535:, one of the unit's World War II historical bomb squadrons, replaced the 717th BS. The 61st Munitions Maintenance Squadron and the 900th Air Refueling Squadron were reassigned to the 494th. The 4245th's maintenance and security squadrons were replaced by ones with the 494th numerical designation of the newly established wing. Each of the new units assumed the personnel, equipment, and mission of its predecessor. Under the Dual Deputate organization, all flying and maintenance squadrons were directly assigned to the wing, so no operational group element was activated. The 494th Bomb Wing continued to conduct strategic bombardment training and air refueling operations to meet SAC's operational commitments.
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records, Headquarters SAC received authority from
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Although the 494th Wing was a new organization, it continued, through temporary bestowal, the history, and honors of the World War II 494th
Bombardment Group. It was also entitled to retain the honors (but not the history or lineage) of the 4245th. This temporary bestowal ended in January 1984, when
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was still ongoing. As the area was finally secured in late
October, additional aircraft began arriving; with the group completely established by the end of the month. The combat on the island had not allowed the construction of buildings and other support facilities, so the personnel of the group
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to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike. The wing remained a headquarters only until 1 August 1959, when the 61st
Aviation Depot Squadron was activated to oversee the wing's special weapons. Two months later, three maintenance squadrons and a squadron to provide security for
369:. Subsequently, the group engaged in very long range strategic bombing raids on other bypassed Japanese installations in the Pacific and against the Japanese in the Philippines. Late in 1944 the unit hit gun emplacements, personnel areas, ant storage depots on
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287:, Utah where it was joined by the newly activated 864th, 865th and 866th BS. The headquarters element of the group was formed from the staff of the 10th Antisubmarine Squadron. The group trained at Wendover until April when the base was converted by
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After the war's end in
September, the unit remained on Okinawa as older units began to demobilize. The group was engaged in transporting personnel and supplies in the Southwest Pacific, and moving necessary occupation support elements from
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to Tokyo. It began to demobilize in
November and December, with personnel returning to the United States. the 494th was inactivated as a paper unit in the United States on 4 January 1946.
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Commander for Operations and maintenance squadrons reported to the wing Deputy Commander for Maintenance
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was assigned to the 494th from the CBI. From its new base, the group engaged primarily in very long range attacks against enemy airfields on
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production was beginning in large numbers. The 494th was subsequently the last heavy bomb group formed and trained by the Army Air Forces.
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and converted to provisional status on 12 June 2002 Listed as active in Air Force documents at least from July to
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The group was converted to provisional status as the 494th Air
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America on 17 September 1982
1184:"Abstract (Unclassified), History of the Strategic Bomber since 1945 (Top Secret, downgraded to Secret)"
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heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the
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Lineage, including assignments, components, stations and aircraft in Ravenstein,
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The patch incorporates a map of Spain, the colors of the Spanish Flag, and
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on 16 October, being strafed by Japanese forces still on the island as the
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MAJCON units could not carry a permanent history or lineage. Ravenstein,
1454:(2d, Revised ed.). Maxwell AFB, AL: USAF Historical Research Center.
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494th Organizational Maintenance Squadron: 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
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and ammunition and supply dumps in the Davao Gulf and Illana Bay areas.
1125:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. 11 October 2007. Archived from
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the wing and group were consolidated into a single unit. Ravenstein,
165:, Spain, from July to October 2003. In addition, a patch published at
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Aircraft were deployed from Hawaii on 10 October 1944, departing for
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61st Munitions Maintenance Squadron: 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
495:, South Dakota where it had been one of the three squadrons of the
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implies that the group was active in Spain during "Iraqi Freedom."
751:: 1 December 1943 – 4 January 1946; 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
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As a result, the 4245th SW was replaced by the newly constituted
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349:, stationed on Saipan. The first elements of the 494th arrived on
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1372:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1340:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1212:"Lineage and Honors History of the 494th Air Expeditionary Group"
719:
Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate after 12 June 2002
1431:
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494th Field Maintenance Squadron: 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
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499:. The wing became fully operational on 1 October 1962 when the
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494th Combat Defense Squadron: 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
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was not yet constructed due to ongoing combat on the island.
1324:
1290:"Air Force Biographies: Lieutenant General Stayce D. Harris"
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were engaged in construction activities upon their arrival.
