USAF OB for Cuban Missile Crisis?

[Matt Wiser]

Is there any info on the web where one can find which AF Tactical Fighter
units deployed to Florida for the Cuban Missile Crisis? I know the 4th TFW
with F-105s was at Patrick AFB, and there were F-100s at Homestead, but which
units? Also, the 12th and 15th TFWs wit F-84Fs were at McDill AFB. But who
else was at Eglin, Opa-Locka, McCoy, etc? TIA.

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[Peter Stickney]

In article <40311e72$1@bg2.>,
"Matt Wiser" > writes:
>
> Is there any info on the web where one can find which AF Tactical Fighter
> units deployed to Florida for the Cuban Missile Crisis? I know the 4th TFW
> with F-105s was at Patrick AFB, and there were F-100s at Homestead, but which
> units? Also, the 12th and 15th TFWs wit F-84Fs were at McDill AFB. But who
> else was at Eglin, Opa-Locka, McCoy, etc? TIA.

http://home.att.net/~g.rust/12/cuba.htm

is fairly complete. It's the Strike elements only, though - it
doesn't cover the Air Defence COmmand (Including Air National Guard)
assets which were either based in the area, or deployed to teh area
during the Crisis.


--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster

[Matt Wiser]

Thanks, Peter. And all of that was just for the first day! I read in Eyeball
to Eyeball that the USAF, Navy, and USMC would have flown a total of 1,190
strike sorties on Day 1.



(Peter Stickney) wrote:
>In article <40311e72$1@bg2.>,
> "Matt Wiser" > writes:
>>
>> Is there any info on the web where one can
>find which AF Tactical Fighter
>> units deployed to Florida for the Cuban Missile
>Crisis? I know the 4th TFW
>> with F-105s was at Patrick AFB, and there
>were F-100s at Homestead, but which
>> units? Also, the 12th and 15th TFWs wit F-84Fs
>were at McDill AFB. But who
>> else was at Eglin, Opa-Locka, McCoy, etc?
>TIA.
>
>http://home.att.net/~g.rust/12/cuba.htm
>
>is fairly complete. It's the Strike elements
>only, though - it
>doesn't cover the Air Defence COmmand (Including
>Air National Guard)
>assets which were either based in the area,
>or deployed to teh area
>during the Crisis.
>
>
>--
>Pete Stickney
> A strong conviction that something must be
>done is the parent of many
> bad measures. -- Daniel Webster


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