Perhaps, I'm jumping the gun, but the lack of response would indicate that I didn't post a very good question. Sorry.
I was thinking that the P-47 never served in Alaska. The Mustang only served there as the P-51H with the 57th FG and with its descendant, the F-82, with the 449th FS (AW).
I got on this thread of thought when reading Top Cover Over America and on a separate track, researching P-47N units, especially Post War units. I combed through Combat Squadrons of WWII to see who had them.

Anyone can post a new question.

Best wishes,
Grant


PS, If anyone is interested, where was the F-101B, or was it an F, operated outside of the CONUS? It flew as a chase aircraft and one was lost.

Sorry, Guardsman,
Here is more info that might help.
F-101A - Single seat Tactical Fighter version, (special weapons delivery) used by the 27th TFW, Cannon AFB, NM. Aircraft moved to the 81st TFW at Bentwaters and Woodbridge AB in England. Airframe stressed for 6.33 G maneuvers.
F-101C - Single seat Tactical Fighter version. Airframe strengthened for 7.3 G maneuvers. Aircraft to 27th TFW, later 81st TFW. (522nd TFS, 27th TFW sent TDY to Kadena AB, Okinawa in response to the Taiwan Crisis in 1958. Only deployment of the single seat fighter version to the Far East.)
F-101B - Two seat interceptor version. Internal weapons bay for Falcon and Genie air to air missiles. Used by CONUS ADC squadrons, ADC F-101Bs were not based nor sent TDY outside of CONUS. Also used by Canadians.
F-101F - Dual control (flight controls also in the back cockpit) F-101B to be used as a trainer. Used by ADC and some ANG RF-101G/H units. Used by Canadians.
RF-101A - Reconnaissance version stressed to 6.33 G. Used by Tac Recon units in CONUS, and a few were used early in the Viet Nam War by PACAF. (TDY from CONUS? or detached from ROC?) ROC apparently used a limited number.
RF-101C - Recon version strengthened for 7.3 G maneuvers. Used by Tac Recon units in CONUS, USAFE, and PACAF. ROC also used this version.
RF-101G - Conversion of F-101As for Reconnnaissance mission. Used by the KY, ARK and NV ANG. Aircraft sent TDY to Itazuke AB in Japan in response to the Pueblo Crisis.
RF-101H - Conversion of F-101Cs for Recon mission. Used by KY, ARK and NV ANG. Aircraft sent TDY to Itazuke AB.
RF-101B - Conversion of ex RCAF F-101Bs for Recon mission. Used by NV ANG. Did not operate outside of CONUS.

Since ADC did not send the F-101B or F-101F overseas, how did a pair come to be stationed for a year or so overseas? Use as a chase plane is a hint. As far as I know, the TRS units overseas did not operate the two seat trainer version. I don't think that the 81st TFW in England used them either. F-101Bs might have been sent to the Paris Air Show or the one at Farnborough in England.

Sorry, if this is too obscure.

I left it as an aside as it is a pretty obscure question. I did not intend it to be the new trivia question.
It would be a nice beer bet.

Best wishes,
Grant

NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would this be the SR-71? Originally intended to be called the RS-71 (Reconnaisance/Strike)

If so; the President would be Lyndon B. Johnson. I think there was some debate as to whether there had been a presidential gaff that caused the re-naming of this plane.

 Sorry for the delay in replying. It's getting harder to come up with a new question. This will, probably, be an easy one.

 During WW2 this place, in Britain, was probably the largest single landing and take-off zone for planes. Can you name it and, also, the aircraft that most used it.

Sorry, that's not the one. Actually; there was only one version of the C-47 that could have used this place. That's a little clue.

davros wrote:

Would this be the SR-71? Originally intended to be called the RS-71 (Reconnaisance/Strike) If so; the President would be Lyndon B. Johnson. I think there was some debate as to whether there had been a presidential gaff that caused the re-naming of this plane.

Just for the record, according to the 1997 publication on the SR-71, LBJ actually decided to call the Blackbird the SR-71 in deference to the USAF suggested RS because he like the phrase "Strategic-Reconnaisance" over "Reconnaisance-Strike", leaving the "Strike" designation for the YF-71 program.

Tom T

Lake Windermere / Short Sunderland.

If this isn't correct, I guess were talking gliders or shadow plants?

Had to do a bit of research for that one.

OK, This A/C was an elegant, high performance machine which in times of crisis could come with a one way ticket? 

Think Delta!