00497500 3-2261-15A UNCLASSIFIED 2435109 01-01-1955 2435289 06-30-1955

SQUADRON/0056/WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE

History K360.4-56 16813 K3824 175 302 06 43 2451745 07-19-2000 2451752 07-26-2000 RECEIVED FIRST TB-50 AIRCRAFT FROM MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) CA. COMPLETED FIVE YEARS OF WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN. LT COL RUSSELL W. NEELY REPLACED LT COL LESTER R. FERRIES JR AS COMMANDER. ACCOMPLISHED THREE TYPHOON FLIGHTS. WHEN HEADQUARTERS AT YOKOTA AIR BASE (AB), JAPAN CHANGED FROM 6161 AIR BASE WING (ABW) TO 35 FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING (FIW), AIR TRAFFIC PROBLEM BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND JET AIRCRAFT BECAME WORSE. INAUGURATED NEW SYSTEM OF RELAYING POMAR (POSITION OPERATION METEOROLOGICAL AIRCRAFT REPORT) GROUPS TO FAR EAST AIR FORCES (FEAF) COMBAT CENTER. REVISED SQUADRON DEFENSE PLAN. NONE INCLUDES STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND MISSION REPORTS. 2451752 07-26-2000 CG 2451752 07-26-2000