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27th FIS

"Fighting Falcons"
Loring AFB, ME

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51 F-106s were assigned the 27th FIS at Loring AFB ME from 16 Oct 1959 to 01 July 1971.

The 27th FIS was originally transferred to ADC from SAC with F-80s in December 1948. However, the squadron went back under SAC four months later in May 1949. In April 1950 the 27th FIS was again transferred to ADC, still at March AFB, but with new F-86A aircraft. In July 1950 the squadron moved to George AFB for a brief one month when it again moved in August 1950 across the county to Griffiss AFB. In August 1952 the squadron began transitioning into F-89Cs; however, the change was never completed. It continued flying F-86As until the spring of 1954 when a transition into F-94Cs was completed. In the fall of 1957 the unit transitioned into F-l02As. Two years later in the fall of 1959 the squadron moved to Loring AFB and began flying F-106As. On 1 July 1971 the 27th FIS designation was transferred to TAC as the 27th TFS.

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59-0032 & 58-0038 of the 27th taken summer of 1963 with flight lead Capt. Jim Hudson and wingman Roger D'Entremont in 59-0032, taken over the St. Johns River, the border between Maine and Canada.  (Roger D’Entremont collection)

 

59-0015 in Alaska, 57-0245,
59-0048 and the 27th FIS Ops crew, date unknown. (Roger D’Entremont collection)

 

 

jim-gier-1.jpg (53726 bytes)jim-gier-2.jpg (56597 bytes)Submitted by Jim Gier, 20 Dec 2001.  The F-102 wreck was interesting, so I posted it also.


EXPERTS RECONSTRUCT 'DEATH JET'-Investigation teams are at work at Griffiss AFB reconstructing the F-IO2A Delta Dagger jet that recently exploded and crashed near Point Rock, killing its pilot, First Lt. John Flynn of Niagara Falls AFB. The team has been hampered in reconstruction (above), and eventual determination of the cause of the disaster, by "spectators" who have carried away parts of the plane necessary to the investigation. Capt. Earl W. Adams, Griffiss flying safety officer, said yesterday that portions of the wreckage had been picked up by people "with no business there" for "souvenirs."

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