division directed base construction, and the establishment of off base housing and radar sites. Its fighter squadrons flew air defense interceptions over Spanish airspace. The 65th also controlled the operations of attached tactical fighter squadrons deployed to Spain for temporary duty. Assigned or attached units of the division participated in numerous exercises with the Spanish Air Defense Command, and in some instances, with the [[United States Sixth Fleet|U.S. Sixth Fleet]]. In June [[1985 in aviation|1985]], the 65th assumed responsibility for integrating [[United States Air Forces in Europe|USAFE's]] electronic combat systems to maximize overall warfighting potential. |
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'''Wings''' |
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* 52 Tactical Fighter: 1 Jun 1985-30 Jun 1991 |
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* 66 Electronic Combat: 1 Jun 1985-30 Jun 1991 |
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* 601 Tactical Control: 1 Jun 1985-31 Jul 1987. |
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'''Groups''' |
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== Lineage and honors == |
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* 4 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-c. 31 May 1945 |
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* 56 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-by 31 May 1945 |
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Established as '''4 Air Defense Wing''' on [[25 March]] [[1943]]. |
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* 78 Fighter: c. 24 Jul 1943-unkn |
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Activated on [[27 March]] [[1943]]. |
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* 355 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-by 31 May 1945 |
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* 356 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-by 31 Aug 1944 |
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Inactivated on [[21 November]] [[1945]]. |
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* 361 Fighter: by 31 Aug 1944-by 31 Jan 1945 |
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: by 30 Apr-by 31 May 1945 |
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Redesignated '''65 Air Division (Defense)''' on [[17 April]] [[1952]]. |
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* 479 Fighter: by 31 May 1944-by 31 May 1945. |
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Organized on [[24 April]] [[1952]]. |
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Discontinued on [[8 March]] [[1954]]. |
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Activated on [[8 April]] [[1957]]. |
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Discontinued, and inactivated, on [[1 January]] [[1965]]. |
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Redesignated '''65 Air Division''' and activated on [[1 June]] [[1985]]. |
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Inactivated on [[30 June]] [[1991]]. |
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=== Service streamers === |
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This unit earned the following [[United States Air Force organizational service streamer|organizational service streamers]]: |
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* World War II European-African Middle Eastern (EAME) Theater. |
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=== Campaign streamers === |
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This unit earned the following [[United States Air Force organizational campaign streamer|organizational campaign streamers]]: |
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none |
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=== Armed forces expeditionary streamers === |
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This unit earned the following organizational expeditionary streamers: |
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none |
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=== Decorations === |
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This unit earned the following [[Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force#Air Force unit awards|organizational decorations]]: |
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* Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards (x2): [[20 March]] [[1961]]–[[9 February]] [[1962]]; [[15 April]] [[1989]]–[[14 April]] [[1991]]. |
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=== Awards === |
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== Emblem == |
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Per bend azure and gules, issuant from base in pale a closed helmet in profile supporting an antenna argent emitting two lightning flashes bendwise, one to dexter chief, one to sinister base and one bend sinisterwise to chief or, in chief an eight pointed mullet of the third and all within a diminished bordure of the fourth. (Approved [[1 August]] [[1961]]). |
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== Assignments == |
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[[Fourth Air Force]], [[27 March]] [[1943]]; |
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[[Army Service Forces]], [[6 May]] [[1943]]; |
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[[Eighth Air Force]], [[2 June]] [[1943]]; |
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[[VIII Fighter Command]], [[4 June]] [[1943]]; |
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2 Bombardment (later, [[2d Air Division (United States)|2 Air]]) Division, [[15 September]] [[1944]]; |