36:
612:, Heavy' on 15 November 1962 and activated (not organized)
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for its actions during the liberation of the Philippines.
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special weapons were activated and assigned to the wing.
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heavy bombardment group, and activated on 1 December at
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Air expeditionary groups of the United States Air Force
1005:
1217:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from
679:– 27 March 1945; Thirteenth Air Force – 14 April 1945)
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The group was dispatched to the Pacific, initially to
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is listed by the USAF as commanding the 494th AEG at
827:, Hawaii Territory, 15 June 1944 – 30 September 1944
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172:The group was originally activated in 1943 as the
899:List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force
833:, Palau Islands, 30 September 1944 – 24 June 1945
1435:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1412:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1366:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
704:816th Strategic Aerospace Division, 1 July 1964
385:on Luzon. Early in 1945 it struck airfields on
322:until mid-September as its planned airfield on
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1123:"Factsheet 816 Strategic Aerospace Division"
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2057:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
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625:Consolidated on 31 January 1984 with the
591:Consolidated on 31 January 1984 with the
2904:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
855:, Texas, 15 November 1963 – 1 April 1966
27:Provisional United States Air Force unit
2745:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
1452:A Guide to Air Force Lineage and Honors
1186:. Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975
975:
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815:, Utah, 1 December 1943 – 15 April 1944
438:Patch with 4245th Strategic Wing emblem
252:, Utah. Its initial squadrons were the
1334:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
31:
4590:46th Bombardment Operational Training
4570:16th Bombardment Operational Training
937:Guide to Air Force Lineage and Honors
190:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
7:
3922:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
3917:
1325:Air Force Historical Research Agency
821:, Idaho, 15 April 1944 – 2 June 1944
953:, Appendix V, USAF Bestowed History
540:Intercontinental ballistic missiles
392:The group moved to the newly built
275:The group's origins begin when the
155:2003 United States invasion of Iraq
769:: 1 December 1943 – 4 January 1946
763:: 1 December 1943 – 4 January 1946
757:: 1 December 1943 – 4 January 1946
708:819th Strategic Aerospace Division
689:816th Strategic Aerospace Division
685:, 15 November 1962 (not organized)
314:to meet the standards required by
66:1943–1946, 1963–1966, 2002-unknown
25:
302:in Hawaii. It flew from Idaho to
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3736:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
3564:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
2203:
1501:
1319: This article incorporates
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1288:United States Air Force (2019).
775:: 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
553:in Spain for a period in 2003.
291:for B-29 training. It moved to
128:
93:
75:
47:
3584:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
3508:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
2872:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
1450:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
1427:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
716:, 1 October 1965 – 2 April 1966
184:. The unit served primarily in
4065:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
849:, Washington, 2–4 January 1946
400:in June 1945. On Okinawa, the
195:It was then active during the
122:494th Bombardment Wing Emblem
35:494th Air Expeditionary Group
1:
5282:United States Army Air Forces
4332:United States Army Air Forces
3804:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
3423:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
2899:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
2894:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
1363:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1331:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
633:494th Air Expeditionary Group
586:Inactivated on 4 January 1946
451:began on 5 January 1959 when
182:United States Army Air Forces
143:494th Air Expeditionary Group
4060:USAAF in the Central Pacific
3809:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
3741:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
3569:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
2889:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
1466:494th Bomb Group Association
1006:United States Air Force 2019
825:Barking Sands Army Air Field
819:Mountain Home Army Air Field
773:900th Air Refueling Squadron
745:: 21 July – 15 December 1945
617:Organized on 1 February 1963
576:Activated on 1 December 1943
571:(Heavy) on 14 September 1943
501:900th Air Refueling Squadron
489:Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses
467:base and assigned it to the
293:Mountain Home Army Air Field
3794:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
3483:North American B-45 Tornado
3468:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
874:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
505:Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers
355:battle of Bloody-Nose Ridge
300:Barking Sands Army Airfield
277:10th Antisubmarine Squadron
266:867th Bombardment Squadrons
246:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
124:(approved 11 February 1964)
5401:
3756:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
3726:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
3579:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
3559:North American F-2 Mustang
3498:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
886:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
880:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
767:867th Bombardment Squadron
761:866th Bombardment Squadron
755:865th Bombardment Squadron
749:864th Bombardment Squadron
583:, Heavy c. 7 February 1944
533:864th Bombardment Squadron
485:717th Bombardment Squadron
473:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
213:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
209:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
55:864th Bombardment Squadron
53:Consolidated B-24J of the
5277:
4575:17th Bombardment Training
4565:15th Bombardment Training
4488:
4327:
4075:
3991:
3930:
3819:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
3574:North American F-86 Sabre
3493:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
3473:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
2201:
1904:Calumet Air Force Station
1248:, p. 271, except as noted
1151:. Air Force History Index
743:373d Bombardment Squadron
402:373d Bombardment Squadron
157:. Now-Lieutenant General
46:
3683:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
1403:Mueller, Robert (1989).
