- 705th Strategic Missile Wing
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dates=19xx -????
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The 705th Strategic Missile Wing was a strategic missile wing stationed in the United Kingdom during the early days of the
Cold War . The 705th operated the Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile. The wing was deactivated on1 Apr 1960 .Major Command *
Strategic Air Command (6 Feb 1958 -1 Apr 1960 )Air Division *
7th Air Division (20 Feb 1958 -1 Apr 1960 )Previous designations
*705th Strategic Missile Wing (IRBM-Thor) (
1 Apr 1958 -1 Apr 1960 )
*705th Strategic Missile Wing (6 Feb 1958 -1 Apr 1958 )ubordinate Units
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77th Strategic Missile Squadron -RAF Feltwell ,United Kingdom
*97th Strategic Missile Squadron -RAF Helmswell ,United Kingdom
*98th Strategic Missile Squadron -RAF Driffield, United Kingdom
*99th Munitions Maintenance Squadron -RAF Feltwell /RAF Lakenheath ,United Kingdom
*144th Strategic Missile Squadron -RAF North Luffenham ,United Kingdom
*672th Technical Training Squadron -RAF Feltwell /RAF Lakenheath ,United Kingdom Locations
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South Ruislip AS ,United Kingdom (15 Mar 1958 -1 Apr 1960 )
*RAF Lakenheath ,United Kingdom (20 Feb 1958 -15 Mar 1958 )References
* [http://www.afmissileers.org/newsletters/NL2000/mar00.pdf Association of Air Force Missileers Newsletter March 2000]
External links
* [http://www.zianet.com/jpage/airforce/history/wings/7/0705.html Joe's USAF Blue Book]
* [http://www.strategic-air-command.com/wings/0705mw.htm Strategic Air Command.com]
* [http://www.afmissileers.org Association of Air Force Missileers]
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