Talk:446th Missile Squadron
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Unit emblem
editI have removed this image from the article (format altered for clarity):
This emblem is identified as the "Emblem of the 446th Bombardment Squadron (SAC)" on Wikimedia and its source is stated to be a scan of a USAF patch, although its author is identified as the United States Army Air Force[s]. This patch includes symbols for anti-aircraft artillery, signal, chemical corps, air corps and one I can't ID. This is entirely inappropriate for a SAC B-47 squadron. The 446th was activated in 1953 by SAC and the emblem identified as [[File:446th Missile Squadron - ACC - Emblem.png]] was approved for the squadron on 4 May 1956. Its previous emblem, used during WW II, is [[File:446th Bombardment Squadron - Emblem.png]]. With no reliable source for associating this patch with the squadron, I've removed it from the article. I'm putting it here in case someone finds a WP:RS. --Lineagegeek (talk) 15:32, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
Project Long Life II
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- It participated in Project Long Life II, a reliability test in which modified Minuteman missiles were fueled to travel a few hundred yards. The first launch from a silo occurred on 19 October 1966 and was unsuccessful. Nine days later, a second attempt also failed.[1] A third attempt under Project Giant Boost occurred in August 1968 and again proved unsuccessful.[2]
This text appeared in the articles for the 446th Missile Squadron, 447th Missile Squadron, and 448th Missile Squadron. While these projects did involve the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, the sources (cited and uncited) do not identify which squadron's missiles were used. Since only three missiles were involved, it is not possible that all three of the wing's squadrons participated in all shots. If a source identifying particular squadrons and particular shots is found, this material (or part of it) can be returned to the appropriate squadron article. The missing citation is to SAC Missile Chronology, p. 51. Lineagegeek (talk) 15:17, 13 June 2024 (UTC) Lineagegeek (talk) 15:17, 13 June 2024 (UTC)