412:, and around the Inland
219:, Texas from 1962 1966.
3814:Convair C-131 Samaritan
3478:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
853:Sheppard Air Force Base
627:494th Bombardment Group
581:494th Bombardment Group
569:494th Bombardment Group
562:494th Bombardment Group
491:moved to Sheppard from
487:(BS), consisting of 15
461:Sheppard Air Force Base
242:494th Bombardment Group
217:Sheppard Air Force Base
174:494th Bombardment Group
147:United States Air Force
101:United States Air Force
18:494th Bombardment Group
4529:IV Air Support Command
4514:II Air Support Command
3784:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
3751:Lockheed Martin KC-130
3698:Martin RB-57D Canberra
1321:public domain material
610:494th Bombardment Wing
603:494th Bombardment Wing
597:494th Bombardment Wing
593:494th Bombardment Wing
529:494th Bombardment Wing
515:494th Bombardment Wing
455:(SAC) established the
449:494th Bombardment Wing
439:
347:30th Bombardment Group
320:Southwest Pacific Area
237:
201:494th Bombardment Wing
41:
3789:Fairchild C-82 Packet
3779:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
3488:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
1507:Strategic Air Command
926:as its main elements.
737:Operational Squadrons
683:Strategic Air Command
497:28th Bombardment Wing
457:4245th Strategic Wing
453:Strategic Air Command
443:4245th Strategic Wing
437:
428:Strategic Air Command
235:
205:Strategic Air Command
40:
3876:Russell E. Dougherty
3503:Convair B-58 Hustler
1224:on 17 December 2014.
1112:Mueller, pp. 537–544
673:Thirteenth Air Force
667:– 14 December 1944;
465:Air Training Command
180:group formed by the
151:Air Mobility Command
111:Air Mobility Command
5261:443nd Troop Carrier
5245:77th Reconnaissance
5240:71st Reconnaissance
4544:XXII Bomber Command
4311:549th Night Fighter
4306:548th Night Fighter
4285:316th Troop Carrier
4280:311th Troop Carrier
4254:41st Reconnaissance
4249:28th Reconnaissance
4222:419th Troop Carrier
3463:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
2249:Twentieth Air Force
2244:Sixteenth Air Force
2239:Fifteenth Air Force
2097:RAF Greenham Common
1296:on 16 February 2019
677:XIII Bomber Command
671:– 27 January 1945;
447:The origins of the
377:at the entrance to
176:. It was the last
5235:8th Reconnaissance
5230:7th Reconnaissance
5225:6th Reconnaissance
5220:5th Reconnaissance
5215:4th Reconnaissance
5210:3rd Reconnaissance
5205:2nd Reconnaissance
4868:388th Bombardment
4539:XXI Bomber Command
4524:II Fighter Command
4259:43d Reconnaissance
3896:John T. Chain, Jr,
3256:= initial assigned
2082:RAF Bruntingthorpe
1129:on 30 October 2012
469:816th Air Division
440:
270:B-29 Superfortress
238:
149:group assigned to
42:
5372:
5371:
5273:
5272:
5269:
5268:
5143:505th Bombardment
5138:504th Bombardment
5133:502nd Bombardment
5128:501st Bombardment
5123:500th Bombardment
5118:499th Bombardment
5113:498th Bombardment
5108:497th Bombardment
5103:494th Bombardment
5098:493rd Bombardment
5093:491st Bombardment
5088:490th Bombardment
5083:489th Bombardment
5078:488th Bombardment
5073:487th Bombardment
5068:486th Bombardment
5063:485th Bombardment
5058:484th Bombardment
5053:472nd Bombardment
5048:471st Bombardment
5043:470th Bombardment
