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US 71st Special Operations Squadron

71st Special Operations Squadron

71st SOS

Established 1943

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

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Locations

1987-1993 KDMA DMA Davis Monthan AFB
2005- KABQ ABQ Albuquerque International Sunport

Models

1987-1992 Sikorsky CH/HH-3
1992-1993 Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk
2006- Bell CV-22 Osprey

Airframes (11)

Reg Model C/N Built
02-0024 cv-22b D1005
02-0025 cv-22b D1006
04-0026 cv-22b D1007
04-0027 cv-22b D1008
05-0028 cv-22b D1009
05-0029 cv-22b D1010
07-0034 cv-22b D1015 2008
63-9676 ch-3c 61-508 1963
65-5692 ch-3c 61-543 1965 w/o 1989
65-5693 ch-3c 61-544 1965
65-5699 ch-3c 61-550 1966 w/o 1991