837th Air Division

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unit_name= 837th Air Division


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dates= 1958-1963
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
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command_structure= Tactical Air Command
garrison= Shaw AFB, South Carolina
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battle_honours=The 837th Air Division (837th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, assigned to Ninth Air Force, being stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 Feb 1963

History

Lineage

* Established as 837 Air Division on 16 Jan 1958: Activated on 8 Feb 1958: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Feb 1963.

Assignments

* Tactical Air Command: Ninth Air Force, 8 Feb 1958-1 Feb 1963

Stations

* Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 8 Feb 1958-1 Feb 1963

Components

Wings
* 363 Tactical Reconnaissance: 8 Feb 1958-1 Feb 1963
* 432 Tactical Reconnaissance: 8 Feb 1958-18 Jun 1959.

Group
* 4411 Combat Crew Training: 8 Apr 1959-1 Feb 1963

Aircraft

* RB-66, 1958-1963
* RF-84, 1958
* RF-101, 1958-1963
* WB-66, 1958-1963.

Operational History

The 837th supervised tactical visual, electronic, and weather reconnaissance operations, Jan 1958-Feb 1963.

Between Mar 1958 and Jun 1959, the division operated the USAF Advanced Flying Training School, Tactical Reconnaissance. Subordinate units flew reconnaissance missions during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962

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