5038:469th Bombardment
5033:468th Bombardment
5028:467th Bombardment
5023:464th Bombardment
5018:462nd Bombardment
5013:461st Bombardment
5008:460th Bombardment
5003:459th Bombardment
4998:458th Bombardment
4993:457th Bombardment
4988:456th Bombardment
4983:455th Bombardment
4978:454th Bombardment
4973:453rd Bombardment
4968:452nd Bombardment
4963:451st Bombardment
4958:450th Bombardment
4953:449th Bombardment
4948:448th Bombardment
4943:447th Bombardment
4938:446th Bombardment
4933:445th Bombardment
4928:444th Bombardment
4923:418th Bombardment
4918:415th Bombardment
4913:407th Bombardment
4908:401st Bombardment
4903:400th Bombardment
4898:399th Bombardment
4893:398th Bombardment
4888:396th Bombardment
4883:395th Bombardment
4878:393rd Bombardment
4873:390th Bombardment
4863:385th Bombardment
4858:384th Bombardment
4853:383rd Bombardment
4848:382nd Bombardment
4843:381st Bombardment
4838:379th Bombardment
4833:376th Bombardment
4828:351st Bombardment
4823:346th Bombardment
4818:333rd Bombardment
4813:331st Bombardment
4808:330th Bombardment
4803:312th Bombardment
4798:308th Bombardment
4793:307th Bombardment
4788:306th Bombardment
4783:305th Bombardment
4778:304th Bombardment
4773:303rd Bombardment
4768:302nd Bombardment
4763:301st Bombardment
4758:100th Bombardment
4610:316th Bombardment
4605:315th Bombardment
4534:XX Bomber Command
4519:II Bomber Command
4422:
4421:
4323:
4322:
4319:
4318:
4301:6th Night Fighter
4275:9th Troop Carrier
4230:
4229:
4170:494th Bombardment
4165:307th Bombardment
4073:
4072:
3981:Seventh Air Force
3939:
3938:
3901:George Lee Butler
3866:Bruce K. Holloway
3861:Joseph J. Nazzaro
3827:
3826:
3436:
3435:
3432:
3431:
3243:
3242:
3239:
3238:
2484:
2483:
2469:Strategic missile
2199:
2198:
2195:
2194:
2162:RAF South Ruislip
2117:RAF Upper Heyford
1866:
1865:
864:
863:
780:Support Squadrons
728:
727:
714:19th Air Division
691:, 1 February 1963
675:– 19 March 1945;
657:Seventh Air Force
653:, 1 December 1943
316:Seventh Air Force
145:is a provisional
136:
135:
125:
16:(Redirected from
5392:
4753:99th Bombardment
4748:96th Bombardment
4743:95th Bombardment
4738:94th Bombardment
4733:88th Bombardment
4728:86th Bombardment
4723:86th Bombardment
4718:85th Bombardment
4713:48th Bombardment
4708:47th Bombardment
4703:46th Bombardment
4698:42nd Bombardment
4693:40th Bombardment
4688:39th Bombardment
4683:34th Bombardment
4678:29th Bombardment
4673:25th Bombardment
4668:19th Bombardment
4663:17th Bombardment
4658:16th Bombardment
4653:12th Bombardment
4623:
4600:73rd Bombardment
4595:58th Bombardment
4585:21st Bombardment
4580:18th Replacement
4504:
4494:
4464:Second Air Force
4459:
4449:
4442:
4435:
4426:
4239:
4160:41st Bombardment
4155:30th Bombardment
4150:11th Bombardment
4135:
4091:
4081:
4003:
3976:
3966:
3959:
3952:
3943:
3920:
3919:
3881:Richard H. Ellis
3451:
3265:
3261:
2977:
2495:
2262:
2234:Eighth Air Force
2229:Second Air Force
2217:
2207:
2112:RAF High Wycombe
2077:RAF Brize Norton
2062:RAF Bassingbourn
1877:
1804:Wright-Patterson
1534:
1521:
1505:
1495:
1488:
1481:
1472:
1455:
1446:
1434:
1423:
1411:
1399:
1371:
1359:
1339:
1318:
1317:
1305:
1303:
1301:
1292:. Archived from
1280:
1274:
1261:
1255:
1249:
1242:
1227:
1225:
1223:
1216:
1210:Bailey, Carl E.
