1st SOS WS, England AFB, LA
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I have been able to clear up some of the 1 SOS mystery !
After Lang served with the 361th TEWS in Nha Trang. He was assigned to
Three different Squadrons that were attached to the 1st special Operations
Squadron, which was part of Tactical air command( TAC).
First he was assigned to the 4412th
Combat crew training Squadron at
England Air force base LA. Were Lang
preformed temporary instruction on
the AC-119 training program.
Lang went on temporary duty at Greiner field, NH with the 3247th Special
Activities Squadron. This is the Squadron that was developing training
methods, and the Top secret technologies used in the C/AC-47 . Lang was
training Navigators and working with civilians on new equipment . This is
about the time he met John Trudel, who was one of the civilian workers on the
project, and his future wife ,Linda.
Back at England AFB again. This time he's
an instructor training men for Southeast
Asia in the EC-47s.
Still at England, Lang is selected to fly for
the Army Airborne experimental board, project
name Boldshot Brimfire, In Northern Texas.
Then goes to Lackbourne AFB, OH and
the C-130.

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Nov. 1967- Jan 1970