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71st Special Operations Squadron 71st SOS
Strike Swiftly served as a airlift squadron between 1943 and 1968 when it was redesignated 71 SOS.
It was deactivated on 1992.
On 2005 is reactivated at Kirtland AFB to be the CV-22 Osprey training unit
19-Jan-21 - Wendy Smith, a civilian air traffic controller working at Kirtland AFB / Albuquerque International Airport control tower credited with saving the lives of 6 USAF CV-22 Osprey crew and the $90 million aircraft #AirTraffic
02-Feb-15 - USAF 58th Special Operations Wing has a plan to mitigate aircraft engine damage that happens during training missions using a biodegradable binding material at practice landing zones.
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71st SOS List of helicopters
C/N Version Built In this Org In other Org D1005 cv-22b 02-0024 : USAF CV-22B d/d 71st SOS Edwards AFB : Jul06 71st SOS Kirtland AFB : Sep13 asg 71st SOS D1006 cv-22b 02-0025 : 2011 71st SOS : asg 71st SOS visit Lincoln, Nebraska D1007 cv-22b 04-0026 : Mar06 asg 71st SOS : Sep13 still with 71st SOS D1008 cv-22b 04-0027 : May06 71st SOS, Kirtland AFB; Sep13 still D1009 cv-22b 05-0028 : Oct11 71st SOS, Kirtland AFB : D1010 cv-22b 05-0029 : Jan12 71st SOS, Kirtland AFB;
Sep13 still D1015 cv-22b 2008 07-0034 : Dec13 71st SOS Kirtland AFB 61-508 ch-3c 1963 63-9676 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9676, 31Dec63; conv CH-3E unk; xfer 20th Heli Sq, Udo+ 61-543 w/o 1989 ch-3c 1965 65-5692 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-540, ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 65-5692, 10Jan65; conv + 61-544 ch-3c 1965 65-5693 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-544, ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 65-5693, 10Dec65; conv + 61-550 w/o 1991 ch-3c 1966 65-5699 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-550, ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 65-5699, 07Apr66; conv +
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