1207:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1180:
1174:
1171:Combat Squadrons
1167:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1156:
1145:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1119:
1113:
1110:
1101:
1098:Combat Squadrons
1094:
1088:
1085:Combat Squadrons
1081:
1072:
1069:Combat Squadrons
1065:
1059:
1056:Combat Squadrons
1052:
1046:
1043:Combat Squadrons
1039:
1033:
1026:
1009:
1003:
994:
987:
963:
960:
954:
946:
940:
933:
927:
920:
807:
699:4th Air Division
669:V Bomber Command
651:Second Air Force
645:
579:Redesignated as
289:Second Air Force
167:USAF Patches.com
159:Stayce D. Harris
132:
123:
99:
97:
96:
81:
79:
78:
51:
32:
21:
5400:
5399:
5395:
5394:
5393:
5391:
5390:
5389:
5375:
5374:
5373:
5368:
5265:
5249:
5193:
5152:
5148:509th Composite
4648:9th Bombardment
4643:7th Bombardment
4638:6th Bombardment
4633:2nd Bombardment
4614:
4560:5th Bombardment
4548:
4495:
4486:
4470:
4453:
4423:
4418:
4315:
4289:
4263:
4226:
4210:
4174:
4145:5th Bombardment
4126:
4110:
4082:
4069:
4048:
4027:
3994:
3987:
3970:
3940:
3935:
3926:
3905:
3886:Bennie L. Davis
3823:
3774:Beechcraft C-45
3760:
3746:Lockheed HC-130
3712:
3669:
3588:
3547:
3528:Lockheed DC-130
3519:
3512:
3445:
3443:
3428:
3411:
3388:
3383:509th Composite
3259:
3258:unit upon SAC's
3257:
3255:
3252:
3251:
3249:
3235:
3037:
3001:
2966:
2908:
2875:
2769:
2696:
2480:
2464:
2402:
2396:
2253:
2208:
2191:
2045:
1924:Clinton-Sherman
1872:
1862:
1809:
1762:Seymour Johnson
1525:
1510:
1499:
1462:
1449:
1443:
1426:
1420:
1409:
1402:
1380:
1369:
1362:
1348:
1337:
1330:
1315:
1312:
1299:
1297:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1279:Mueller, p. 544
1275:
1264:
1260:Mueller, p. 543
1256:
1252:
1243:
1230:
1221:
1214:
1209:
1208:
1199:
1189:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1168:
1164:
1154:
1152:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1132:
1130:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1111:
1104:
1095:
1091:
1082:
1075:
1066:
1062:
1053:
1049:
1040:
1036:
1027:
1012:
1004:
997:
988:
977:
972:
967:
966:
961:
957:
947:
943:
934:
930:
921:
917:
912:
907:
895:
870:
865:
841:Yontan Airfield
831:Angaur Airstrip
804:
734:
729:
665:Fifth Air Force
642:
608:Constituted as
567:Constituted as
559:
459:as a tenant at
430:
394:Yontan Airfield
335:Johnston Island
230:
225:
186:Western Pacific
139:
94:
92:
76:
74:
58:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5398:
5396:
5388:
5387:
5377:
5376:
5370:
5369:
5367:
5366:
5361:
5356:
5351:
5346:
5341:
5336:
5331:
5326:
5321:
5316:
5311:
5306:
5301:
5296:
5291:
5285:
5284:
5278:
5275:
5274:
5271:
5270:
5267:
5266:
5264:
5263:
5257:
5255:
5251:
5250:
5248:
5247:
5242:
5237:
5232:
5227:
5222:
5217:
5212:
5207:
5201:
5199:
5198:Reconnaissance
5195:
5194:
5192:
5191:
5186:
5181:
5176:
5171:
5166:
5160:
5158:
5154:
5153:
5151:
5150:
5145:
5140:
5135:
5130:
5125:
5120:
5115:
5110:
5105:
5100:
5095:
5090:
5085:
5080:
