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7120th Airborne Command &
Control
Squadron (ACCS)
Châteauroux Air Station
Châteauroux, France
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Patch info provided by Chas Guest Eric Archer
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JOHNSON, John
@ Chas: 62-66
7120th Airborne Command & Control Sq (ACCS)
Prairieville, LA
4-11-06 [jpnote: Reconnected John Johnson, Mike Harvey & Jim. ]
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MCMAHON, John
@ Chas: Sep 1961 -Sep 1965
7120th Airborne Command & Control Sq (ACCS)
Colorado Springs, CO
4-11-03 Flew with original cadre of C-118 aircraft from McGuire AFB, NJ in
Sep 1961 to found 7120th CSS. Married
Pat Bordes, a teacher at the elementary school. Lived in Balsan Park
1963-65 whereupon we transferred to Richards-Gebaur AFB Mo. "Shattered-Rocks"
was a great assignment!
1-21-07 Email address update
[jpnote: Nice to hear from you again, John & Pat.] |
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RICHARDSON, Jim -
[jpnote: Jim doesn't have a
computer.]
7120th Airborne Command & Control Sq
(ACCS)
Lakeland, FL
4-11-06 [jpnote: Reconnected John Johnson (listed above) , Mike Harvey & Jim. ]
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 [jpnote:
This excerpt from
http://www.mildenhall.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3847"In late 1965, Mildenhall
welcomed the arrival of the Silk Purse Control Group and the 7120th Airborne
Command and Control Squadron (7120th ACCS), previously stationed at Châteauroux
Air Station, France. Upon its arrival at Mildenhall, the 7120 ACCS converted
from C-118s to EC-135s. On 8 June 1966, the base received yet another unit, the
513th Troop Carrier Wing (513 TCW), which relocated from Evreaux-Fauville Air
Base, France. With its activation on Mildenhall, the 513 TCW assumed operational
control of two Military Airlift Command rotational C-130 squadrons and the 7120
ACCS. Two years after its arrival, the Air Force redesignated the 513 TCW the
513th Tactical Airlift Wing (513 TAW) with no change in its mission."
Crew members: Capt. Tadeuss S. Gorcryea; Capt. Weldon
Y. Hudson; 1st Lt. Gene Knight; T/Sgt. Dennis Martina; S/Sgt. Charles L.
Skipper; S/Sgt James C. McDonald; A/1C Winfred Stanley
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[jpnote: 4-19-08 Eric
Archer has researched and contributed the following information about the
Silk Purse activity associated with Chateauroux's 7120th ACCS. Eric
was not a g.i. stationed at Chateauroux. He is a military buff and
collector of guns and air force memorabilia. He corresponds with me
on occasion and I am grateful for his contributions to our military
history at Chateauroux. Thank you very much, Eric. ]
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Follow the link below to a web article offering
information on the KW-7 Orestes cryptographic unit used in the Silk Purse
Control Group EC-118A aircraft operated by the 7120th Airborne Command &
Control Squadron from Chateauroux. The same type of equipment was used
later in the EC-135 aircraft operated by the 7120th ACCS from RAF
Mildenhall.
http://www.jproc.ca/crypto/kw7.html |
| Histoire de la machine Myosotis
In this article scroll down to section 3.6 on page 112 to read about
cryptographic trials involving French, German, English and American
equipment. The paragraph on page 113 beginning "En mars..." mentions the
Silk Purse Control Group. One 12 hour flight is described in
the following paragraph. The aircraft of course was not a DC-7, but an
EC-118A derived from the Douglas DC-6 Liftmaster.
www.aconit.org/histoire/colloques/chi04/ruggiu.pdf |
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