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2048th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon

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Structure

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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Dover Army Air Base

Connections

People

  • Fermin Sanchez

    Military | Firefighter
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Citations

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Air Force
9th
Type
Service or support
Type category
Air base
Nicknames

Correct Title for this Unit is:
2048th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation) or
2048th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
All Engineer Fire Fighting Platoons attached to Air Bases worldwide were designated as (Aviation) Platoons to indicate their specific training in Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting.

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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
02 May 2017 01:37:19 usaeff Changes to type and nicknames
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:59 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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