▁nation ' s ▁major ▁d eter rent ▁weapons ▁system . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁training ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁B - 3 6 D ▁under ▁sim ulated ▁war ▁plan ▁conditions . ▁Also , ▁further ▁evaluate ▁the ▁equivalent ▁air speed ▁and ▁compression ▁tact ics ▁for ▁heavy ▁bomb ard ment ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁aircraft , ▁st aging ▁through ▁Lim estone ▁A FB , ▁Maine , ▁would ▁land ▁at ▁R AF ▁L aken he ath , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁following ▁a ▁night ▁rad ar ▁bomb ing ▁attack ▁on ▁Hel ig ol and , ▁West ▁Germany . ▁From ▁there ▁the ▁bom bers ▁would ▁conduct ▁a ▁sim ulated ▁bomb ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁H eston ▁Bomb ▁Plot , ▁London , ▁finally ▁landing ▁at ▁R AF ▁L aken he ath . ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁deployment ▁of ▁wing ▁and ▁S AC ▁B - 3 6 ▁aircraft ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁Europe . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁days ▁the ▁flight ▁fle w ▁sort ies ▁out ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁re deploy ed ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁C ars well ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁became ▁a ▁paper ▁organization . ▁With ▁all ▁assigned ▁flying ▁squad rons ▁re ass igned ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tri - De put ate