5075:
5070:
5065:
5060:
5055:
5050:
5045:
5040:
5035:
5030:
5025:
5020:
5015:
5010:
5005:
5000:
4995:
4990:
4985:
4980:
4975:
4970:
4965:
4960:
4955:
4950:
4945:
4940:
4935:
4930:
4925:
4920:
4915:
4910:
4905:
4900:
4895:
4890:
4885:
4880:
4875:
4870:
4865:
4860:
4855:
4850:
4845:
4840:
4835:
4830:
4825:
4820:
4815:
4810:
4805:
4800:
4795:
4790:
4785:
4780:
4775:
4770:
4765:
4760:
4755:
4750:
4745:
4740:
4735:
4730:
4725:
4720:
4715:
4710:
4705:
4700:
4695:
4690:
4685:
4680:
4675:
4670:
4665:
4660:
4655:
4650:
4645:
4640:
4635:
4629:
4627:
4620:
4616:
4615:
4613:
4612:
4607:
4602:
4597:
4592:
4587:
4582:
4577:
4572:
4567:
4562:
4556:
4554:
4550:
4549:
4547:
4546:
4541:
4536:
4531:
4526:
4521:
4516:
4510:
4508:
4501:
4497:
4496:
4489:
4487:
4485:
4484:
4478:
4476:
4472:
4471:
4454:
4452:
4451:
4444:
4437:
4429:
4420:
4419:
4417:
4416:
4411:
4406:
4401:
4396:
4391:
4386:
4381:
4376:
4371:
4366:
4361:
4356:
4351:
4346:
4341:
4335:
4334:
4328:
4325:
4324:
4321:
4320:
4317:
4316:
4314:
4313:
4308:
4303:
4297:
4295:
4291:
4290:
4288:
4287:
4282:
4277:
4271:
4269:
4265:
4264:
4262:
4261:
4256:
4251:
4245:
4243:
4242:Reconnaissance
4236:
4232:
4231:
4228:
4227:
4225:
4224:
4218:
4216:
4212:
4211:
4209:
4208:
4203:
4198:
4193:
4188:
4182:
4180:
4176:
4175:
4173:
4172:
4167:
4162:
4157:
4152:
4147:
4141:
4139:
4132:
4128:
4127:
4125:
4124:
4118:
4116:
4112:
4111:
4109:
4108:
4103:
4097:
4095:
4088:
4084:
4083:
4076:
4074:
4071:
4070:
4068:
4067:
4062:
4056:
4054:
4050:
4049:
4047:
4046:
4041:
4035:
4033:
4029:
4028:
4026:
4025:
4020:
4015:
4009:
4007:
4000:
3996:
3995:
3992:
3989:
3988:
3971:
3969:
3968:
3961:
3954:
3946:
3937:
3936:
3931:
3928:
3927:
3925:
3924:
3913:
3911:
3907:
3906:
3904:
3903:
3898:
3893:
3891:Larry D. Welch
3888:
3883:
3878:
3873:
3868:
3863:
3858:
3853:
3848:
3843:
3837:
3835:
3829:
3828:
3825:
3824:
3822:
3821:
3816:
3811:
3806:
3801:
3796:
3791:
3786:
3781:
3776:
3770:
3768:
3762:
3761:
3759:
3758:
3753:
3748:
3743:
3738:
3733:
3728:
3722:
3720:
3714:
3713:
3711:
3710:
3705:
3700:
3695:
3690:
3685:
3679:
3677:
3675:Reconnaissance
3671:
3670:
3668:
3667:
3662:
3657:
3652:
3647:
3642:
3637:
3632:
3627:
3622:
3617:
3612:
3607:
3602:
3596:
3594:
3590:
3589:
3587:
3586:
3581:
3576:
3571:
3566:
3561:
3555:
3553:
3549:
3548:
3546:
3545:
3540:
3535:
3530:
3524:
3522:
3514:
3513:
3511:
3510:
3505:
3500:
3495:
3490:
3485:
3480:
3475:
3470:
3465:
3459:
3457:
3448:
3438:
3437:
3434:
3433:
3430:
3429:
3427:
3426:
3419:
3417:
3416:Reconnaissance
3413:
3412:
3410:
3409:
3403:
3396:
3394:
3390:
3389:
3387:
3386:
3380:
3374:
3368:
3362:
3356:
3350:
3344:
3338:
3332:
3326:
3320:
3314:
3308:
3302:
3296:
3290:
3284:
3278:
3271:
3269:
3262:
3253:
3245:
3244:
3241:
3240:
3237:
3236:
3234:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3198:
3193:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3158:
3153:
3148:
3143:
3138:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3118:
