Down Field (19600919-19601031)

Name: Down Field (Operation)

Date: October 15, 1960 - January 14, 1961

Location(s): Seymour Johnson AFB, Amarillo AFB, Sheppard AFB. Aircraft was to depart from these locations and fly over Canadian airspace.

Purpose: Indoctrination program for the SAC’s airborne alert.

Notes: There were some concerns over route specifications during the planning stages.