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1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing

Hill AFB’s Building 120, now headquarters for the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, housed the 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing from April 1971 to March 1976.
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1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing

The Hill Air Force Range transferred the last of its three Piasecki H-21 Workhorse helicopters to the recently activated 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing in June 1971. The unit used it as a ground trainer.
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1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing

With the H-3 helicopter flight simulator that became operational at Hill AFB in August 1973, the 1550th reduced the required flying hours for student pilots at an Air Force savings of $7,200 per student.
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1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing

The 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing trained pilots to fly the Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly helicopter at Hill AFB from 1973 until the unit relocated to Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, in 1976.
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1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing

1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing student pilots, based at Hill AFB in the mid-1970s, trained on HH-53C Super Jolly in-flight re-fueling operations.
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