00462618 4-1631-17A UNCLASSIFIED 2435840 01-01-1957 2435929 03-31-1957

WING/6605/AIR BASE

HISTORY K-WG-6605-HI 10975 P0243 1731 1806 37 2448346 03-30-1991 6605 AIR BASE WING (6605 ABW) PERSONNEL AT ERNEST HARMON AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), NEWFOUNDLAND (CANADA) CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SAFE HAVEN OPERATION (AIRLIFT OF HUNGARIAN REFUGEES FROM EUROPE TO UNITED STATES) DURING JAN 57. 6605 ABW AT ERNEST HARMON AFB WAS RELIEVED FROM ASSIGNMENT TO NORTHEAST AIR COMMAND (NEAC) AND REASSIGNED TO STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC) DURING PERIOD FROM JAN THROUGH MAR 57. (NEAC WAS INACTIVATED IN EARLY 1957.) 6605 ABW WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE 1 APR 57. (PLANS WERE MADE TO REPLACE 6605 ABW WITH 4081 STRATEGIC WING AT HARMON AFB AS OF 1 APR 57.) NONE WING/4081/STRATEGIC INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. ALSO INCLUDES MATERIAL COVERING APR 57.