00463133 2-6396-3A UNCLASSIFIED 2434744 01-01-1954 2434803 03-01-1954

WING/7280/AIR DEPOT

HISTORY K-WG-DEP-7280-HI V.1 VOL I OF III 11046 P0305 1117 1188 37 2448346 03-30-1991 7280 AIR DEPOT WING CONTINUED TO BE STATIONED (LOCATED) AT NOUASSEUR AIR DEPOT (NAD), NOUASSEUR, FRENCH MOROCCO DURING JAN AND FEB 54. SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE STOCK AT CAZES AIRDROME (CAZES, FRENCH MOROCCO) WAS TRANSFERRED FROM AIRDROME AT CHATEAUROUX, FRANCE TO NAD AS OF 1 JAN 54. BRIG GEN LEO P. DAHL ARRIVED ON 2 JAN 54 AT NAD FROM SPAIN TO DISCUSS NAD LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) OPERATIONS IN VICINITY OF MADRID, SPAIN. B-26 AIRCRAFT (OF 38 BOMBARDMENT WING AT LAON, FRANCE) CRASHED NEAR MAZAGAN, FRENCH MOROCCO ON 14 JAN 54, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY WING PERSONNEL AS OF 15 JAN 54. (AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT RESULTED IN ONE KILLED AND THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED.) COMMAND INSPECTION OF NAD WAS INITIATED BY 17 AIR FORCE ON 16 JAN 54. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIANS ARRIVED ON 25 JAN 54 FROM UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE) TO ACCOMPLISH TECHNICAL ORDER MODIFICATIONS ON CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TYPES AT NAD. PRACTICE WING REVIEW WAS HELD ON FLIGHT LINE AT NAD ON 13 FEB 54. WING INSPECTION OF NAD BASE OPERATIONS WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN 17 AND 23 FEB 54. 7280 AIR DEPOT WING AT NAD WAS DISCONTINUED (INACTIVATED) BY USAFE ON 27 FEB 54 (EFFECTIVE 1 MAR 54). WING DEPOT OPERATIONS IN FRENCH MOROCCO WERE REPLACED BY NEWLY/CREATED AIR DEPOT HEADQUARTERS (HQ) IN SOUTHERN AIR MATERIEL AREA (EUROPE) WHICH WAS ASSIGNED TO AIR MATERIEL FORCE (EUROPE). NONE INCLUDES REVIEW OF STAFF AGENCY ACTIVITIES.