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Closed. 1973. Demolished. 2019. Links. Lists. Hospitals in Massachusetts. Williams Hospital (also known as 551st United States Air Force Hospital, Otis Hospital, or locally as Building 322 [1]) was a United States Armed Forces hospital located within the former Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. [2]
- 1973
- 1930s
- 24 Perry Ave, Buzzard's Bay MA 02532, Massachusetts, United States
- Military
The 551st United States Air Force Hospital is a former hospital at Otis Air Force Base. With the closure of the base in 1973, the hospital closed. It was the site of the birth of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. The hospital consisted of a series of connected one-story buildings. The buildings were torn...
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In August 1960 General Webb joined the Air Defense Command as commander and surgeon of the 551st U.S. Air Force Hospital, and the Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing at Otis Air Force Base, Mass. In October 1962 he was assigned to the 29th Air Division at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Mo.
Lineage. Designated 1551st Flying Training Squadron, and activated, on 1 Apr 1971. Redesignated: 551st Flying Training Squadron on 1 Oct 1991; 551st Special Operations Squadron on 1 Apr 1994. Assignments. 1550th Aircrew Training and Test (later, 1550th Combat Crew Training) Wing, 1 Apr 1971; 542d Operations Group, 1 Oct 1991; 58th Operations ...
551st Flies One Last Time. Members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron took an AC-130W aircraft for one last flight here, April 29, 2021. The flight commemorated the drawdown of the 551 SOS.
Roger Freeman Collection. View all 7 images. Object Number - FRE 3239 - A crashed P-47 Thunderbolt (VM-J, serial number 41-6237) of the 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 495th Fighter Training Group.
