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Prior Location of Material

Although not a true merger, most material was moved from the 100th Air Refueling Wing in February 2013. For contribution history and old versions of information concerning the 4080th, see its history and talk pages.

Creation / disestablishment dates

text transferred from User_talk:Lineagegeek What is the source for the designated/activated/"disbanded" dates for this wing? Buckshot06 (talk) 11:25, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Buckshot06:

See Mueller, pp. 103-04. This shows the simultaneous inactivation of the 4080th and activation of the 100th SRWs and subordinate units. I would only have primary sources for specific organizational actions:

4080 SRW designated and organized at Turner 1 May 1956. SAC General Order 21, 13 April 1956

4080 SRW redesignated 4080 SW 15 June 1960. SAC General Order 11, 8 February 1960

4080 SW discontinued 25 June 1966. SAC Special Order G-50, 1 April 1966, amended by SAC Special Order G-86, 6 June 1966 and SAC Special Order G=94, 23 June 1966

For the period the wing was active, MAJCON units were designated (not constituted), organized (not activated) and discontinued (not inactivated or disbanded). This difference was eliminated in the early 1970s. Lineagegeek (talk) 22:15, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lineagegeek after reviewing the Lockheed U-2 page for additional sources I came across the declassified SAC history extract which I added to the references on this page. I reasoned that if that document was public that there might be something at Airforcehistoryindex. A search for "Wing/4080" and "Turner" led me to

https://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/460/380.xml

which writes that the wing was "activated" on 2 May 1956 at Turner AFB under Colonel Gerald W. Johnson. I note that official sources are often very loose with precise lineage terms. In accordance with IRISNUM 00460380 I will change the "activation" date to 2 May 1956. Suggest you then add a footnote about designation, not activation. Cheers!! Buckshot06 (talk) 09:35, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]