01jan70 : activated as 39th ARRW at Richards-Gebaur AFB, MI and assigned to Military Airlift Command (MAC) with main missions of support SAC missiles sites and provide SAR in Vietnam. Subunits: ( Please not every ARRS had many Detachments )
41 ARRS
42 ARRS
43 ARRS
44 ARRS
54 ARRS
55 ARRS
71 ARRS
Jun71 : moved to Eglin AFB, FL. SAC support mission removed.
Sep72 : 48 ARRS attached
May73 : 67 ARRS attached
Jun73 : 42 and 44 ARRS deactivated
Jun74 : 43 ARRS deactivated
Jul74 : 54 and 71 ARRS deactivated
Sep75 : 41 ARRS deactivated
Jan76 : 48 ARRS deactivated. The only two units still assigned by this time were 55 ARRS at Eglin AFB, and 67 ARRS at RAF Woodbridge, UK
Jan78 : 37 ARRS (where), 38 ARRS (Homestead AFB) and 40 ARRS (Holloman AFB) joined
Jan81 : 38 ARRS deactivated
Feb87 : 37 ARRS deactivated
Mar87 : 7 SOS Rhein-Main, Germany joined
Dec87 : 40 and 48 ARRS deactivated. At this time remain 7 SOS, 55 and 67 ARRS
Mar88 : 39th ARRW redesignated 39 SOW (Special Operations Wing)
41 ARRS
42 ARRS
43 ARRS
44 ARRS
54 ARRS
55 ARRS
71 ARRS
Jun71 : moved to Eglin AFB, FL. SAC support mission removed.
Sep72 : 48 ARRS attached
May73 : 67 ARRS attached
Jun73 : 42 and 44 ARRS deactivated
Jun74 : 43 ARRS deactivated
Jul74 : 54 and 71 ARRS deactivated
Sep75 : 41 ARRS deactivated
Jan76 : 48 ARRS deactivated. The only two units still assigned by this time were 55 ARRS at Eglin AFB, and 67 ARRS at RAF Woodbridge, UK
Jan78 : 37 ARRS (where), 38 ARRS (Homestead AFB) and 40 ARRS (Holloman AFB) joined
Jan81 : 38 ARRS deactivated
Feb87 : 37 ARRS deactivated
Mar87 : 7 SOS Rhein-Main, Germany joined
Dec87 : 40 and 48 ARRS deactivated. At this time remain 7 SOS, 55 and 67 ARRS
Mar88 : 39th ARRW redesignated 39 SOW (Special Operations Wing)
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Models 39th ARRW,39th ARRW List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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| 37 | h-43 | 1960 | 59-1556 : Kaman K-600-3, cn37, ff:1959; del USAF as H-43B, 59-1556, 24Jun60; xfer 38+  |  N322WN - N556D | |||
| 54 w/o 1970 | h-43 | 59-1573 : Det 13, 43 ARRS, 39 ARRW;
w/o 3.2nm E Perrin AFB, TX. Took the lives of + | |||||
| 61-535 | ch-3c | 1965 | 64-14232 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-535 ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 64-14232, 10Nov65; conv + | ||||
| 61-572 | ch-3c | 65-12797 : asg 39th ARRW Det. 5 Tyndall AFB, FL, pictured sitting inside Hangar 5;
+ : Last duty station was with the 41st ARS (formerly Det 15, 39 ARRW) at Patr+ | |||||
| 61-575 | ch-3c | 65-12800 : asg 39th ARRW Det. 5 Tyndall AFB, FL. I was assigned to the maintenance c+ | |||||
| 61-583 | ch-3e | 1967 | 66-13285 : pictured as HH-3E type with 39 ARRW / Det5 at Tyndall AFB, FL : CH-3E asg 39 ARRW / Det5 at Tyndall AFB, FL. pictured on display during a+ | - N614DR | |||
