Two further Vulcans, XM612 and XL391 were stationed at Wideawake as reserve aircraft in case of mechanical failures in the three primary aircraft . Squadron Leader Neil McDougall, Squadron Leader John Reeve, Squadron Leader Alastair'Monty'Montgomery and Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers captained the Vulcans.
22.
Some of 207 Squadrons aircraft have been distributed to other units or bases for use or placed in withdrawn storage, but some remain in store on site to be used as reserve aircraft allowing rotation of aircraft to balance out the airframe life and to act as spares sources.
23.
The Regular Air Force's 2d Airlift Squadron and elements of the 43d Airlift Wing's maintenance units, that were also based at Pope, were receiving operational direction from the 440th while flying and helping maintain the 16 C-130H2 Hercules Air Force Reserve aircraft.
24.
The Fairey Battle squadrons, which had suffered heavy losses in daylight attacks during the Battle of France, were brought up to strength with reserve aircraft and continued to operate at night in attacks against the invasion ports, until the Battle was withdrawn from UK front line service in October 1940.
25.
This active force man was augmenting the basic reserve crew; nevertheless he became the first combat casualty aboard an Air Force Reserve aircraft since the 452d Light Bomb Wing was relieved at Pusan East ( K-9 ) Air Base, South Korea, on 7 May 1952 during the Korean War.
26.
During the combat phase ( 19 March-1 May ) of OIF, Air Force Reserve aircraft and crews flew nearly 162, 000 hours and deployed 70 unit-equipped aircraft in theater while aeromedical personnel provided 45 percent of the Air Force's aeromedical crews that performed 3, 108 patient movements.
27.
As part of the preparations for another resupply convoy for Malta ( Operation Pedestal ), " Argus " returned to the United Kingdom in late June to load reserve aircraft, including six Sea Hurricanes of 804 Squadron, for the other aircraft carriers involved in the operation and left the Clyde on 2 August for Gibraltar.
28.
A formation of eight F-4 Phantoms ( including six F-4Es and two F-4Ds ), accompanied by two airborne reserves, departed from Hamedan Air Base ( TAB 3 ) and proceeded towards Urmia Lake and then, after refueling in friendly airspace, crossed into Iraq, while the two reserve aircraft returned.
29.
The number of crews in the air regiments and the Corps squadrons take into account reserve aircraft, which exceeded the number of aircraft in them by 25-50 %, which made it possible in the course of combat to produce with the same number of aircraft more aircraft sorties on combat missions and to compensate the loss of crews because of the combat losses.
30.
Despite the military's departure from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Florida Army National Guard aircraft, as well as Air Force aircraft from MacDill AFB, Coast Guard aircraft from CGAS Clearwater, Army Reserve aircraft from the Army Aviation Support Facility at St . Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, and other transient military aircraft throughout the southeast United States continue to use the airfield for practice approaches, landings and takeoffs.
