56th Special Operations Wing
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| Wing: 56th Air Commando Wing 56th Special Operations Wing | |||
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| Aircraft: Douglas B-26K | |||
This unit was originally called the 56th Air Commando Wing. The name was changed in 1968 to the 56th Special Operations Wing. Two of the unit's patches can be seen below. Today this unit exists as the 56th Fighter Wing and is based in Phoenix, AZ. (In fact, planes from this wing fly over my house every day).
Units
603rd Special Operations Squadron, Detachment-1 (Attached)
606th Special Operations Squadron
609th Special Operations Squadron
634th Combat Support Group
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 |
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| 64-17641 | 30 Sep 1967 | 29 Dec 1967 | Shot down by AA. |
| 64-17642 | 21 Dec 1966 | 27 Aug 1967 | Shot down. |
| 64-17643 | 11 Jun 1966 | 25 Jul 1966 | Destroyed in crash. Was attached to the 606 ACS, 56 AWC, but on paper was part of the 603 ACS, 1 ACW. |
| 64-17644 | 1 Nov 1967 | 12 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17645 | 31 May 1967 | 10 Nov 1969 | Scuttled in Vietnam in 1975. |
| 64-17646 | 6 Aug 1967 | 8 Jul 1969 | Crashed during combat. |
| 64-17648 | 4 oct 1967 | 30 Apr 1968 | Shot down by AA. |
| 64-17649 | 13 May 1967 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17650 | 11 Jun 1966 | 28 Jun 1966 | Shot down by enemy ground forces. |
| 64-17651 | 11 Oct 1967 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17652 | 27 Sep 1968 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17653 | 14 Jul 1968 | 13 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for Storage. |
| 64-17654 | 31 Oct 1967 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for Storage. |
| 64-17660 | 21 Dec 1966 | 12 Nov 1969 | Went back to SMAAR Aug 1967 and Apr 1968 for repairs. Sent to Davis-Monthan AFB for storage. |
| 64-17661 | 21 Oct 1967 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17662 | 16 Jun 1967 | 22 Aug 1967 | Missing in Action 22 Aug 1967. |
| 64-17664 | 21 Dec 1966 | 9 Nov 1967 | Sent to Kadena, JP, then to OnMark. |
| 64-17665 | 11 Jun 1966 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17666 | 1 Nov 1968 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17667 | 11 Jun 1967 | 23 Mar 1969 | Sent to SMAAR Jun 1967. Shot down 23 Mar 1969. |
| 64-17668 | 11 Jun 1966 | 22 Feb 1967 | Shot down by AA 22 Feb 1967. |
| 64-17669 | 11 Jun 1966 | 22 Feb 1967 | Destroyed when 64-17668 exploded in mid-air. |
| 64-17670 | 1 Nov 1968 | 10 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17671 | 11 Jun 1966 | 6 Jul 1967 | Sent back to SMAAR, then 1st ACW. |
| 64-17671 | 21 Nov 1967 | 10 Nov 1969 | Returned to Vietnam. Sent to Clark AFB for storage. |
| 64-17672 | 11 Jun 1966 | 14 Dec 1966 | Shot down 14 Dec 1966 |
| 64-17673 | 21 Dec 1966 | 11 Mar 1969 | Sent to SMAAR Jul 1967. Destroyed in Crash landing 11 Mar 1969. |
| 64-17675 | 1 Dec 1966 | 7 Jun 1968 | Went to OnMark Oct 1967. Sent to 1st ACW. |
| 64-17675 | 1 Nov 1968 | 13 Nov 1969 | Sent to Clark AFB to storage. |