In the mid s to early s, Rickenbacker became a transportation hub for commerce. This designation triggered major industrial development around the former base in the late s that continues to present day. An aerial view of airplane hangars at Lockbourne AFB taken in the s. A couple of barracks buildings on the base in the s. A s view of the barracks and maintenance areas with the water tower in the background. The original control tower as it appeared in the s.
A squadron of planes flying over Lockbourne Air Force Base in A-2 Bomber training taking place in a base hanger in What inspired the LCK airport name?
News Hub. Follow Rickenbacker on social media See what Rickenbacker's followers are tweeting about the airport. Connect with us. Another close call on 9 November caused the RBs to be restricted from entering northwestern Korean airspace in daylight even when fighter escort was available. In January , the 91st Squadron was ordered to convert to night operations.
Some RBCs were painted all black so that they would not show up on enemy searchlights. However, the RBs were not well suited for night photography because the aircraft buffeted too badly when the forward bomb bay doors were opened to drop flash bombs.
The RBs were withdrawn from the Korean theatre shortly thereafter, bringing the Korean experience with the RB to an end. There were two inflight refuelings by KBs along the way. This feat earned the Mackay Trophy for the crew. Cullen Award in and From Aug to November most of the wing deployed overseas in detachments to North Africa, Newfoundland and Greenland and were not under the operational control of the small establishment remaining at Lockbourne.
Along with the reconnaissance mission, the 91st had an aerial refueling mission, being equipped with KBs and KCs. In , a reconstruction program was completed with the addition of a second and longer runway, several jumbo hangars and a permanent air traffic control tower.
Two years later, a major expansion was completed which doubled the land area of the base to approximately 4, acres 18 km 2. New construction included the two current 12,foot 3, m parallel runways, a 3,foot 1, m assault strip and a number of new buildings. The 26th SRW's mission was to gather intelligence on a global scale, for the strategic objective of the US as part of the strategic reconnaissance force of SAC.
Assigned to the st Air Division , the 26th SRW flew day and night strategic reconnaissance missions. With the exception of the 26th Air refueling squadron, Medium, the wing and its squadrons were manned with only minimal strength.
In , the flying squadrons began receiving additional personnel. The flying squadrons were the 3rd, 4th and 10th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadrons, Medium. In July , the wing began transitional training in YRBs.
In February , these two aircraft were returned to the wing as RBB-1s. By the following year, the wing was only flying RBEs. These units were assigned to the wing in May and April , and remained as part of the wing until September and April , respectively. The wing participated in a variety of SAC directed exercises and operations between and These included numerous simulated combat missions and deployments, ranging from a few days to a few months. In December , the wing learned that it was to be inactivated the following summer.
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