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U.S. Air Force memorandum concerning the phase‑out of the NGRC Light Bomb Group, dated May twelfth, nineteen fifty‑six, declassified and posted on The Black Vault. The document is notable because it outlines the restructuring of United States air assets operating in the Taiwan theater during the mid‑1950s. The record was released to the public through a Freedom of Information Act request processed by the National Archives and made available on The Black Vault website. The digital transcription was uploaded as a text file and the original scanned pages are accessible via the archive’s canonical URL. The memorandum reads as follows: “NAVAL MESSAGE—SECRET—NAVY DEPARTMENT RELEASED BY—‘STATE’—MAY—FIFTY‑SIX; PRECEDENCE 4668. FLASH PRIORITY. SUBJECT: PHASE‑OUT OF NGRC LIGHT BOMB GROUP. REFERENCE: A X GOFSAF 4549447. FEBRUARY CITE—AFNMS=PP PAGE PASEP X BX COFSAF. FEBRUARY GITE A 596438 PASEP X C X ADMIN CIN BA. MAR—P W D X CHMAAG TAIWAN NGA—OUT OF WAGE WAR—CUTE.MG 645 PASEP A E X CHMAAG TAIWAN LETTER MGGE OF 4 APRIL 1956. SUBJ: G NSOLTDAT—[four lines redacted under exemption B1]—SERIES AND FOR AUGMENTATION—PHASE‑OUT OF ARMED FORCES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. CHMAAG TAIWAN MGAF=MAT=, 696567 APRIL G I TE MG 909. SUBU IS PHASE‑OUT OF NGRC LIGHT BOMB GROUP. REF A X 1 X BY REF EAND F CHMAAG TAIWAN RECH THE FOLLOWING REGARD TO THE CHINA FLIGHT BOMB GROUP: EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 1956, REDUCE UNIT EQUIPMENT OF TWO SQUADRONS TO FORTY‑NINE AIRCRAFT EACH AND CANNIBALIZE EIGHTEEN SURPLUS AIRCRAFT FOR SPARE PARTS; SUPPORT OF REMAINING TWO SQUADRONS. CONVERT THE 41 B‑25 SQUADRON TO A RECON SQUADRON EFFECTIVE 4 JULY 1957, AND AT THAT TIME TRANSFER EIGHT OF THE MOST SERVICEABLE B‑25 AIRCRAFT TO THE SUPPORT SQUADRON TO FILL AAA TOW TARGET RECON RECOMMENDATIONS PARA 1A AND B ABOVE AND REQUEST APPROPRIATE ACTION TO: CANNIBALIZE 18 SURPLUS B‑25 AIRCRAFT FOR SUPPORT OF REMAINING TWO SQUADRONS. SHOULD BE PHASED OUT WHEN SPARE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM LIEU X. DEL O H J11D (AERIAL MINE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT LIST) AND AERIAL MINES FROM CONSOL—DATED FY 50‑50 PROGRAM OF

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Navy: Air Force Memorandum Concerning The Phase‑out Of The Ngrc Light Bomb Group

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S. Air Force memorandum concerning the phase‑out of the NGRC Light Bomb Group, dated May twelfth, nineteen fifty‑six, declassified and posted on The Black Vault. The document is notable because it outlines the restructuring of United States air assets operating in the Taiwan theater during the mid‑1950s.

Date: SEP 23 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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U.S. Air Force memorandum concerning the phase‑out of the NGRC Light Bomb Group, dated May twelfth, nineteen fifty‑six, declassified and posted on The Black Vault. The document is notable because it outlines the restructuring of United States air assets operating in the Taiwan theater during the…

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What was Navy: Air Force Memorandum Concerning The Phase‑out Of The Ngrc Light Bomb Group about?: S. Air Force memorandum concerning the phase‑out of the NGRC Light Bomb Group, dated May twelfth, nineteen fifty‑six, declassified and posted on The Black Vault. The document is notable because it outlines the restructuring of United States air assets operating in the Taiwan theater during the mid‑1950s.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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