81st Fighter-Bomber Group
The 81st Fighter-Bomber Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 81st Fighter-Bomber Wing at RAF Bentwaters, England. It was inactivated on 8 February 1955.
Emblem of the 81st Fighter-Bomber Group
81st FG F-47N 44–8800 over Hawaii about 1949
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre Serial 48-0276 of the 116th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1951.
78th FBS North American F-86F Sabre - 51-13234
The 81st Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing has the Air Force's largest Technical Training Group and trains more than 40,000 students annually. Training includes weather, basic electronics, communications electronic systems, communications computer systems, air traffic control, airfield management, command post, air weapons control, precision measurement, education and training, financial management and comptroller, information management, manpower and personnel, radar, ground radio, and network control.
Air Traffic Control training at Keesler AFB
527th AS F-16C Block 30A Fighting Falcon 85-1479 at RAF Bentwaters, England, 1988 upon squadron receipt of the aircraft. This was the first European based F16 aggressor aircraft and it is shown parked in front of a Hardened Aircraft Shelter adorned with a Russian bear and star. The 527th AS was the only USAFE squadron in the UK to be assigned the F-16.
A 91st TFS A-10A in 1987 flying through the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain.
McDonnell F-4D-28-MC Phantom Serial No. 65-0738 of the 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron, September 1972. This aircraft was retired to AMARC on 13 June 1990.
