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3 unusual facts about U.N. Squadron


U.N. Squadron

Greg Gates: Greg flies an A-10 Thunderbolt; this plane has smaller forward fire than either Shin or Mickeys planes, but it also fires a second stream downward at a 45° angle from the forward firing stream.

Shin Kazama: Shin flies an F-20 Tigershark; the weapons on his plane fire forward only but at a quick pace.

Mickey Simon: Mickey flies an F-14 Tomcat; the weapons on his plane also fire forward only, but are also larger (albeit slower), inflicting more damage than Shins plane.


26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

24th Photographic Mapping (later, 24th Photographic; 24th Combat Mapping) Squadron: 2 September 1942 – 9 October 1943 (not operational, 2 September 1942 – c. 12 January 1943; detached c. 8 August – 9 October 1943)

53d Electronic Warfare Group

24th Reconnaissance, Very Long Range (Photographic) (later, 24th Strategic Reconnaissance, Medium (Photographic) Squadron): 12 July 1947 – 27 June 1949; 10 October 1951-16 June 1952 (detached 10 October 1951 – 16 June 1952)

72d Air Base Wing

60th Reconnaissance (later, 60th Strategic Reconnaissance, 60th Bombardment) Squadron: 12 July 1947 – 27 June 1949; 16 June 1952-30 June 1971

Avihu Ben-Nun

In 1963 he began flying the Dassault Mirage III, yet on the eve of the Six-Day War became deputy commander of 116 "Defenders of the South" squadron, flying Dassault Mysteres.

John Albert Axel Gibson

In May 1940, as France was invaded by Nazi Germany, Gibson was posted to No. 501 (City of Bristol) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, and his squadron was dispatched from RAF Tangmere across the English Channel to Bétheniville.

Lasham Airfield

No. 305 (Polish) Squadron Mitchell II and Mosquito VI, arrived 18 Nov 1943, departed 30 Oct 1944

No. 93 Squadron RAF

After World War II, No. 93 Squadron was disbanded on 5 September 1945, but on 1 January 1946 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron was renumbered No. 93, so the unit became active again until 30 December 1946.

RAF Martlesham Heath

No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron a squadron formed of American volunteers operated from the station in the middle and end of 1941.

Ronald Reid-Daly

Reid-Daly, who was born in Salisbury, then capital of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, entered military service in 1951 and served with the all-Rhodesian "C" Squadron of the Special Air Service (SAS) in counter-insurgency operations in Malaya.


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