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195: 351: 5519: 961: 943: 923: 53: 1865: 99: 81: 5902: 5366: 559:, Ohio while construction was completed to prepare Little Rock's runways for the jet powered B-47. Once the squadron moved to Little Rock in October 1955, it conducted global reconnaissance and provided targeting materials to headquarters, SAC. In February 1958, the 70th Wing began reducing its reconnaissance operations and in September 1958 squadron began to train B-47 and RB-47 aircrews, with the last RB-47 class graduating in October 1961. The 70th Wing began transitioning to the 3597: 2895: 604:, fully fueled and ready for combat to reduce vulnerability to a Soviet missile strike, except for periods in which the aircraft were deployed. Some personnel were deployed to the Pacific after 1968, and for several months in 1968 and in 1969, all of the squadron's aircraft and most of its personnel were deployed to Southeast Asia, where they were attached to other SAC organizations conducting combat missions under 2441: 2539: 905: 887: 867: 5937: 5310: 1069: 1051: 1033: 1015: 997: 2489: 1501: 612:, Secretary of Defense . . . announced another phaseout program that would further reduce SAC’s bomber force. Basically, this program called for the mid-1971 retirement of all of the B-52Cs, and of several subsequent B-52 models." With the implementation of this program, the squadron was inactivated at the end of 1969. 413:. It attacked Japanese targets in Southeast Asia, including aircraft factories, naval installations, transportation facilities and iron works, and it flew sorties to targets as distant as Indonesia. In August 1944, the squadron again struck the Imperial Steel Works in Yawata, earning its first 333:
Delays in producing the B-29, labor disputes at the engine manufacturer, and modifications to the planes to make them ready for combat resulted in belated deliveries to combat units and it was close to the end of 1943 before aircrews could train in the new bomber in any number. Ground echelon
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In the late 1950s SAC was concerned that bases with large concentrations of bombers made attractive targets for a Soviet attack. SAC's response was to break up its wings and scatter their aircraft over a larger number of bases. As part of this force dispersal, SAC established the
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two years earlier. Attacks on Japan required staging through forward bases in China, and squadron bombers consumed twelve gallons of fuel to transport one gallon that could be used for combat missions. The squadron moved its available aircraft to its forward base at
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personnel began shipping out to prepare the airfields for the bombers without completing their training in the United States. The air echelon of the squadron trained with the B-29 in Kansas until March 1944, when it departed for its first overseas base,
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controlled (MAJCON) wing, which could not carry a permanent history or lineage, and SAC wanted to replace it with a permanent unit. In February 1963, the 70th Bombardment Wing replaced the 4123d, and the 6th was reactivated, assuming the personnel and
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In October 1944, the 468th Bombardment Group was reorganized, along with other groups in XX Bomber Command. The squadron's strength was increased by three B-29s made available by the inactivation of the
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in the Mariana Islands on 7 May 1945. The squadron was able to operate from its new base against Japan without the need to use forward bases. Most of its attacks were nighttime raids with
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earned the squadron its second DUC. It participated against some strategic targets from high altitude, and earned a third DUC for a daylight attack on an aircraft manufacturing plant at
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unit the following year. It was inactivated in December 1969, when SAC removed older B-52s from its inventory. The squadron was activated in its current role in 2009.
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The squadron arrived at Kharagpur in mid-April. Once all elements of the 468th Group had arrived at Kharagpur in June, the squadron became part of
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The squadron abandoned its forward bases in China in January 1945, but continued attacks from Indian airfields. It attacked a supply dump in
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in China, and it did not fly its first combat mission until 5 June, when it participated in a raid on railroad repair facilities near
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The unit staged through bases not only in China for attacks on Japan, but from other bases in India and Ceylon. It conducted
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The squadron trained for strategic bombing missions. One half of the squadron's aircraft were maintained on fifteen minute
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mission in late 1961, but it had not become combat ready in June 1962, when B-47s at Little Rock were consolidated into the
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and maintenance personnel from the disbanding maintenance squadrons of the 468th. During its remaining time in the
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Cate, James L (1953). "The Twentieth Air Force and Matterhorn". In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.).
