Last Sunday I went to see Col. Tom Wang (王濤), who served as the last commander of the 35th Squadron. I was privileged to be shown his collection of plaques. I would like to share some with you here:
This plaque was presented to Col. Wang by the Photo Technical Squadron on Sept. 15, 1974, after the closeout of Project Tackle.
This was a gift from the “Air Force 8491st Unit” in Sept. 1974. I have no idea which unit it is.
This must have been a gift from the American side because it says “Hsieh Hsieh Col Tom”. Unlike other plaques, this one is entirely made of wood. BTW, is it a cat or a fox?
It reads: “In appreciation of your outstanding service to the 35th Squadron, Chinese Air Force. Your professional skill and dedication have greatly influenced the success of this organization. Feb. 1968 – Oct. 1974.”
This was a gift from the Weather Reconnaissance Unit, aka the 35th Squadron. Note the silhouettes of the U-2.
“Air Force 8491st Unit” might be ROCAF’s intelligence unit, or the Photo Interpretation unit, ie only those two units might have the correct clearance to have access to 35th SQ.
維斌兄：紀念牌上署名：八四九一部隊集用場全體同仁。
不知是否為車輛中隊，昔日桃園基地的車輛中隊的辦公室
及車輛停放區，即是今日海軍航指部指揮官辦公室的那棟
建物之所在，集用場的名稱往往和車輛有關係，如果再仔
細探索，說不一定又有新的故事可以報導出來。
The one on the wood plague is cat. The 35th Squadron is nicknamed as the Blackcat Squadron.