The 479th Tactical Training Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Training, Holloman, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base , New Mexico. It …

The 479th TFW was first TAC Wing equipped with the F-100. Trained F-104 pilots of foreign states, January 1962 – August 1963. Deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany in September …

The 479th Tactical Fighter Wing started flying the F-4 in 1965, at George AFB, California, working up on the F-4C and F-4D. The components of the 479th TFW made a complex arrangement of …

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May 5, 2024 · The 479th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) at George Air Force Base, California, was the first unit to be equipped with this variant. The wing consisted of the 434th, 435th, 436th, …

The 479th TFW dispatched 28 F-104Cs to Da Nang Air Base (South Vietnam) in April 1965 being used to perform combat air patrols (CAPs) over the Gulf of Tonkin (see map beneath) to …

The 479th TFW was converting to F-4 aircraft and when the 435th's F-104s crossed the international dateline, they were attached to PACAF's 8th TFW. On 7 June, the eight F-104s …

Nov 22, 2017 · Lockheed F-104C Starfighter 56-0886 was produced in 1956 c/n 383-1174. The 479th TFW sent 28 F-104Cs to Da Nang Air Base in April 1965. The 476th TFS from April 19, …

In 1962, this aircraft set the altitude and speed record for an operational F-104C while stationed in Hahn, Germany with the 479th TFW, reaching 92,000 feet at Mach 2.5. After retirement the …

Apr 28, 2021 · English: U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104C Starfighters from the 434th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taiwan, in …