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70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (later 70th Bombardment Wing): 24 June 1955 – 25 June 1962
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squadron, however due to the lack of B-29 availability, it was initially equipped with
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Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 February 1963 – 31 December 1969
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mission. With the beginning of the new year, the squadron moved to
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Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 24 June 1955 – 25 June 1962
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The squadron departed Tinian in November 1945 and reassembled at
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Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, 1 August 1943 – 12 March 1944
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Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 23 October 2009 – present
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Aircraft is Boeing B-29-15-BW Superfortress, serial 42-6390,
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The squadron was again activated in SAC in June 1955 as the
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before returning to the United States. It converted to the
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bombs. Its attacks in late May with incendiaries against
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Kharagpur Airfield, India, c. 13 April 1944 – 4 May 1945
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Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico, 9 Jan-31 March 1946
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replaced the MQ-1. In 2016, the squadron became the
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operations off the coasts of French Indochina, near
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United States military aircraft designation systems
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Although it was nominally stationed at 261:(SAC) before inactivating in March 1946. 4296:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical 977: 847: 836:General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, 2009–2017 597:, which was simultaneously inactivated. 460:The squadron arrived at its new base at 243:strategic bombing campaign against Japan 4137:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter) 1695:A Guide to Air Force Lineage and Honors 1475:Devine, Jacqueline (27 February 2017). 1442:. Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975 1202: 1129: 555:, Arkansas, the squadron operated from 346:Combat in the China Burma India Theater 1925:Operational Test and Evaluation Center 1789:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 1587:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 1265:. 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(22 June 2016). 1041:c. 13 April 1944 – 2 September 1945 547:in June 1955 and equipped with the 338:, Bengal, India, to participate in 57:A member of the squadron pilots an 2426:Air & Space Forces Association 1843:Senate Committee on Armed Services 1005:c. 13 April 1944 – 28 January 1945 567:and the squadron was inactivated. 