00441230 7-3814 UNCLASSIFIED 2440496 10-01-1969 2440587 12-31-1969

GROUP/0002/AIRCRAFT DELIVERY

K-GP-FER-2-HI 13001 K0993 1476 1674 35 2447531 01-04-1989 2 FERRY GROUP WAS REDESIGNATED AND ACTIVATED AS 2 AIRCRAFT DELIVERY GROUP 15 OCT 65 DERIVING MISSION, PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FROM 4440 AIRCRAFT DELIVERY GROUP. MISSION: EFFECT WORLDWIDE DELIVERY OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP) AMD FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) AIRCRAFT AND PROVIDE AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ARMIES. ACCOMPLISHED MOVEMENT OF 619 AIRCRAFT OF 35 TYPES (INCLUDING F-4, F-102, NF-5/F-5, B-66, F-86, C-130, A-1H/J, 0-2A, HH-53C, C-119, C-54 AND C-123). COL HOWARD H. DALE ASSUMED COMMAND 20 AUG 69. AIRCRAFT DELIVERY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CORONET EAST, CORONET WEST, CORONET SOUTH AND CORONET NORTH. PROBLEMS INCLUDED AVAILABILITY OF TANKER AIRCRAFT SUPPORT, AEROSPACE RESCUE AND RECOVERY SERVICE (ARRS) SUPPORT AND ENROUTE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT. INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, GLOSSARY, SUBORDINATE UNIT HISTORIES, APPENDICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. NONE SQUADRON/0010/AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON/0013/AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON/0021/AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON/0026/AIR TRANSPORT