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keep the 509th alive and equipped it with B-52s and KC-135s. Thus, the wing received its first B-52 and KC-135 in March 1966. The wing's association with the B-52 included two major deployments to
Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of the now famous Vietnam War Arc Light missions. In April 1968 and again in April 1969, the wing began six-month ventures in the Western Pacific. During the last deployment, SAC informed the 509th that the wing would swap its B-52s for FB-111As. Accordingly, the wing began receiving the formidable fighter-bomber in December 1970. Over the next two decades, little changed for the 509th BW as it became SAC's fighter-bomber experts. However, a decision by the Department of Defense in 1988 to close Pease created major changes for the famous 509th. Headquarters SAC decreed that the 509th would not inactivate but transfer to Whiteman AFB to become the first B-2 Stealth bomber unit. As such, the wing moved to Whiteman on 30 September 1990, without people and equipment.
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stealth bomber arrived and was assigned to the 509th on 17 December 1993 (the date was the 49th anniversary of the activation of the 509th
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1336:"Whiteman's esteemed B-2 Spirit pilots merged into single squadron"
1323:"509th Bomb Wing Insignia", by Dennis G. Balthaser, 2 February 2004
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970:Redesignated 509 Operations Group on 12 March 1993
4065:Military units and formations established in 1993
4060:Operations groups of the United States Air Force
434:trainers as well as in the 393rd's B-2 Spirits.
1396:. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1999.
810:The B-2 first saw combat 23 March 1999, during
1530:. New York: Stein & Day Publishing, 1977.
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2165:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
1065:393d Bombardment (later 393d Bomb) Squadron
708:On 10 July 1946, the group was renamed the
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1334:Staff writer, no byline (13 April 2018).
843:B-2s flying out of Whiteman attacked the
839:On the night of 7–8 May 1999, during the
446:atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
3012:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
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2853:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
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309:World War II – Asiatic-Pacific Theater
233:, 9 December 1944 – 18 September 1947)
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1541:Thomas, Gordon and Max Morgan Witts.
1526:Thomas, Gordon and Max Morgan Witts.
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4030:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
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1486:. New York: G.P. Putnam Son's, 1967.
1378:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1074:: 6 November 1996 – c. 13 April 2018
710:509th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy)
610:in May 1945 and was assigned to the
145:Shield of the 509th Operations Group
55:adding citations to reliable sources
1060:: 6 January 1998 – 9 September 2005
826:to targets in Southeastern Europe.
453:509th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy
1437:Krauss, Robert and Amelia Krauss.
1109:, 17 December 1944 – 26 April 1945
249:B-2 Combat and Training Operations
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1282:. 509th Bomb Wing. Archived from
1127:Roswell AAFld (later, Walker AFB)
1030:, 17 November 1947 – 16 June 1952
515:509th Operations Support Squadron
403:) is the flying component of the
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1372: This article incorporates
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1338:. 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
1260:. 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
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1456:. London: Berkley Books, 1988.
1424:Great American Bombers of WW II
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1515:. Simon & Schuster, 1986.
444:(509 CG), which conducted the
422:stealth bombers, flown by its
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3912:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
3531:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
3007:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
3002:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
1513:The Making of the Atomic Bomb
1452:LeMay Curtis and Bill Yenne.
956:Activated on 17 December 1944
697:group's aircraft deployed to
214:(18 September 1947 – present)
3917:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
3849:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
3677:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
2997:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
1280:"509 Bomb Wing Organization"
1258:"509TH BOMB WING LEADERSHIP"
1244:"509 Operations Group (ACC)"
1078:509th Air Refueling Squadron
550:famous Twilight Zone episode
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3591:North American B-45 Tornado
3576:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
965:Inactivated on 16 June 1952
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3667:North American F-2 Mustang
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1123:, 29 May – 17 October 1945
1090:830th Bombardment Squadron
1084:715th Bombardment Squadron
855:Operation Enduring Freedom
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606:The group deployed to the
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3601:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
3581:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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2012:Calumet Air Force Station
1498:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
1393:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
1356:Strategic Air Command.com
975:Activated on 15 July 1993
448:, Japan, in August 1945.
154:9 December 1944 – present
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66:"509th Operations Group"
3922:Convair C-131 Samaritan
3586:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
1550:Flight of the Enola Gay
1489:Ossip, Jerome J. (ed).
