00452004
UNCLASSIFIED
2434925
07-01-1954
2435078
12-01-1954
WING/0081/FIGHTER BOMBER
HISTORY
K-WG-81-HI
13917
M0886
876
1217
43
2447789
09-19-1989
THE 81 FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING WAS REDESIGNATED 81 FIGHTER BOMBER WING ON 1 APR 54 EQUIPPED WITH F-84F AIRCRAFT. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE WING CHANGED FROM INTERCEPTOR TO FIGHTER BOMBER COMBAT AGAINST AGGRESSOR FORCES IN EUROPE IN SUPPORT OF NATO. THE 92 FIGHTER BOMBER SQUADRON, 78 FIGHTER BOMBER SQUADRON AND 7519 AIR BASE SQUADRON WERE LOCATED AT ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) STATION SHEPHERDS GROVE FORTY MILES FROM RAF BENTWATERS, UNITED KINGDOM. THE MEDICAL FACILITY OF THE 7519 AIR BASE SQUADRON WAS DESIGNATED 7519 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INFIRMARY ON 1 MAY 54. THE 81 FIGHTER BOMBER WING PARTICIPATED IN DIVIDEND, FALLING LEAF, AND MORNING MIST EXERCISES.
PRIVILEGED
GROUP/0081/MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SQUADRON/0081/MOTOR VEHICLE SQUADRON/0081/FIELD MAINTENANCE SQUADRON/0081/SUPPLY GROUP/0081/AIR BASE SQUADRON/0081/AIR POLICE SQUADRON/0081/COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON/0081/FOOD SERVICE SQUADRON/7519/AIR BASE GROUP/0081/FIGHTER BOMBER SQUADRON/0078/FIGHTER BOMBER SQUADRON/0091/FIGHTER BOMBER SQUADRON/0092/FIGHTER BOMBER