463rd Operations Group
The United States Air Force's 463rd Operations Group was a tactical airlift unit last stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 October 1993.
| 463rd Operations Group | |
|---|---|
463rd C-130 Hercules aircraft on a Minimum Interval Takeoff at the start of a mass airdrop exercise at Dyess | |
| Active | 1943–1945; 1953–1957; 1991–1993 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Nickname(s) | The Swoose Group (World War II) |
| Motto(s) | Turris in Coelis Latin Fortress in the Sky (World War II) |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 463rd Operations Group emblem | |
| 463rd Bombardment Group emblem | |
| World War II tail marking | Y on an inverted, arced triangle, yellow rudder |
During World War II as the 463rd Bombardment Unit, it was second-to-last B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber group trained in the United States. It was deployed to Southern Italy as part of the Fifteenth Air Force in March 1944.
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