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Nonstop Texas to Germany on a C-135
A U S Air Force MATS C-135 carried about 75 Second Armored soldiers from Fort Hood from Rhein Main Germany to Bergstrom Texas with a 12 and a half hour flight, navigating via Canada and the Atlantic. The crew, led by Captain John C Cowan, included a dozen air transport personnel and a notable Lt Col Donald Dexter unit commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mats U.S. Air Force
Rhein-Main
Frankfurt
Germany
Fort Hood
Texas
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Earier
Europe
North Atlantic
Dayton
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Albany
N. Y
Bangor
Maine
Gandh
Newfoundland
Paris
France
Rhein- Main
Scotland
Greenland
Iceland
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Great Lakes
Dallas
Waco
Andrews Base
Washington DC
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
U.S Army Hospital Corps
North Carolina
Connally Air Force Base
MATS
44Th Air Transport Squadron
1501St Air Transport Wing
Air Force
Travis Base
San Francisco
California
John C Cowan
Harry J Wynne
Bruce Wynne
Orlando
Florida
Baylor
Neal E. Waldron
Andrew E Kniffin
Charles E Carey
Richard N. Sego
Alford Lowery
Leslie B Campbell
Wynne
Reece
Scott Field
Chicago
Donald Dexter
92 Artillery
Zaid U
OCS
Fort Chaffee
Arkansas
King