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| Dets
stands for Detachments. Dets were SAC/ACC deployment bases for
U-2 and SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft. Dets were established
at various bases throughout the world, enabling quick response
for any intelligence mission. Listed below are the Det numbers,
locations, units, and aircraft based there. Notice that some
Dets only served as bases for the U-2. SR-71's, fewer in numbers
and able to cover larger areas because of speed, could effectively
be based at fewer locations and achieve the same coverage. Beale
AFB, in Marysville California, was the SR-71 and U-2 home base.
Both aircraft were part of the 4200th (later, 9th) Strategic
Reconnaissance Wing which was headquartered at Beale. |
Det
1 - kadena AFB, Okinawa |
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1 - Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, 1129th SAS, A-12, and
9th SRW, U-2, SR-71.
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2 - Osan AB, South Korea, 9th SRW, redesignated 6th
RS, 9th RW, redesignated 5th RS, 9th RW, U-2.
- Det
3 - Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, U-2, moved to: - RAF Akrotiri,
Cyprus, 9th SRW, redesignated 5th RS, 9th RW, U-2.
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4 - Plattsburgh AFB, New York, U-2, (HASP-deployment),
moved to:
- Ezeiza AB, Argentina, U-2, (HASP-deployment 9/11/58 to 8/1959
and 5/1960 to 6/1960),
moved to:
- RAF Mildenhall, UK, 99th SRS, 9th SRW, established 3/31/1979,
U-2 and SR-71A, (the U-2s moved 1980 to RAF Alconbury, UK, becoming
the 95th TRS, 17th RW, 1991 to OL-UK, which moved 03/15/1996 to
RAF Fairford, UK) 1980 - 1991 only SR-71.
- Det
5
- Patrick AFB, Florida, 9th SRW, U-2.
- Det
51
- Palmdale, California, Air Force Plant 42, Lockheed Plant 10,
2762th Logistics Squadron, AFLC, U-2 and SR-71, (before 12/31/1970,
operations were part of AFSC), reorganization 09/1977 to:
- Det
6 - Palmdale, California, Air Force Plant 42, Lockheed
Plant 10, 2762th Logistics Squadron (parts supplier), AFLC, (formerly
Det 51), U-2 and SR-71, (Headquaters at Norton AFB, California)
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