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This unit was originally called the 1st Air Commando Wing. The name was changed in 1968 to the 1st Special Operations Wing.





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1st Special Ops Wing
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Air Force:
Division:
Wing: 1st Air Commando Wing

1st Special Operations Wing

Active:
Theater
Motto: Anyplace, Anytime
Aircraft: Douglas B-26K


This unit was originally called the 1st Air Commando Wing. The name was changed in 1968 to the 1st Special Operations Wing.


Units

603rd Special Operations Squadron

Planes

Planes assigned to this wing were assigned to a component unit of the wing, but for the sake of completeness I have listed all of the planes that were assigned to any squadron in the wing in this table.


Serial Number Date Assigned Date Left Comments
64-17640 27 Feb 1965 7 Jun 1965 Reassigned to 605th Air Commando Squadron. Glass nose.
64-17640 15 Apr 1968 23 Oct 1969 Came back to after serving in Panama. Stayed until assigned to Davis-Monthan.
64-17641 22 Jan 1965 12 Jul 1967 Sent back to OnMark, then over to Vietnam. Glass nose.
64-17642 10 Jul 1964 21 Dec 1966 Sent to Vietnam.
64-17643 4 Aug 1964 11 Jun 1966 Sent to Vietnam.
64-17644 13 Aug 1964 8 Jan 1965 Sent to Congo. Some sources suggest the plane went to Congo on 18 Aug 1964, but the inventory record shows a date of Jan 1965.
64-17645 13 Aug 1964 8 Jan 1965 Sent to Congo. Some sources suggest the plane went to Congo on 18 Aug 1964, but the inventory record shows a date of Jan 1965.
64-17646 13 Aug 1964 8 Jan 1965 Sent to Congo. Some sources suggest the plane went to Congo on 18 Aug 1964, but the inventory record shows a date of Jan 1965.