837th Air Division
837th Air Division | |
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Shaw AFB[a] | |
Active | 1958–1963 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of tactical reconnaissance forces |
Insignia | |
837th Air Division emblem[b][1] |
The 837th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command's Ninth Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina where it was inactivated on 1 February 1963.
The division was activated in February 1958 as the headquarters for the
During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the division deployed most of its 363d Wing to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, from which it conducted low altitude reconnaissance missions over harbors and military sites in Cuba. Shortly after the end of the crisis, in February 1963, the division was inactivated and its resources transferred to the USAF Tactical Air Reconnaissance Center, which was simultaneously activated at Shaw.
History
The 837th Air Division was activated at
In March 1958, the Air Force's advanced tactical reconnaissance school was assigned to the division, but was operated by the 432d Wing.[1][4] The 4411th Combat Crew Training Group was organized and assigned to the division on 8 April 1959 and began preparations to manage the advanced flying school. In June, the 432d Wing was inactivated and the 4411th Group assumed command of the school from the division.[1][5]
Before
The division was inactivated in February 1963
Lineage
- Established as the 837 Air Division on 16 January 1958
- Activated on 8 February 1958
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 February 1963[10]
Assignments
- Ninth Air Force, 8 February 1958 – 1 February 1963[1]
Stations
- Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 8 February 1958 – 1 February 1963[1]
Components
- Wings
- 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing: 8 February 1958 – 1 February 1963
- 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing: 8 February 1958 – 18 June 1959[10]
- Groups
- 837th Air Base Group (later 837th Combat Support Group): 8 February 1958 – 1 February 1963[2]
- 4411th Combat Crew Training Group: 8 April 1959 – 1 February 1963[10]
- Other
- USAF Advanced Flying Training School (Tactical Reconnaissance): March 1958 – c. 18 June 1959[10]
Aircraft
- Douglas RB-66 Destroyer, 1958–1963
- Douglas WB-66 Destroyer, 1958–1963
- Republic RF-84F Thunderflash, 1958
- McDonnell RF-101 Voodoo, 1958–1963[10]
Commanders
- Brig Gen Stephen B. Mack, 8 February 1958
- Brig Gen Thomas R. Ford, 25 June 1958[10]
- Brig Gen Horace D. Aynesworth 1 August 1960 - 1 February 1963[9]
See also
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Keesler AFB Air Park. Baugher, Joe (19 May 2023). "1956 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Approved 4 August 1958. Description: Per bend azure and sable, a ray of ten segments gules, issuing from dexter chief to sinister base fimbriated or; overall an aerial camera of the last [color mentioned] bearing at honor three fleurs de lis, two and one, of the second [color mentioned] all within a diminished border of the fourth [color mentioned].
- ^ Aircraft is Douglas RB-66B-DL serial 53-415. This plane crashed on a night air refueling mission on 24 June 1969. Baugher, Joe (5 August 2023). "1953 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- Wright-Patterson AFB Baugher, Joe (13 August 2023). "1951 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ The 432d Wing's 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group had been at Shaw since March 1954. Maurer, Combat Units, p. 302.
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Factsheet 837 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b Mueller, p. 527
- ^ "Biography, Brigadier General Stephen B. Mack". United States Air Force. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Ravenstein, pp. 225–227
- ^ "Abstract, History 4411 Combat Crew Training Group Apr-Jun 1959". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ a b Ravenstein, pp. 191-194
- ^ Russell, pp. 33-36
- ^ Mueller, p. 533
- ^ a b "Biography, Brigadier General Horace D. Aynesworth". United States Air Force. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Lineage, including components, aircraft and commanders in AFHRA Factsheet, except as noted
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Russell, Edward T. (2000). "The Cuban Missile Crisis". In Warnock, A. Timothy (ed.). Short of War: Major USAF Contingency Operations 1947-1997. Maxwell AFG, AL: Air University Press. ISBN 978-0160504112. Retrieved 7 September 2015.