545:70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 25: 830:Boeing RB-47 Stratojet, 1955–1962 824:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943 354:794th Bombardment Squadron B-29 ' 306:, Kansas on 1 August 1943 as the 5935: 5900: 5517: 5364: 5308: 5128:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 4956:North American F-82 Twin Mustang 3595: 2893: 2574:Air Force Technical Applications 2537: 2487: 2440: 2439: 2338:Division of Military Aeronautics 1863: 1762:Under Secretary of the Air Force 1504: This article incorporates 1499: 1077:17 April 1945 – 2 September 1945 1067: 1049: 1031: 1013: 995: 966:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 959: 948:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 941: 933:5 February 1957-30 December 1957 929:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 921: 903: 885: 865: 669:, Very Heavy on 20 November 1943 616:Unmanned aerial vehicle training 193: 179:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 97: 79: 51: 4976:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 4900:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 4264:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile) 2584:United States Air Force Warfare 1693:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 1663:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 717:Inactivated on 31 December 1969 2249:Reserve Officer Training Corps 2206:Judge Advocate General's Corps 1848:Senate Subcommittee on Airland 1826:House Armed Services Committee 1553:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). 1177:Missing Air Crew Report 10101. 1149:. It was rammed by a Japanese 1059:29 January 1945 – 15 July 1945 582:Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base 571:B-52 Stratofortress operations 1: 6727:United States Army Air Forces 5777:United States Army Air Forces 5196:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 4815:91st Strategic Reconnaissance 4291:55th Strategic Reconnaissance 4286:26th Strategic Reconnaissance 2397:Women Airforce Service Pilots 1623:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) . 1584:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . 1023:c. 13 April 1944 – 4 May 1945 688:and activated on 24 June 1955 630:General Atomics MQ-1 Predator 591:Boeing B-52E Stratofortresses 320:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses 165:Pacific Theater of Operations 5201:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 5133:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter 4961:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 4281:6th Strategic Reconnaissance 1163:Baugher, Joe (2 June 2023). 972:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 951:15 April 1968-1 October 1968 731:Activated on 23 October 2009 714:Organized on 1 February 1963 679:Inactivated on 31 March 1946 519:and began converting to the 247:Distinguished Unit Citations 5186:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter 4875:North American B-45 Tornado 4860:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit 1752:Department of the Air Force 1080:794th Bombardment Squadron 1062:794th Bombardment Squadron 1044:794th Bombardment Squadron 1026:794th Bombardment Squadron 1008:794th Bombardment Squadron 910:Distinguished Unit Citation 892:Distinguished Unit Citation 873:Distinguished Unit Citation 766:, 23 October 2009 – present 724:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 674:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 634:General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper 622:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 517:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 494:. It also participated in 415:Distinguished Unit Citation 314:. It was intended to be a 255:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 175:Distinguished Unit Citation 36:96th Air Refueling Squadron 18:6th Reconnaissance Squadron 6851: 5148:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 5118:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 