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[[3d Air Division (United States)|3 Air Division]], [[1 June]] [[1945]]–[[21 November]] [[1945]]. |
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[[Iceland Defense Force|Iceland Air Defense Force]], [[24 April]] [[1952]]–[[8 March]] [[1954]]. |
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[[Sixteenth Air Force]], [[8 April]] [[1957]]; |
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[[United States Air Forces in Europe]], [[1 July]] [[1960]]–[[1 January]] [[1965]]. |
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[[Seventeenth Air Force]], [[1 June]] [[1985]]–[[30 June]] [[1991]]. |
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== Components == |
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'''Wings:''' |
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* [[52d Fighter Wing|52 Tactical Fighter]]: [[1 June]] [[1985]]–[[30 June]] [[1991]]. |
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* 66 Electronic Combat: [[1 June]] [[1985]]–[[30 June]] [[1991]]. |
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* 601 Tactical Control: [[1 June]] [[1985]]–[[31 July]] [[1987]]. |
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'''Groups:''' |
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* 4 Fighter: by [[31 October]] [[1943]]–c.[[31 May]] [[1945]]. |
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* 56 Fighter: by [[31 October]] [[1943]]–by [[31 May]] [[1945]]. |
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* 78 Fighter: c.[[24 July]] [[1943]]–unkn. |
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* 355 Fighter: by [[31 October]] [[1943]]–by [[31 May]] [[1945]]. |
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* 356 Fighter: by [[31 October]] [[1943]]–by [[31 August]] [[1944]]. |
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* 361 Fighter: by [[31 August]] [[1944]]–by [[31 January]] [[1945]]; by [[30 April]] [[1945]]–by [[31 May]] [[1945]]. |
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* 479 Fighter: by [[31 May]] [[1944]]–by [[31 May]] [[1945]]. |
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'''Squadrons:''' |
'''Squadrons:''' |
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* 1 Gunnery and Tow: [[17 November]] [[1944]]–[[29 May]] [[1945]]. |
* 1 Gunnery and Tow: [[17 November]] [[1944]]–[[29 May]] [[1945]]. |
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=== Operational History=== |
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The 65th wing and its subordinate units transferred to England in June [[1943 in aviation|1943]] and began flying combat missions. Subordinate units escorted bombers, flew counter air patrols, and dive bombing missions. They attacked airdromes, marshalling yards, missile sites, industrial areas, ordnance depots, oil refineries, trains, and highways. During "[[Big Week]]" (February [[1944 in aviation|1944]]), the 65th participated in the assaults against the German Air Force and the German aircraft industry. Its units supported the [[Battle of Normandy|Allied invasion of Normandy]] (June 1944); the Allied ground troops during the [[Battle of the Bulge]] (December 1944 through January [[1945 in aviation|1945]]); the Allied airborne attack on Holland ([[Operation Market Garden]], September 1944); the defense of the [[Ludendorff Bridge|Remagen bridgehead]] against German air attacks (March 1945); and the [[Operation Lumberjack|airborne attack across the Rhine]] (March 1945). As an Air Division, it carried out air defense operations in Iceland from [[1952 in aviation|1952]] to [[1954 in aviation|1954]]. Activated three years later it transferred to Spain, where it cooperated with [[Spanish Air Force]] units in the Air Defense Direction Centers (ADDCs). The 65th Air Division directed base construction, and the establishment of off base housing and radar sites. Its fighter squadrons flew air defense interceptions over Spanish airspace. The 65th also controlled the operations of attached tactical fighter squadrons deployed to Spain for temporary duty. Assigned or attached units of the division participated in numerous exercises with the Spanish Air Defense Command, and in some instances, with the [[United States Sixth Fleet|U.S. Sixth Fleet]]. In June [[1985 in aviation|1985]], the 65th assumed responsibility for integrating [[United States Air Forces in Europe|USAFE's]] electronic combat systems to maximize overall warfighting potential. |
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[[Hamilton Air Force Base|Hamilton Field]], [[California]], [[27 March]] [[1943]]–[[6 May]] [[1943]]; |
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Debden, [[England]], [[4 June]] [[1943]]; |
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Saffron Walden, England, c.[[17 June]] [[1943]]; |
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Elvedon Hall, England, c.[[1 September]] [[1945]]; |
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Trosten, England, c.[[25 October]] [[1945]]–[[21 November]] [[1945]]. |
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[[Keflavík International Airport]], [[Iceland]], [[24 April]] [[1952]]–[[8 March]] [[1954]]. |
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Madrid, [[Spain]], [[8 April]] [[1957]]; |
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[[Madrid-Torrejón Airport|Torrejon Air Base]], Spain, [[1 October]] [[1957]]–[[1 January]] [[1965]]. |
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== External links == |
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[[Sembach Air Base]], [[Germany]], [[1 June]] [[1985]]; |