915:Operation Iraqi Freedom
714:United States Air Force
554:Gustatus Similis Pullus
552:), and the inscription
412:Whiteman Air Force Base
405:United States Air Force
281:Whiteman Air Force Base
212:United States Air Force
18:509th Bombardment Group
3892:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
3859:Lockheed Martin KC-130
3806:Martin RB-57D Canberra
1441:. 509th Press., 2005.
1383:Bock, Frederick (ed).
1374:public domain material
1028:509th Bombardment Wing
998:313th Bombardment Wing
992:315th Bombardment Wing
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776:509th Operations Group
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3596:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
1615:Strategic Air Command
1407:Campbell, Richard H.
1010:58th Bombardment Wing
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725:Strategic Air Command
694:Strategic Air Command
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532:
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457:Strategic Air Command
442:509th Composite Group
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3984:Russell E. Dougherty
3611:Convair B-58 Hustler
1153:, since 15 July 1993
1036:, since 15 July 1993
737:Biggs Air Force Base
703:Operation Crossroads
656:," piloted by Major
642:Paul W. Tibbets, Jr.
361:Geoffrey M. Steeves
314:Air Offensive, Japan
51:improve this article
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2352:Sixteenth Air Force
2347:Fifteenth Air Force
2205:RAF Greenham Common
1484:Seven Hours to Zero
1191:(Tanker), 1948–1952
1189:KB-29 Superfortress
1016:Fifteenth Air Force
652:, Japan. The B-29 "
612:Twentieth Air Force
562:Tastes like chicken
525:Unofficial insignia
504:393rd Bomb Squadron
424:393rd Bomb Squadron
4004:John T. Chain, Jr,
3364:= initial assigned
2190:RAF Bruntingthorpe
1565:Bombers over Japan
1310:The New York Times
1199:B-50 Superfortress
1171:B-29 Superfortress
1143:, August 1958–1991
1048:13th Bomb Squadron
994:, 18 December 1944
988:, 17 December 1944
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881:139th Airlift Wing
865:314th Airlift Wing
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538:B-2 stealth bomber
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428:13th Bomb Squadron
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1422:Hess, William N.
1390:Bowers, Peter M.
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3839:Boeing KB-50
3816:Boeing RB-29
3811:Boeing RB-17
3801:Lockheed U-2
2265:Sidi Slimane
2255:RAF Scampton
2113:Presque Isle
2068:K. I. Sawyer
2052:Grand Island
1947:RAF Fairford
1935:Diego Garcia
1858:Rickenbacker
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3376:Bombardment
2607:Bombardment
2235:RAF Manston
2108:Plattsburgh
1780:Little Rock
1756:Grand Forks
1201:, 1949–1952
1185:, 1945–1946
1179:, 1944–1945
1173:, 1944–1950
1113:North Field
980:Assignments
896:Afghanistan
750:During the
701:as part of
619:North Field
601:Atomic Bomb
495:B-1 Lancers
332:Decorations
299:Engagements
277:Garrison/HQ
257:3 squadrons
4054:Categories
3941:Commanders
3641:Boeing E-4
3368:activation
2329:Air Forces
2250:Rabat-Salé
2175:Ben Guerir
1894:Vandenberg
1226:References
1211:T-38 Talon
1205:B-2 Spirit
1131:New Mexico
1041:Components
885:St. Joseph
875:, and the
841:Kosovo War
792:Nellis AFB
781:B-2 Spirit
770:Modern era
752:Korean War
465:New Mexico
432:T-38 Talon
420:B-2 Spirit
348:Commanders
77:newspapers
3874:Transport
3743:LGM-30A/B
3088:Aerospace
3080:Strategic
3022:Refueling
2511:aerospace
2509:Strategic
2366:Divisions
2290:RAF Wyton
2245:Nouasseur
2149:Wurtsmith
2129:Schilling
2125:(unbuilt)
