00458574 3-2808-5A UNCLASSIFIED 2435290 07-01-1955 2435473 12-31-1955

WING/0461/BOMBARDMENT, TACTICAL

HISTORY K-WG-461-HI 10439 N0741 1655 1855 35 2448022 05-10-1990 RECEIVED NEW T/O (TABLE OF ORGANIZATION) FOR BOMBARDMENT WING, TACTICAL. BY THE END OF REPORTING PERIOD, WING HAD RECEIVED THIRTY-SEVEN B-57 AIRCRAFT WITH FOUR LOST TO MAJOR ACCIDENTS. WING MOVEMENT TO BLYTHEVILLE AIR FORCE BASE AR WAS UNDERWAY AND ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE IN APR 56. WING PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION SAGEBRUSH JOINT AIR FORCE/ARMY EXERCISE. ALSO COMPLETED CLASSIFIED MISSIONS AND UNDERWENT MOBILITY TEST. CHANGEOVER TO SANFORIZED ENGINES (LARGER TURBINE CLEARANCES TO PREVENT ICING) IN B-57 AIRCRAFT DISCUSSED. ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT AT CLOSE OF REPORTING PERIOD: THIRTY B-57B, THREE B-57C, FOUR B-26C, THREE TB-26, NINE T-33, TWO C-47A, TWO L-20A AND ONE H-19 HELICOPTER. INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 36. NONE FINAL REPORT ON EXERCISE SAGE BRUSH, 9 JAN 56