“Special Air Warfare Forces”

“Special Air Warfare Forces” is a 1965 US Air Force film about its fledgling Air Commando force.

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4 Responses to ““Special Air Warfare Forces””

Meusoc says:

July 22, 2018 at 02:34

This is very cool-did I spy a Ferrari in the parking lot?

Those Flyboys …
AbnMedOps says:

July 22, 2018 at 06:12

Back then they were not afraid to name the enemy – “The Communists”!

Also interesting is the historic confusion that resulted from the strange post-war USAF decision to re-designate the WWII era Douglas A-20 Havoc as “B-26”, seemingly completely ignoring the existence of that other WWII twin engine plane, the Martin B-26 Marauder. Even this film’s narrated script gets it wrong! Keep this factoid in mind if you get confused by “B-26” photo captions and references in books about COIN and the Congo Wars, Bay of Pigs, Vietnam/Laos, etc.
- RobTACP says:
  
  July 23, 2018 at 03:36
  
  “Um, actually…” (Man, I hate those guys, but I just wanted to jump in and set the record straight as it has always bothered me too)
  
  It was the A-26 Invader, not the A-20 Havoc, that was re-designated the B-26, stepping on the history of the Marauder.
  - AbnMedOps says:
    
    July 23, 2018 at 18:59
    
    Yeah, you’re right…I just consulted another source. See? That’s the “historic confusion” in action right there! Thanks for setting me straight(er)!