English: U.S. Air Force Republic F-47D Thunderbolts of the 526th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Wing, sit on a runway at Neubiberg Air Base, Germany, in 1949. The 86th Fighter Wing was activated on 1 July 1948, in Neubiberg, Germany, which is located about 9 kilometers south of Munich. The wing was established as an air defense mission in post-war Germany against a rising Soviet Union communism threat to the west.
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2006-07-26 21:36 Bwmoll3 600×309× (73168 bytes) F-47s of the 526th Fighter Squadron - 86th Fighter Wing - Neubiberg AB Germany Source: United States Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB Alabama
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