3113:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3093:
3088:
3083:
3078:
3073:
3068:
3063:
3058:
3053:
3047:
3045:
3039:
3038:
3036:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3015:
3009:
3007:
3003:
3002:
3000:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2983:
2981:
2974:
2968:
2967:
2965:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2918:
2916:
2910:
2909:
2907:
2906:
2901:
2896:
2891:
2885:
2883:
2881:Reconnaissance
2877:
2876:
2874:
2873:
2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2850:
2845:
2840:
2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2779:
2777:
2771:
2770:
2768:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2706:
2704:
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5164:20th Fighter
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4196:21st Fighter
4191:18th Fighter
4186:15th Fighter
3985:World War II
3846:Curtis LeMay
3731:Boeing KB-50
3708:Boeing RB-29
3703:Boeing RB-17
3693:Lockheed U-2
2157:Sidi Slimane
2147:RAF Scampton
2005:Presque Isle
1960:K. I. Sawyer
1944:Grand Island
1839:RAF Fairford
1827:Diego Garcia
1750:Rickenbacker
1630:F. E. Warren
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107:Part of
29:
4626:Bombardment
4138:Bombardment
4122:7th Fighter
4106:VII Fighter
3268:Bombardment
2499:Bombardment
2127:RAF Manston
2000:Plattsburgh
1672:Little Rock
1648:Grand Forks
924:Don Quixote
847:Fort Lawton
640:Assignments
383:Clark Field
281:Gowen Field
5354:Fourteenth
5349:Thirteenth
4404:Fourteenth
4399:Thirteenth
4101:VII Bomber
3833:Commanders
3533:Boeing E-4
3260:activation
2221:Air Forces
2142:Rabat-Salé
2067:Ben Guerir
1786:Vandenberg
905:References
732:Components
379:Manila Bay
371:Corregidor
5364:Twentieth
5359:Fifteenth
4482:Airfields
4475:Airfields
4414:Twentieth
4409:Fifteenth
4268:Transport
4235:Squadrons
3999:Airfields
3766:Transport
3635:LGM-30A/B
2980:Aerospace
2972:Strategic
2914:Refueling
2403:aerospace
2401:Strategic
2258:Divisions
2182:RAF Wyton
2137:Nouasseur
2041:Wurtsmith
2021:Schilling
2017:(unbuilt)
2015:R.I. Bong
1970:Kincheloe
1919:Chennault
1894:Bergstrom
1774:Selfridge
1702:McConnell
1684:Malmstrom
1660:Homestead
1636:Fairchild
1618:Ellsworth
1564:Barksdale
1226:(undated)
970:Citations
888:1963–1966
882:1963–1966
876:1943–1946
544:Indochina
538:By 1966,
524:history.
503:, flying
339:Kwajalein
279:moved to
5379:Category
5339:Eleventh
4507:Commands
4389:Eleventh
4094:Commands
4039:Ie Shima
3650:LGM-118A
3593:Missiles
3552:Fighters
2187:Zaragoza
2122:Torrejón
2072:Boulhaut
2050:overseas
1950:Griffiss
1909:Carswell
1889:Amarillo
1873:inactive
1871:former /
1814:overseas
1798:Whiteman
1792:Westover
1768:Sheppard
1594:Columbus
1588:Cape Cod
1552:Andersen
1388:70605402
1356:61060979
1169:Maurer,
1133:22 March
1096:Maurer,
1083:Maurer,
1067:Maurer,
1054:Maurer,
1045:, p. 787
1041:Maurer,
1028:Maurer,
993:, p. 271
893:See also
802:Stations
387:Mindanao
197:Cold War
117:Insignia
57:c. 1945.