4971:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 4951:North American F-2 Mustang 4890:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 2803:93rd Air Ground Operations 1757:Secretary of the Air Force 1165:"1942 USAF Serial Numbers" 667:794th Bombardment Squadron 662:Activated on 1 August 1943 655:794th Bombardment Squadron 553:Little Rock Air Force Base 423:795th Bombardment Squadron 308:794th Bombardment Squadron 278:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 231:794th Bombardment Squadron 190:6th Attack Squadron emblem 33: 29:6th Air Refueling Squadron 26: 6722: 6020:17th Bombardment Training 6010:15th Bombardment Training 5933: 5772: 5515: 5500:Northwest Airfield (Guam) 5322: 5211:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter 4966:North American F-86 Sabre 4885:Boeing B-50 Superfortress 4865:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 3593: 3296:Calumet Air Force Station 2833:505th Command and Control 2535: 2434: 2099: 1861: 954:6th Bombardment Squadron 595:98th Bombardment Squadron 557:Lockbourne Air Force Base 539:B-47 Stratojet operations 533:311th Reconnaissance Wing 513:Fort Worth Army Air Field 427:China-Burma-India Theater 316:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 304:Smoky Hill Army Air Field 235:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 161:China Burma India Theater 61:during a training mission 50: 5075:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 2259:Airman Leadership School 2061:Thirteenth Expeditionary 1899:Field Operating Agencies 707:6th Bombardment Squadron 695:6th Bombardment Squadron 642:unmanned aerial vehicles 620:The squadron became the 274:6th Bombardment Squadron 224:unmanned aerial vehicles 5495:North Airfield (Tinian) 5485:Isely Airfield (Saipan) 5206:Convair C-131 Samaritan 4870:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 2579:Cyberspace Capabilities 2244:Officer Training School 1738:United States Air Force 1479:. Alamogordo Daily News 969:1 June 2011-31 May 2013 626:Holloman Air Force Base 312:468th Bombardment Group 302:was first organized at 270:Boeing RB-47 Stratojets 220:Holloman Air Force Base 212:United States Air Force 126:Holloman Air Force Base 115:Unmanned aerial vehicle 105:United States Air Force 5974:IV Air Support Command 5959:II Air Support Command 5505:West Airfield (Tinian) 5480:Harmon Airfield (Guam) 5176:Douglas C-54 Skymaster 5143:Lockheed Martin KC-130 5090:Martin RB-57D Canberra 2287:Awards and decorations 1920:District of Washington 1913:Direct Reporting Units 1506:public domain material 895:23, 25 and 29 May 1945 657:(Heavy) on 19 May 1943 565:384th Bombardment Wing 549:Boeing RB-47 Stratojet 525:Roswell Army Air Field 358: 214:unit, assigned to the 152:for 'Raptors') 144: 5490:North Airfield (Guam) 5181:Fairchild C-82 Packet 5171:Douglas C-47 Skytrain 4880:Boeing B-47 Stratojet 2899:Strategic Air Command 2330:Aeronautical Division 1188:radio countermeasures 1136:Approved 20 May 1964. 764:49th Operations Group 624:and was activated at 529:Strategic Air Command 521:aerial reconnaissance 502:Strategic Air Command 456:Combat in the Pacific 353: 259:Strategic Air Command 251:aerial reconnaissance 5268:Russell E. Dougherty 4895:Convair B-58 Hustler 2813:319th Reconnaissance 2564:612th Air Operations 2559:609th Air Operations 2554:601st Air Operations 2201:Aeronautical ratings 1800:Three-star generals 1038:Air Offensive, Japan 844:Awards and campaigns 578:4123d Strategic Wing 392:Imperial Steel Works 340:Operation Matterhorn 6706:443nd Troop Carrier 6690:77th Reconnaissance 6685:71st Reconnaissance 5989:XXII Bomber Command 5448:Kalaikunda Airfield 5373:Twentieth Air Force 4855:Rockwell B-1 Lancer 3641:Twentieth Air Force 3636:Sixteenth