The following sequence of photographs records the move of six B-47 aircraft from Ben Guerir AB, Morocco, where they had been on Reflex alert, to Nouasseur AB, Morocco, to join six other B-47's already on alert there.

The photographs in this exhibit show the B-47's on alert at Ben Guerir on 30 April 1963. This was the day before there aircraft were to redeploy to Nouasseur AB, 20 minutes flying time away, in a move taken to accelerate the phasedown of Ben Guerir.



Ben Guerir, Morocco


Location: 43 miles North of Marrakech


Date of Current Name: 


Previous Names:  Site Y-9


Date of Establishment:  Jan 55


Date Construction Began: 11 Dec 51 


Date of Beneficial Occupancy:  	Jan 55


Base Operating Units:  	29 Dec 51 3926 ABSq

			1  Oct 55  3926 ABG

			1  Mar 59 - 1 Sep 63 3926 CSGp


Major Units Assigned:  24 Feb 60 842 AC&W Sq


Disposition: 	Base returned 2 Dec 63


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	Ben Guerir was opened as the 3d Moroccan SAC Bomber base in  Jan 55.  It had a

 

14,000ft runway,  one of USAFE's longest.   SAC REFLUX flights began in Feb 58 and

 

ended May 63.



The base was returned to Morocco on 2 Dec 63.  Today it is a Moroccan Air Force Base.



	The 86 Airlift Wing 's 37 Airlift Squadron provided airlift support for a joint 

training exercise with the Moroccan military at Ben Guerir Air Base in 1997.



	Ben Guerir is one of the  Space Shuttle's emergency landing sites.


  
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