5344:Twelfth
5319:Seventh
5157:Fighter
4394:Twelfth
4369:Seventh
4179:Fighter
4053:Pacific
4032:Okinawa
4023:Wheeler
4013:Bellows
3910:Emblems
3718:Tankers
3665:PGM-19A
3660:PGM-17A
3645:LGM-30G
3640:LGM-30F
3625:AGM-129
3518:Command
3455:Bombers
3446:systems
3393:Fighter
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3283:(10/46)
2775:Missile
2702:Fighter
2167:U-Tapao
1965:Kearney
1939:Glasgow
1853:(USAFE)
1847:(USAFE)
1841:(USAFE)
1835:(PACAF)
1823:(USAFE)
1738:Patrick
1708:McGuire
1696:McChord
1686:(AFGSC)
1678:MacDill
1666:Lincoln
1654:Grissom
1632:(AFGSC)
1614:(PACAF)
1612:Eielson
1584:(AFSOC)
1576:Bolling
1558:Andrews
1554:(PACAF)
1300:2 April
1190:4 March
1155:4 March
939:, p. 12
557:Lineage
398:Okinawa
375:Caballo
326:in the
308:Seattle
223:History
199:as the
71:Country
5324:Eighth
5304:Fourth
5294:Second
4619:Groups
4374:Eighth
4354:Fourth
4344:Second
4131:Groups
4044:Yontan
4018:Hickam
4006:Hawaii
3630:HGM-16
3620:AGM-86
3615:AGM-84
3610:AGM-69
3605:AGM-28
3600:ADM-20
3444:weapon
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3066:3970th
3061:3960th
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3051:3918th
3043:MAJCOM
2392:4310th
2036:Walker
2031:Turner
1990:Mather
1980:Loring
1975:Larson
1955:Hunter
1914:Castle
1859:(USSF)
1833:Kadena
1806:(AFMC)
1794:(AFRC)
1788:(USSF)
1780:Travis
1770:(AETC)
1758:(AFMC)
1756:Robins
1740:(USSF)
1732:Offutt
1726:Nellis
1692:(AFRC)
1674:(AETC)
1662:(AFRC)
1656:(AFRC)
1642:Forbes
1626:(AFMC)
1596:(AETC)
1590:(USSF)
1582:Cannon
1578:(AFDW)
1548:(AETC)
1528:MAJCOM
1524:active
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406:Kyūshū
351:Angaur
343:Saipan
324:Angaur
264:, and
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89:Branch
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63:Active
5334:Tenth
5329:Ninth
5314:Sixth
5309:Fifth
5299:Third
5289:First
4553:Wings
4500:Units
4461:USAAF
4384:Tenth
4379:Ninth
4364:Sixth
4359:Fifth
4349:Third
4339:First
4115:Wings
4087:Units
3978:USAAF
3851:Power
3655:SM-62
3442:Major
3377:498th
3371:485th
3365:467th
3359:449th
3353:448th
3347:444th
3341:307th
3335:301st
3248:USAAF
3146:4133d
3126:4123d
3121:4083d
3116:4082d
3096:4043d
3091:4042d
3071:3973d
3033:376th
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3006:AFCON
2992:385th
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2490:Wings
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2435:816th
2430:813th
2425:810th
2377:817th
2372:806th
2362:801st
2357:311th
2352:100th
2213:Units
2132:Morón
2102:Goose
2026:Stead
2010:Ramey
1995:McCoy
1985:Lowry
1946:(AAF)
1934:Eaker
1899:Biggs
1881:CONUS
1857:Thule
1829:(USN)
1800:(ACC)
1782:(AMC)
1776:(ANG)
1764:(ACC)
1752:(ANG)
1746:(ANG)
1744:Pease
1734:(ACC)
1728:(ACC)
1722:(ACC)
1716:(ACC)
1714:Minot
1710:(AMC)
1704:(AMC)
1698:(AMC)
1690:March
1680:(AMC)
1668:(ANG)
1650:(AMC)
1644:(ANG)
1638:(AMC)
1624:Eglin
1620:(ACC)
1608:(ACC)
1606:Dyess
1602:(ACC)
1572:(ACC)
1570:Beale
1566:(ACC)
1560:(AMC)
1546:Altus
1538:CONUS
1516:Bases
1509:(SAC)
1410:(PDF)
1396:72556
1370:(PDF)
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1222:(PDF)
1215:(PDF)
910:Notes
509:alert
410:Korea
367:Koror
262:866th
258:865th
254:864th
3856:Ryan
3406:55th
3400:27th
3329:98th
3323:97th
3311:92nd
3305:44th
3299:43rd
3293:40th
3287:28th
3018:98th
3013:95th
2997:462d
2947:452d
2922:11th
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2833:392d
2793:91st
2788:90th
2783:44th
2740:56th
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2725:27th
2720:12th
2607:303d
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2476:13th
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2347:57th
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2327:40th
2322:36th
2317:21st
2312:19th
2307:17th
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1437:ISBN
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1374:ISBN
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1342:ISBN
1302:2023
1192:2014
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2265:Air
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