51st Troop Carrier Wing
The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The wing was formed during World War II and was the first troop carrier wing in the Army Air Forces (AAF) organized for deployment overseas. During the war, it served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and its elements participated in every airborne assault in the theater. The wing also transported personnel and supplies within the theater. Its units also performed the majority of special operations flights by AAF units in the theater. Following V-E Day, the wing moved to Germany, where it became part of the occupation forces, operating as the European Air Transport Service until inactivating in January 1948. In August 1946, two of its planes were shot down by Yugoslav Air Force fighters near Yugoslavia's bor
1965 EC-121H Constellation crash1965 EC-121H Warning Star crash1966 EC-121H Constellation crash1966 EC-121H Warning Star crash1967 EC-121H Warning Star crash51st Transport Wing51st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)551 ELSW551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing551st Airborne Warning and Control Wing551st Electronic Systems WingBattle Management Systems WingEuropean Air Transport Service
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51st Troop Carrier Wing
The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The wing was formed during World War II and was the first troop carrier wing in the Army Air Forces (AAF) organized for deployment overseas. During the war, it served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and its elements participated in every airborne assault in the theater. The wing also transported personnel and supplies within the theater. Its units also performed the majority of special operations flights by AAF units in the theater. Following V-E Day, the wing moved to Germany, where it became part of the occupation forces, operating as the European Air Transport Service until inactivating in January 1948. In August 1946, two of its planes were shot down by Yugoslav Air Force fighters near Yugoslavia's bor
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The 51st Troop Carrier Wing is ...... of battle management systems.
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Videre est Parari (Latin: "To See is to be Prepared")
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Airlift (1942-1948), Air defen ...... electronic systems (2004-2010)
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Videre est Parari
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