Air Force 3631:Fifteenth Air Force 3489:RAF Greenham Common 1998:Numbered Air Forces 1779:Vice Chief of Staff 1460:Knaack, p. 248 n.41 736:6th Attack Squadron 653:Constituted as the 638:6th Attack Squadron 606:Operation Arc Light 462:West Field (Tinian) 363:Twentieth Air Force 233:, one of the first 208:6th Attack Squadron 46:6th Attack Squadron 6680:8th Reconnaissance 6675:7th Reconnaissance 6670:6th Reconnaissance 6665:5th Reconnaissance 6660:4th Reconnaissance 6655:3rd Reconnaissance 6650:2nd Reconnaissance 6313:388th Bombardment 5984:XXI Bomber Command 5969:II Fighter Command 5438:Dudhkundi Airfield 5398:Hsinching Airfield 5288:John T. Chain, Jr, 4648:= initial assigned 3474:RAF Bruntingthorpe 2793:9th Reconnaissance 2519:Twelfth (Southern) 2493:Air Combat Command 2356:The U.S. Air Force 2269:Fitness Assessment 2226:Chief of Chaplains 2145:Civilian auxiliary 1894:Air National Guard 1796:Four-star generals 981:Campaign Streamer 726:on 20 October 2009 697:on 25 October 1961 610:Robert S. McNamara 507:Initial assignment 440:, Malaya, and the 359: 336:Kharagpur Airfield 6817: 6816: 6718: 6717: 6714: 6713: 6588:505th Bombardment 6583:504th Bombardment 6578:502nd Bombardment 6573:501st Bombardment 6568:500th Bombardment 6563:499th Bombardment 6558:498th Bombardment 6553:497th Bombardment 6548:494th Bombardment 6543:493rd Bombardment 6538:491st Bombardment 6533:490th Bombardment 6528:489th Bombardment 6523:488th Bombardment 6518:487th Bombardment 6513:486th Bombardment 6508:485th Bombardment 6503:484th Bombardment 6498:472nd Bombardment 6493:471st Bombardment 6488:470th Bombardment 6483:469th Bombardment 6478:468th Bombardment 6473:467th Bombardment 6468:464th Bombardment 6463:462nd Bombardment 6458:461st Bombardment 6453:460th Bombardment 6448:459th Bombardment 6443:458th Bombardment 6438:457th Bombardment 6433:456th Bombardment 6428:455th Bombardment 6423:454th Bombardment 6418:453rd Bombardment 6413:452nd Bombardment 6408:451st Bombardment 6403:450th Bombardment 6398:449th Bombardment 6393:448th Bombardment 6388:447th Bombardment 6383:446th Bombardment 6378:445th Bombardment 6373:444th Bombardment 6368:418th Bombardment 6363:415th Bombardment 6358:407th Bombardment 6353:401st Bombardment 6348:400th Bombardment 6343:399th Bombardment 6338:398th Bombardment 6333:396th Bombardment 6328:395th Bombardment 6323:393rd Bombardment 6318:390th Bombardment 6308:385th Bombardment 6303:384th Bombardment 6298:383rd Bombardment 6293:382nd Bombardment 6288:381st Bombardment 6283:379th Bombardment 6278:376th Bombardment 6273:351st Bombardment 6268:346th Bombardment 6263:333rd Bombardment 6258:331st Bombardment 6253:330th Bombardment 6248:312th Bombardment 6243:308th Bombardment 6238:307th Bombardment 6233:306th Bombardment 6228:305th Bombardment 6223:304th Bombardment 6218:303rd Bombardment 6213:302nd Bombardment 6208:301st Bombardment 6203:100th Bombardment 6055:316th Bombardment 6050:315th Bombardment 5979:XX Bomber Command 5964:II Bomber Command 5867: 5866: 5768: 5767: 5764: 5763: 5710:505th Bombardment 5705:504th Bombardment 5695:501st Bombardment 5690:500th Bombardment 5685:499th Bombardment 5680:498th Bombardment 5675:497th Bombardment 5670:468th Bombardment 5660:444th Bombardment 5655:331st Bombardment 5650:330th Bombardment 5587:315th Bombardment 5582:314th Bombardment 5577:313th Bombardment 5513: 5512: 5443:Piardoba Airfield 5433:Chakulia Airfield 5416:Pengshan Airfield 5410:Kuinglai Airfield 5404:Kwanghan Airfield 5331: 5330: 5293:George Lee Butler 5258:Bruce K. Holloway 5253:Joseph J. Nazzaro 5219: 5218: 4828: 4827: 4824: 4823: 4635: 4634: 4631: 4630: 3876: 3875: 3861:Strategic missile 3591: 3590: 3587: 3586: 3554:RAF South Ruislip 3509:RAF Upper Heyford 3258: 3257: 