00494515
5-1398-1A
UNCLASSIFIED
2436751
07-01-1959
2436934
12-31-1959
GROUP/1254/AIR TRANSPORT (MEDIUM)
HISTORY
K318.6-1254
16333
K3345
692
976
51
2450765
11-12-1997
UNIT ACCEPTED A THIRD VC-137A JET AIRCRAFT 2 JUL 59. ONE OF THE MISSIONS FLOWN BY VC-137A JET WAS THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOVIET PREMIER KHRUSHCHEV ON HIS TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES. AIR POLICE MANNING DUE TO ACTIVATION OF DETACHMENT 1 CREATED A SHORTAGE OF AIR POLICEMEN. NO AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS REPORTED DURING PERIOD.
NONE
SQUADRON/1255/AIR BASE *** SQUADRON/1298/AIR TRANSPORT *** SQUADRON/1299/AIR TRANSPORT *** DETACHMENT/0001
CONTAINS BRIEF DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND ACTIVITIES OF 1254 AIR TRANSPORT GROUP (HEAVY) (SPECIAL MISSIONS), MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE (MATS), WASHINGTON, DC. INCLUDES HISTORICAL DATA REPORTS OF SUPPORT AND SUBORDINATE OFFICES, STAFF MEETING NOTES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND HISTORICAL REPORTS OF SUBORDINATE SQUADRONS.