2123:R.I. Bong
2078:Kincheloe
2027:Chennault
2002:Bergstrom
1882:Selfridge
1810:McConnell
1792:Malmstrom
1768:Homestead
1744:Fairchild
1726:Ellsworth
1672:Barksdale
1528:Enola Gay
1137:Pease AFB
699:Kwajalein
650:Hiroshima
638:Enola Gay
625:, in the
558:Dog Latin
355:commander
291:Tail code
3758:LGM-118A
3701:Missiles
3660:Fighters
2295:Zaragoza
2230:Torrejón
2180:Boulhaut
2158:overseas
2058:Griffiss
2017:Carswell
1997:Amarillo
1981:inactive
1979:former /
1922:overseas
1906:Whiteman
1900:Westover
1876:Sheppard
1702:Columbus
1696:Cape Cod
1660:Andersen
1160:Aircraft
1151:Missouri
1097:Stations
873:Arkansas
845:Belgrade
824:Missouri
672:Cold War
666:Nagasaki
654:Bockscar
416:Missouri
285:Missouri
162:Detailed
4018:Emblems
3826:Tankers
3773:PGM-19A
3768:PGM-17A
3753:LGM-30G
3748:LGM-30F
3733:AGM-129
3626:Command
3563:Bombers
3554:systems
3501:Fighter
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3391:(10/46)
2883:Missile
2810:Fighter
2275:U-Tapao
2073:Kearney
2047:Glasgow
1961:(USAFE)
1955:(USAFE)
1949:(USAFE)
1943:(PACAF)
1931:(USAFE)
1846:Patrick
1816:McGuire
1804:McChord
1794:(AFGSC)
1786:MacDill
1774:Lincoln
1762:Grissom
1740:(AFGSC)
1722:(PACAF)
1720:Eielson
1692:(AFSOC)
1684:Bolling
1666:Andrews
1662:(PACAF)
1290:28 July
938:Lineage
741:El Paso
579:History
359:Colonel
353:Current
182:Country
91:scholar
3738:HGM-16
3728:AGM-86
3723:AGM-84
3718:AGM-69
3713:AGM-28
3708:ADM-20
3552:weapon
3533:(1/47)
3516:(2/47)
3510:(6/47)
3451:(8/46)
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3334:4258th
3329:4252nd
3324:4245th
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3309:4238th
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3151:MAJCOM
2500:4310th
2144:Walker
2139:Turner
2098:Mather
2088:Loring
2083:Larson
2063:Hunter
2022:Castle
1967:(USSF)
1941:Kadena
1914:(AFMC)
1902:(AFRC)
1896:(USSF)
1888:Travis
1878:(AETC)
1866:(AFMC)
1864:Robins
1848:(USSF)
1840:Offutt
1834:Nellis
1800:(AFRC)
1782:(AETC)
1770:(AFRC)
1764:(AFRC)
1750:Forbes
1734:(AFMC)
1704:(AETC)
1698:(USSF)
1690:Cannon
1686:(AFDW)
1656:(AETC)
1636:MAJCOM
1632:active
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1264:2 July
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1117:Tinian
820:Kosovo
816:Serbia
796:Nevada
788:GBU-36
733:KB-29s
623:Tinian
595:under
426:. Its
401:509 OG
372:Bomber
209:
200:Branch
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151:Active
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3763:SM-62
3550:Major
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3479:485th
3473:467th
3467:449th
3461:448th
3455:444th
3449:307th
3443:301st
3356:USAAF
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3234:4123d
3229:4083d
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3204:4043d
3199:4042d
3179:3973d
3141:376th
3136:307th
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3114:AFCON
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2558:820th
2553:819th
2548:818th
2543:816th
2538:813th
2533:810th
2485:817th
2480:806th
2470:801st
2465:311th
2460:100th
2321:Units
2240:Morón
2210:Goose
2134:Stead
2118:Ramey
2103:McCoy
2093:Lowry
2054:(AAF)
2042:Eaker
2007:Biggs
1989:CONUS
1965:Thule
1937:(USN)
1908:(ACC)
1890:(AMC)
1884:(ANG)
1872:(ACC)
1860:(ANG)
1854:(ANG)
1852:Pease
1842:(ACC)
1836:(ACC)
1830:(ACC)
1824:(ACC)
1822:Minot
1818:(AMC)
1812:(AMC)
1806:(AMC)
1798:March
1788:(AMC)
1776:(ANG)
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1752:(ANG)
1746:(AMC)
1732:Eglin
1728:(ACC)
1716:(ACC)
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1710:(ACC)
1680:(ACC)
1678:Beale
1674:(ACC)
1668:(AMC)
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