520th Air Defense Group (English Wikipedia)

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  • Aircraft are North American F-86D-40-NA Sabres, serials 52-3622 and 52-3717. 52-3622 ran out of fuel on a gunnery range in South Dakota and crashed on 23 March 1954; 52-3717 was transferred to the Yugoslav Air Force. Taken in November 1953. Baugher, Joe (7 April 2023). "1952 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  • Aircraft is Northrop F-89H-5-NO Scorpion, serial 54-409. This image shows a later model of the F-89 than the one the squadron flew while it was part of the 520th. This aircraft was used as a chase plane for Operation Plumbbob and the John shot, the only live firing of the AIR-2 Genie armed with a nuclear warhead. Baugher, Joe (7 April 2023). "1954 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

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