training for the same wartime tasking as their active-duty counterparts
The 21st TASS was a forward air control unit flying the O-1E in the demanding and perilous FAC mission over Vietnam — locating enemy forces
with the bomb bay and offensive equipment removed in favor of passenger accommodations for senior commanders and officials
and light training roles across Japan's home islands throughout the Cold War era
the WASP's contribution to the American war effort was immense and irreplaceable
Boeing (Douglas) TB-17G 44-83562 United States Air Force training for the same wartimeThese are 1 72 scale decals for Boeing (Douglas) TB 17G 44 83562, assigned to the 4127th Base Unit, McClellan Field, Sacramento, California, United States Air Force. The TB 17G was a trainer conversion of the wartime B 17G Flying Fortress, with bombing equipment removed and the aircraft repurposed for crew training and utility duties in the postwar USAF. Base units like the 4127th were administrative organizations attached to specific installations,