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[[Europaviertel (Wiesbaden)|Lindsey Air Station]], Germany, [[1 October]] [[1987]]–[[30 June]] [[1991]]. |
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== Aerospace vehicles == |
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[[P-38 Lightning]], 1944; |
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[[P-47 Thunderbolt]], 1943–1945; |
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[[P-51 Mustang]], 1944–1945. |
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[[F-94 Starfire]], 1952–1954; |
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[[F-86 Sabre]], 1953–1954. |
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F-86 Sabre, 1957-1960; |
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[[F-100 Super Sabre]], 1958–1961; |
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[[F-104 Starfighter]], 1959–1964; |
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[[F-102 Delta Dagger]], 1960–1964; |
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[[F-105 Thunderchief]], 1963–1964. |
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[[CH-53 Sea Stallion]], 1985–1987; |
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[[EF-111 Raven]], 1985–1991; |
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[[F-4 Phantom II]], 1985–1987; |
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[[EC-130 Commando Solo]], 1987–1991; |
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[[F-16 Fighting Falcon]], 1987–1991. |
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== Commanders == |
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''Unknown'', [[27 March]] [[1943]]; |
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Colonel Jesse Auton, [[10 April]] [[1943]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[Ross G. Hoyt]]''', [[4 June]] [[1943]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[Jesse Auton]]''', [[6 September]] [[1943]]; |
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Colonel William L. Curry, [[29 July]] [[1945]]–unkn. |
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1st Lieutenant John J. Brody, [[24 April]] [[1952]]; |
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Colonel Meredith H. Shade, [[10 October]] [[1952]]; |
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Colonel Emmett S. Davis, [[5 September]] [[1953]]–unkn. |
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Captain Newell H. Beaty, [[8 April]] [[1957]]; |
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Colonel Clay Tice Jr., [[15 May]] [[1957]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[Andrew J. Evans Jr.]]''', [[1 July]] [[1960]]; |
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Colonel Thomas L. Hayes, [[25 September]] [[1963]]–[[1 January]] [[1965]]. |
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''Unknown'', [[1 June]] [[1985]]–[[14 July]] [[1985]]; |
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'''Major General [[John C. Scheidt Jr.]]''', [[15 July]] [[1985]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[Philip M. Drew]]''', [[12 August]] [[1986]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[John A. Corder]]''', [[3 August]] [[1987]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[Gerald A. Daniel]]''', [[22 April]] [[1988]]; |
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'''Brigadier General [[Glenn A. Profitt II]]''', [[24 January]] [[1989]]–unkn. |
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== See also == |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/afhra/rso/airdivision_pages/0065ad.asp Air Force Historical Research Agency: 65th Air Division (Defense)] |
* [http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/afhra/rso/airdivision_pages/0065ad.asp Air Force Historical Research Agency: 65th Air Division (Defense)] |
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[[Category:Divisions of the United States Air Force|Air 0065]] |
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Revision as of 19:22, 2 October 2008
| 65th Air Division | |
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 65th Air Division emblem | |
| Active | 25 March 1943–21 November 1945; 17 April 1952–8 March 1954; 8 April 1957–1 January 1965; 1 June 1985–30 June 1991 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Part of | see "Assignments" section below |
| Garrison/HQ | see "Stations" section below |
| Equipment | see "Aerospace vehicles" section below |
| Decorations |   see "Lineage and honors" section below |
The 65th Airlift Division (65th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with United States Air Forces in Europe, assigned to Seventeenth Air Force, being stationed at Lindsey Air Station, Germany. It was inactivated on 30 Jun 1991.
History
Lineage
- Established as 4 Air Defense Wing on 25 Mar 1943
- Activated on 27 Mar 1943
- Redesignated 65 Fighter Wing on 24 Jul 1943
- Inactivated on 21 Nov 1945
- Redesignated 65 Air Division (Defense) on 17 Apr 1952
- Organized on 24 Apr 1952
- Discontinued on 8 Mar 1954
- Activated on 8 Apr 1957
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Jan 1965
- Redesignated 65 Air Division and activated on 1 Jun 1985
- Inactivated on 30 Jun 1991.
Assignments
- Fourth Air Force, 27 Mar 1943
- Army Service Forces, 6 May 1943
- [[[Eighth Air Force]], 2 Jun 1943
- VIII Fighter Command, 4 Jun 1943
- 2 Bombardment (later, 2 Air) Division, 15 Sep 1944
- 3 Air Division, 1 Jun-21 Nov 1945.
- Iceland Air Defense Force, 24 Apr 1952-8 Mar 1954
- Strategic Air Command
- Sixteenth Air Force, 8 Apr 1957
- United States Air Forces in Europe, 1 Jul 1960-1 Jan 1965
- Seventeenth Air Force, 1 Jun 1985-30 Jun 1991.