2860: 2859: 2856: 2855: 2838:552nd Air Control 2823:461st Air Control 2529:Sixteenth (Cyber) 2454: 2453: 2239:Air Force Academy 2157: 2156: 1784:Director of Staff 1374:Cate, pp. 136-138 1124:Explanatory notes 1084: 1083: 976: 975: 815: 814: 644:it trained with. 384:Pengshan Airfield 371:staging airfields 201: 200: 16:(Redirected from 6842: 6198:99th Bombardment 6193:96th Bombardment 6188:95th Bombardment 6183:94th Bombardment 6178:88th Bombardment 6173:86th Bombardment 6168:86th Bombardment 6163:85th Bombardment 6158:48th Bombardment 6153:47th Bombardment 6148:46th Bombardment 6143:42nd Bombardment 6138:40th Bombardment 6133:39th Bombardment 6128:34th Bombardment 6123:29th Bombardment 6118:25th Bombardment 6113:19th Bombardment 6108:17th Bombardment 6103:16th Bombardment 6098:12th Bombardment 6068: 6045:73rd Bombardment 6040:58th Bombardment 6030:21st Bombardment 6025:18th Replacement 5949: 5939: 5909:Second Air Force 5904: 5894: 5887: 5880: 5871: 5700:502d Bombardment 5665:462d Bombardment 5645:40th Bombardment 5640:39th Bombardment 5635:29th Bombardment 5630:19th Bombardment 5625:16th Bombardment 5605: 5567:58th Bombardment 5531: 5521: 5388: 5368: 5358: 5351: 5344: 5335: 5312: 5311: 5273:Richard H. Ellis 4843: 4657: 4653: 4369: 3887: 3654: 3626:Eighth Air Force 3621:Second Air Force 3609: 3599: 3504:RAF High Wycombe 3469:RAF Brize Norton 3454:RAF Bassingbourn 3269: 3196:Wright-Patterson 2926: 2913: 2897: 2887: 2880: 2873: 2864: 2678: 2569:616th Operations 2541: 2509:First (Northern) 2491: 2481: 2474: 2467: 2458: 2443: 2442: 2342:Army Air Service 2334:Aviation Section 2149:Civil Air Patrol 1879: 1867: 1866: 1731: 1724: 1717: 1708: 1698: 1689: 1687: 1685: 1670: 1659: 1631: 1619: 1617: 1615: 1592: 1580: 1578: 1576: 1561: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1524: 1503: 1502: 1489: 1488: 1486: 1484: 1472: 1461: 1458: 1452: 1451: 1449: 1447: 1436: 1430: 1427:Combat Squadrons 1423: 1417: 1410: 1404: 1401: 1395: 1388: 1375: 1372: 1366: 1363: 1357: 1354: 1348: 1345: 1339: 1336: 1330: 1327: 1321: 1318: 1312: 1309: 1303: 1296: 1275: 1274: 1272: 1270: 1258: 1191: 1184: 1178: 1176: 1174: 1172: 1143: 1137: 1134: 1071: 1053: 1035: 1017: 999: 978: 963: 945: 925: 907: 889: 869: 848: 776: 492:prisoners of war 409:and China, near 197: 147: 103: 101: 100: 85: 83: 82: 55: 43: 21: 6850: 6849: 6845: 6844: 6843: 6841: 6840: 6839: 6820: 6819: 6818: 6813: 6710: 6694: 6638: 6597: 6593:509th Composite 6093:9th Bombardment 6088:7th Bombardment 6083:6th Bombardment 6078:2nd Bombardment 6059: 6005:5th Bombardment 5993: 5940: 5931: 5915: 5898: 5868: 5863: 5760: 5719: 5715:509th Composite 5620:9th Bombardment 5615:6th Bombardment 5596: 5572:73d Bombardment 5555: 5522: 5509: 5468: 5452: 5421: 5379: 5362: 5332: 5327: 5318: 5297: 5278:Bennie L. Davis 5215: 5166:Beechcraft C-45 5152: 5138:Lockheed HC-130 5104: 5061: 4980: 4939: 4920:Lockheed DC-130 4911: 4904: 4837: 4835: 4820: 4803: 4780: 4775:509th Composite 4651: 4650:unit upon SAC's 4649: 4647: 4644: 4643: 4641: 4627: 4429: 4393: 4358: 4300: 4267: 4161: 4088: 3872: 3856: 3794: 3788: 3645: 3600: 3583: 3437: 3316:Clinton-Sherman 3264: 3254: 3201: 3154:Seymour Johnson 2917: 2902: 2891: 2861: 2852: 2779: 2758: 2717: 2669: 2650:Seymour Johnson 2588: 2542: 2533: 2514:Ninth (Central) 2495: 2485: 2455: 2450: 2430: 2421:Service numbers 2392:National Museum 2350:Army Air Forces 2317: 2311: 2279: 2273: 2231:Chief Scientist 2221:Medical Service 2216:Security Forces 2163: 2153: 2138:Security Forces 2095: 1992: 1934: 1908: 1868: 1864: 1859: 1740: 1735: 1705: 1692: 1683: 1681: 1679: 1662: 1640: 1629: 1622: 1613: 1611: 1601: 1590: 1583: 1574: 1572: 1570: 1559: 1552: 1543: 1541: 1522: 1515: 1500: 1497: 1492: 1482: 1480: 1474: 1473: 1464: 