Talk:85th Group

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Merger of 85th Fighter Group[edit]

Works for me. Bwmoll3 (talk) 16:10, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. But please open the discussion on the article talk page, not here. (Indeed, C&P these remarks to the talk page.)--S. Rich (talk) 17:54, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Above copied from my talk page--Lineagegeek (talk) 23:26, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On a related subject: Without comparing similar articles, the "85th Group" article name is obscure. Clarification would help. Now if it had had a constant name like 85th Bombardment Group, the renaming would be simple. How about something like "85th Group (USAF)"? Do other Group articles have similar names?--S. Rich (talk) 00:23, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Only two years to respond, but better late than never. In 1991, USAF decided to call units with squadrons flying more than one type of plane (with different missions) just "Group" or "Wing". Previously, "Composite Group/Wing" was used. Your suggestion might be well taken if a need for disambiguation raises its ugly head. --Lineagegeek (talk) 23:31, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Red Bulls...or just Bull[edit]

What is a photo of 87th FIS F-106s doing in this article? The 87th was assigned to K. I. Sawyer and not Iceland unless I'm missing something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 04:35, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's gone. Good catch. The title of the image on Wikimedia identifies it as from the 57th FIS, but the description says it's from the 87th FIS. Since thr group's list of aircraft flown doesn't mention the F-106, I've felt free to delete it. --Lineagegeek (talk) 23:31, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]