USAF OB for Cuban Missile Crisis?

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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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

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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