1459: 1455: 1445: 1443: 1438: 1437: 1433: 1424: 1420: 1411: 1407: 1402: 1398: 1389: 1378: 1373: 1369: 1364: 1360: 1355: 1351: 1346: 1342: 1337: 1333: 1329:Cate, pp. 41-42 1328: 1324: 1320:Cate, pp. 55-56 1319: 1315: 1310: 1306: 1297: 1278: 1268: 1266: 1260: 1259: 1204: 1195: 1194: 1185: 1181: 1170: 1168: 1162: 1159:prisoner of war 1147:Gallopin' Goose 1144: 1140: 1135: 1131: 1121: 1116: 1089: 1074:Western Pacific 1020:China Defensive 846: 821: 816: 773: 745: 650: 618: 593:of the 4123d's 573: 541: 509: 504: 458: 367:Army Air Forces 356:Gallopin' Goose 348: 328:Wichita, Kansas 296: 291: 286: 239:Army Air Forces 204: 177: 163: 98: 96: 80: 78: 62: 39: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 6848: 6846: 6838: 6837: 6832: 6822: 6821: 6815: 6814: 6812: 6811: 6806: 6801: 6796: 6791: 6786: 6781: 6776: 6771: 6766: 6761: 6756: 6751: 6746: 6741: 6736: 6730: 6729: 6723: 6720: 6719: 6716: 6715: 6712: 6711: 6709: 6708: 6702: 6700: 6696: 6695: 6693: 6692: 6687: 6682: 6677: 6672: 6667: 6662: 6657: 6652: 6646: 6644: 6643:Reconnaissance 6640: 6639: 6637: 6636: 6631: 6626: 6621: 6616: 6611: 6605: 6603: 6599: 6598: 6596: 6595: 6590: 6585: 6580: 6575: 6570: 6565: 6560: 6555: 6550: 6545: 6540: 6535: 6530: 6525: 6520: 6515: 6510: 6505: 6500: 6495: 6490: 6485: 6480: 6475: 6470: 6465: 6460: 6455: 6450: 6445: 6440: 6435: 6430: 6425: 6420: 6415: 6410: 6405: 6400: 6395: 6390: 6385: 6380: 6375: 6370: 6365: 6360: 6355: 6350: 6345: 6340: 6335: 6330: 6325: 6320: 6315: 6310: 6305: 6300: 6295: 6290: 6285: 6280: 6275: 6270: 6265: 6260: 6255: 6250: 6245: 6240: 6235: 6230: 6225: 6220: 6215: 6210: 6205: 6200: 6195: 6190: 6185: 6180: 6175: 6170: 6165: 6160: 6155: 6150: 6145: 6140: 6135: 6130: 6125: 6120: 6115: 6110: 6105: 6100: 6095: 6090: 6085: 6080: 6074: 6072: 6065: 6061: 6060: 6058: 6057: 6052: 6047: 6042: 6037: 6032: 6027: 6022: 6017: 6012: 6007: 6001: 5999: 5995: 5994: 5992: 5991: 5986: 5981: 5976: 5971: 5966: 5961: 5955: 5953: 5946: 5942: 5941: 5934: 5932: 5930: 5929: 5923: 5921: 5917: 5916: 5899: 5897: 5896: 5889: 5882: 5874: 5865: 5864: 5862: 5861: 5856: 5851: 5846: 5841: 5836: 5831: 5826: 5821: 5816: 5811: 5806: 5801: 5796: 5791: 5786: 5780: 5779: 5773: 5770: 5769: 5766: 5765: 5762: 5761: 5759: 5758: 5753: 5748: 5743: 5738: 5733: 5727: 5725: 5721: 5720: 5718: 5717: 5712: 5707: 5702: 5697: 5692: 5687: 5682: 5677: 5672: 5667: 5662: 5657: 5652: 5647: 5642: 5637: 5632: 5627: 5622: 5617: 5611: 5609: 5602: 5598: 5597: 5595: 5594: 5589: 5584: 5579: 5574: 5569: 5563: 5561: 5557: 5556: 5554: 5553: 5548: 5543: 5537: 5535: 5528: 5524: 5523: 5516: 5514: 5511: 5510: 5508: 5507: 5502: 5497: 5492: 5487: 5482: 5476: 5474: 5470: 5469: 5467: 5466: 5460: 5458: 5454: 5453: 5451: 5450: 5445: 5440: 5435: 5429: 5427: 5423: 5422: 5420: 5419: 5413: 5407: 5401: 5394: 5392: 5385: 5381: 5380: 5363: 5361: 5360: 5353: 5346: 5338: 5329: 5328: 5323: 5320: 5319: 5317: 5316: 5305: 5303: 5299: 5298: 5296: 5295: 5290: 5285: 5283:Larry D. Welch 5280: 5275: 5270: 5265: 5260: 5255: 5250: 5245: 5240: 5235: 5229: 5227: 5221: 5220: 5217: 5216: 5214: 5213: 5208: 5203: 5198: 5193: 5188: 5183: 5178: 5173: 5168: 5162: 5160: 5154: 5153: 5151: 5150: 5145: 5140: 5135: 5130: 5125: 5120: 5114: 5112: 5106: 5105: 5103: 5102: 5097: 5092: 5087: 5082: 5077: 5071: 5069: 5067:Reconnaissance 5063: 5062: 5060: 5059: 5054: 5049: 5044: 5039: 5034: 5029: 5024: 5019: 5014: 5009: 5004: 4999: 4994: 4988: 4986: 4982: 4981: 4979: 4978: 4973: 4968: 4963: 4958: 4953: 4947: 4945: 4941: 4940: 4938: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4922: 4916: 4914: 4906: 4905: 4903: 4902: 4897: 4892: 4887: 4882: 4877: 4872: 4867: 4862: 4857: 4851: 4849: 4840: 4830: 4829: 4826: 4825: 4822: 4821: 4819: 4818: 4811: 4809: 4808:Reconnaissance 4805: 4804: 