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493rd Bomb Squadron
493rd may refer to: *493d Bombardment Group, inactive United States Army Air Force unit *493d Bombardment Squadron or 93d Air Refueling Squadron (93 ARS), part of the 92d Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington *493d Fighter Squadron (493 FS), nicknamed "The Grim Reapers", part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England See also *493 (number) *493, the year 493 (CDXCIII) of the Julian calendar *493 BC __NOTOC__ Year 493 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Auruncus and Viscellinus (or, less frequently, year 261 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 493 BC for this year ha ...
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493d Bombardment Group
The 493d Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit that was assigned to the 92d Bombardment Wing during World War II. It the last bombardment group to be assigned to Eighth Air Force. It flew combat missions in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany until shortly before V-E Day, then returned to the United States for inactivation. In 2002, the group was converted to provisional status as the 493d Air Expeditionary Group and assigned to Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate as needed. History World War II Initial activation and training in the United States The 493d Bombardment Group was first activated at McCook Army Air Field, Nebraska, with the 860th, 861st, 862d and 863d Bombardment Squadrons assigned.Maurer, ''Combat Units'', pp. 362-363Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 785Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 785-786Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 786Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 786-787 The 863d Squadron was a former antisubma ...
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493d Bombardment Squadron
493rd may refer to: *493d Bombardment Group, inactive United States Army Air Force unit * 493d Bombardment Squadron or 93d Air Refueling Squadron (93 ARS), part of the 92d Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington *493d Fighter Squadron (493 FS), nicknamed "The Grim Reapers", part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England See also *493 (number) *493, the year 493 (CDXCIII) of the Julian calendar *493 BC __NOTOC__ Year 493 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Auruncus and Viscellinus (or, less frequently, year 261 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 493 BC for this year ha ...
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493d Fighter Squadron
("Death to the Enemy") , colors= Black/Gold , march= , mascot= , equipment = , battles=European Theater of OperationsWar in KosovoGlobal War on Terror , notable_commanders= , anniversaries= , decorations=Distinguished Unit CitationNavy Meritorious Unit CommendationAir Force Outstanding Unit AwardBelgian Fourragère , battle_honours= , identification_symbol= , identification_symbol_label=493d Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 20 August 2003) , identification_symbol_2= , identification_symbol_2_label=493d Tactical Fighter Squadron emblem , identification_symbol_3= , identification_symbol_3_label=56th Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 24 December 1941)Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 594-595 , identification_symbol_4= I7 (Jan 1941 – Nov 1945) LS (Mar 1970 – Dec 1971) LK (Dec 1971 – July 1972) LN (July 1972 – present) , identification_symbol_4_label= Squadron tail codes The 493rd Fighter Squadron (493rd FS), nicknamed ''the Grim Reapers'', is part of the United States A ...
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493 (number)
400 (four hundred) is the natural number following 399 and preceding 401. Mathematical properties 400 is the square of 20. 400 is the sum of the powers of 7 from 0 to 3, thus making it a repdigit in base 7 (1111). A circle is divided into 400 grads, which is equal to 360 degrees and 2π radians. (Degrees and radians are the SI accepted units). 400 is a self number in base 10, since there is no integer that added to the sum of its own digits results in 400. On the other hand, 400 is divisible by the sum of its own base 10 digits, making it a Harshad number. Other fields Four hundred is also * The Four Hundred (oligarchy) of ancient Athens. * An HTTP status code for a bad client request. * The Four Hundred (sometimes The Four Hundred Club) a phrase meaning the wealthiest, most famous, or most powerful social group (see, e.g., Ward McAllister), leading to the generation of such lists as the Forbes 400. * The Atari 400 home computer. * A former limited stop bus r ...
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