Stations
- Hamilton Field, California, 27 Mar-6 May 1943
- RAF Debden, England, 4 Jun 1943
- Saffron Walden, England, c. 17 Jun 1943
- Elvedon Hall, England, c. 1 Sep 1945
- Trosten, England, c. 25 Oct-21 Nov 1945
- Keflavik Airport, Iceland, 24 Apr 1952-8 Mar 1954
- Madrid, Spain, 8 Apr 1957
- Torrejon AB, Spain, 1 Oct 1957-1 Jan 1965
- Sembach AB, West Germany, 1 Jun 1985
- Lindsey AS, West Germany (later Germany), 1 Oct 1987-30 Jun 1991.
Components
Wings
- 52 Tactical Fighter: 1 Jun 1985-30 Jun 1991
- 66 Electronic Combat: 1 Jun 1985-30 Jun 1991
- 601 Tactical Control: 1 Jun 1985-31 Jul 1987.
Groups
- 4 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-c. 31 May 1945
- 56 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-by 31 May 1945
- 78 Fighter: c. 24 Jul 1943-unkn
- 355 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-by 31 May 1945
- 356 Fighter: by 31 Oct 1943-by 31 Aug 1944
- 361 Fighter: by 31 Aug 1944-by 31 Jan 1945
- by 30 Apr-by 31 May 1945
- 479 Fighter: by 31 May 1944-by 31 May 1945.
Squadrons:
- 1 Fighter Day (later, 1 Tactical Fighter): attached 27 June 1958–c.12 November 1958.
- 82 Fighter-Interceptor: 1 April 1953–8 March 1954.
- 157 Fighter-Interceptor: 23 November 1961–17 July 1962.
- 307 Tactical Fighter: attached 13 March 1959–c.31 July 1959.
- 308 Tactical Fighter: attached c. August 1959–16 November 1959.
- 334 Tactical Fighter: attached 1 April 1963–13 August 1963.
- 336 Tactical Fighter: attached 13 August 1963–6 January 1964.
- 430 Tactical Fighter: attached 25 September 1961–25 November 1961.
- 431 Fighter-Interceptor: 1 September 1958–1 July 1960; attached 1 July 1960–c.18 May 1964.
- 434 Tactical Fighter: attached 18 March 1960–unkn; 14 August 1961–25 September 1961.
- 435 Tactical Fighter: attached 15 December 1960–14 April 1961; 6 August 1962–1 November 1962; 2 April 1964–18 June 1964.
- 436 Tactical Fighter: attached 1 November 1962–3 April 1963.
- 474 Tactical Fighter: attached 15 November 1958–14 March 1959.
- 476 Tactical Fighter: attached 16 November 1959–18 March 1960; 16 April 1961–11 August 1961; 6 January 1964–2 April 1964.
- 497 Fighter-Interceptor: 5 July 1958–1 July 1960; attached 1 July 1960–17 June 1964.
Flight:
- 1 Gunnery and Tow: 17 November 1944–29 May 1945.
Operational History
The 65th wing and its subordinate units transferred to England in June 1943 and began flying combat missions. Subordinate units escorted bombers, flew counter air patrols, and dive bombing missions. They attacked airdromes, marshalling yards, missile sites, industrial areas, ordnance depots, oil refineries, trains, and highways. During "Big Week" (February 1944), the 65th participated in the assaults against the German Air Force and the German aircraft industry. Its units supported the Allied invasion of Normandy (June 1944); the Allied ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 through January 1945); the Allied airborne attack on Holland (Operation Market Garden, September 1944); the defense of the Remagen bridgehead against German air attacks (March 1945); and the airborne attack across the Rhine (March 1945). As an Air Division, it carried out air defense operations in Iceland from 1952 to 1954. Activated three years later it transferred to Spain, where it cooperated with Spanish Air Force units in the Air Defense Direction Centers (ADDCs). The 65th Air Division directed base construction, and the establishment of off base housing and radar sites. Its fighter squadrons flew air defense interceptions over Spanish airspace. The 65th also controlled the operations of attached tactical fighter squadrons deployed to Spain for temporary duty. Assigned or attached units of the division participated in numerous exercises with the Spanish Air Defense Command, and in some instances, with the U.S. Sixth Fleet. In June 1985, the 65th assumed responsibility for integrating USAFE's electronic combat systems to maximize overall warfighting potential.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency