Surf Wiki
Save to docs
geography/united-states

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

4900th Flight Test Group

FieldValue
unit_name4900th Test Group
image[[File:4900th Flight Test Group - Emblem.png200px]][[File:Advanced Laser Laboratory - emblem.png180px]]
captionEmblem of the 4900th Test Group and Advanced Laser Laboratory (ALL) NKC-135A
dates1970-1976
countryUnited States
branchUnited States Air Force
typeSpecial Flight Testing

The 4900th Test Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to Air Force Systems Command at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, where it was inactivated on 1 April 1976.

History

The unit was activated by Air Force Systems Command on 1 August 1970 as the 4900th Test Group (Flight Test) and assigned directly to the command. Its mission was to conduct flight test programs of advanced airborne laser weapons for the co-located Air Force Special Weapons Center Advanced Radiation Technology Office.

The group operated a fleet of five F-4Ds, one RF-4C, five NKC-135As, three NC-135As, five C-130s, U-3Bs, and several A-37s, F-100s, UH-1F, and UH-1N until deactivated on 1 April 1976.

References

Notes

Bibliography

References

  1. Mueller, Robert. (1989). "Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982". Office of Air Force History.
  2. Air Force Manual 10-4, Directory of Air Force Addresses, 15 April 1976, p. 4-143
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

test-groups-of-the-united-states-air-force
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 4900th Flight Test Group — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report