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Origins Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944) Carswell Air Force Base was named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., USAAF (1916–1944). Major Carswell was returning from an attack on Japanese shipping in the South China Sea on 26 October 1944 when he attempted to save a crewmember whose parachute had been destroyed by flak.
Battles/wars. World War II, Cold War. Carswell Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. For most of its operational lifetime, the base's mission was to train and support heavy strategic bombing groups and wings. Carswell was a major Strategic Air Command (SAC) base during the Cold War.
Air Force Materiel Command. Air Force Plant 4 is a government-owned, contractor-operated aerospace facility in Fort Worth, Texas, currently owned by the U.S. Air Force and operated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. [1] It is home to the F-16 and F-35 fighter aircraft. [2] Military aircraft have been manufactured at the plant since 1942.
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But the last time that Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base hosted the Blue Angels was 2016, and the squadron’s return to the base is significant for the military community here. NAS Fort Worth ...
An F-35B crashed at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth in 2022, another incident in which the pilot was able to eject safely. The jet hovered while landing but when it hit the ...
RAF Marham (SAC deployments ended 1966) RAF Membury, (Closed by SAC 1954) RAF Mildenhall, (Current) RAF Molesworth. Active USAFE use ended 1957, placed in reserve status. Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1986–1989. Now auxiliary of RAF Alconbury, used by NATO Joint Analysis Centre.
The 457th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 301st Operations Group, 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The squadron flies the Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon. If mobilized, the Wing is gained by the Air Combat Command .