page_title: Quartier Général d'Aboville
section_title: 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing
hierarchical_section_title: Quartier Général d'Aboville / United States Air Force tenure / 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing
caption_attribution_description: English: F-86F-35-NA Serial 53-1222 of the 494th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 1955 - 48th Fighter Bomber Wing - Chaumont AB France
context_page_description: Quartier Général d'Aboville, formerly Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base, is a French Army artillery base in France. It is located two miles southwest of the city of Chaumont, Haute-Marne, just to the west of the Route Nationale 67 highway about 0.5 miles north of Semoutiers-Montsaon in the Haute-Marne département of northeast France. During the early years of the Cold War, Chaumont-Semoutiers air base was used by United States Air Forces in Europe.
context_section_description: On 10 July 1952, the 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing activated and took over the mission from the 137 FBW. The 48th, with three fighter-bomber squadrons, the 492d, 493d, and 494th gained the personnel and equipment of the 137th FBW. The 137th FBW was reassigned without personnel and equipment, back to the control of the Oklahoma Air National Guard. The 58 F-84Gs and support aircraft were assigned to the 48th FBW. The few National Guardsmen still with the wing departed.
  With the F-84, the 48th FBW formed part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Europe, participating in exercises with the United States Seventh Army. In addition, the 48th conducted operational readiness exercises and tactical evaluations. The 48th frequently deployed to Wheelus Air Base, Libya for training.
  On 15 January 1960, the 48 TFW redeployed to RAF Lakenheath, UK. In the early morning, the wing's three fighter squadrons lifted off Chaumont's runway and, after making farewell passes over the outlying village, headed toward the English Channel.
  With the departure of the 48th TFW, Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base was placed in reserve status. The base became a satellite of Toul-Rosières Air Base, being maintained by the 7544th Combat Support Group.
caption: F-86F-35-NA Serial 53-1222 of the 494th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 1955
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