Tyndall Air Force Base
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Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command (ACC). The base hosts 2,902 active duty members. In October 2018, Hurricane Michael caused significant damage to the base.
The first operational F-22A Raptor flies over Tyndall AFB on its delivery flight during 2003.
Lieutenant Francis B. Tyndall (1894–1930)
Base entrance during World War II
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo at Tyndall AFB in August 1972.
73rd Air Division
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The 73d Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it was inactivated on 1 April 1966.
73d Air Division Convair F-106A Delta Dart
Image: 73d Air Division crest
Memorial to the 73rd Bomb Wing near Saipan International Airport.
497th Bomb Group B-29 Formation