By 1959 the 3rd Bomb Wing was the last unit equipped with the B-57A, its primary mission being a SIOP (Single Integrated Operations Plan) to perform "Quick Strikes" against strategic targets …

2023年11月14日 · On July 20, 1950, the group was detached and the wing assumed a supporting role at Yokota AB, Japan until December 1. It then regained control of its combat units at …

2019年7月22日 · On June 29, 1950, 18 B-26 Invaders took off from the 3rd’s airbase in Iwakuni, Japan, and bombed the Heijo Airfield destroying an estimated 25 aircraft. Additionally, the 3rd …

The 3rd Bomb Wing flew B-26 Invaders through the entire 37-month Korean War. By late 1950, nearly all strategic targets in North Korea had been destroyed, and B-29 missions then were …

Trained as a bombardment and reconnaissance wing prior to Korean War. Performed reconnaissance and interdiction combat missions from Iwakuni AB, Japan, at the beginning of …

The 3rd Bomb Group helped to reduce the Japanese bastion at Rabaul, New Britain, in 1943 and 1944. The group spearheaded low-level assaults on surrounding enemy airfields and later led …

One of four original bombardment wings of the Eighth Air Force, the 3rd Bomb Wing comprised four groups of B-26 Marauder medium bombers by September 1943, as part of VIII Air …

In January 1964 the wing was redesignated as the 3d Tactical Fighter Wing, and was reassigned to England AFB. It was part of an overall effort to reduce the number of wings in Japan. At the …

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Asia escalated in 1964, the 3rd Wing transformed into a light attack unit flying primarily F-100 along with other attack aircraft from Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam. Moved to the United States …