▁Force ▁( 1 5 ▁AF ), ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado . ▁Person nel ▁and ▁aircraft ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁group , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁B - 2 9 ▁Super fort ress , ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 2 nd ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁at ▁Sp ok ane ▁A AF , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF ▁from ▁Mac D ill ▁Field , ▁Florida . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁With ▁its ▁B - 2 9 s , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁prepared ▁its ▁people ▁for ▁any ▁combat ▁event ual ity ▁that ▁might ▁arise , ▁flying ▁sim ulated ▁bomb ing ▁miss ions ▁over ▁various ▁cities . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁eight ▁B - 2 9 s ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 9 2 nd ▁Bomb ▁Squadron ▁deployed ▁from ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF ▁to ▁Y ok ota ▁AB , ▁Japan . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁this ▁the ▁det achment ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁re deploy ▁to ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF ▁via ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁left ▁Y ok ota ▁AB ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August , ▁fle w ▁over ▁the ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands , ▁then ▁into ▁An ch orage , ▁Al aska . ▁From ▁An ch orage ▁the ▁flight ▁fle w ▁over ▁Ed mont on , ▁Al berta , ▁Canada , ▁turned