4802: 4801: 4795: 4788: 4786: 4782: 4781: 4779: 4778: 4772: 4766: 4760: 4754: 4748: 4742: 4736: 4730: 4724: 4718: 4712: 4706: 4700: 4694: 4688: 4682: 4676: 4670: 4663: 4661: 4654: 4645: 4637: 4636: 4633: 4632: 4629: 4628: 4626: 4625: 4620: 4615: 4610: 4605: 4600: 4595: 4590: 4585: 4580: 4575: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4555: 4550: 4545: 4540: 4535: 4530: 4525: 4520: 4515: 4510: 4505: 4500: 4495: 4490: 4485: 4480: 4475: 4470: 4465: 4460: 4455: 4450: 4445: 4439: 4437: 4431: 4430: 4428: 4427: 4422: 4417: 4412: 4407: 4401: 4399: 4395: 4394: 4392: 4391: 4386: 4381: 4375: 4373: 4366: 4360: 4359: 4357: 4356: 4351: 4346: 4341: 4336: 4331: 4326: 4321: 4316: 4310: 4308: 4302: 4301: 4299: 4298: 4293: 4288: 4283: 4277: 4275: 4273:Reconnaissance 4269: 4268: 4266: 4265: 4262: 4257: 4252: 4247: 4242: 4237: 4232: 4227: 4222: 4217: 4212: 4207: 4202: 4197: 4192: 4187: 4182: 4177: 4171: 4169: 4163: 4162: 4160: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4119: 4114: 4109: 4104: 4098: 4096: 4090: 4089: 4087: 4086: 4081: 4076: 4071: 4066: 4061: 4056: 4051: 4046: 4041: 4036: 4031: 4026: 4021: 4016: 4011: 4006: 4001: 3996: 3991: 3986: 3981: 3976: 3971: 3966: 3961: 3956: 3951: 3946: 3941: 3936: 3931: 3926: 3921: 3916: 3911: 3906: 3901: 3895: 3893: 3884: 3878: 3877: 3874: 3873: 3871: 3870: 3864: 3862: 3858: 3857: 3855: 3854: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3834: 3829: 3824: 3819: 3814: 3809: 3804: 3798: 3796: 3790: 3789: 3787: 3786: 3781: 3776: 3771: 3766: 3761: 3756: 3751: 3746: 3741: 3736: 3731: 3726: 3721: 3716: 3711: 3706: 3701: 3696: 3691: 3686: 3681: 3676: 3671: 3666: 3660: 3658: 3651: 3647: 3646: 3644: 3643: 3638: 3633: 3628: 3623: 3617: 3615: 3606: 3602: 3601: 3594: 3592: 3589: 3588: 3585: 3584: 3582: 3581: 3576: 3571: 3569:RAF Woodbridge 3566: 3564:RAF Waddington 3561: 3556: 3551: 3546: 3544:RAF Sculthorpe 3541: 3536: 3531: 3526: 3521: 3516: 3511: 3506: 3501: 3496: 3491: 3486: 3484:RAF Chelveston 3481: 3479:RAF Burtonwood 3476: 3471: 3466: 3461: 3456: 3451: 3445: 3443: 3439: 3438: 3436: 3435: 3430: 3425: 3420: 3415: 3410: 3404: 3399: 3394: 3389: 3384: 3379: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3359: 3354: 3349: 3344: 3339: 3333: 3328: 3323: 3318: 3313: 3308: 3303: 3298: 3293: 3288: 3283: 3277: 3275: 3266: 3260: 3259: 3256: 3255: 3253: 3252: 3246: 3243:RAF Mildenhall 3240: 3237:RAF Lakenheath 3234: 3228: 3222: 3216: 3209: 3207: 3203: 3202: 3200: 3199: 3193: 3187: 3181: 3175: 3169: 3163: 3157: 3151: 3145: 3139: 3133: 3127: 3121: 3115: 3109: 3103: 3097: 3091: 3085: 3079: 3073: 3067: 3061: 3055: 3049: 3043: 3037: 3031: 3025: 3019: 3013: 3007: 3001: 2995: 2989: 2983: 2977: 2971: 2965: 2959: 2953: 2947: 2941: 2934: 2932: 2923: 2910: 2904: 2903: 2892: 2890: 2889: 2882: 2875: 2867: 2858: 2857: 2854: 2853: 2851: 2850: 2848:633rd Air Base 2845: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2795: 2789: 2787: 2781: 2780: 2778: 2777: 2772: 2766: 2764: 2760: 2759: 2757: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2731: 2725: 2723: 2719: 2718: 2716: 2715: 2710: 2705: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2684: 2682: 2675: 2671: 2670: 2668: 2667: 2662: 2657: 2652: 2647: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2620:Langley–Eustis 2617: 2612: 2607: 2602: 2596: 2594: 2590: 2589: 2587: 2586: 2581: 2576: 2571: 2566: 2561: 2556: 2550: 2548: 2544: 2543: 2536: 2534: 2532: 2531: 2526: 2521: 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Meyer 5261: 5259: 5256: 5254: 5251: 5249: 5246: 5244: 5241: 5239: 5236: 5234: 5233:George Kenney 5231: 5230: 5228: 5226: 5222: 5212: 5209: 5207: 5204: 5202: 5199: 5197: 5194: 5192: 5191:Douglas C-118 5189: 5187: 5184: 5182: 5179: 5177: 5174: 5172: 5169: 5167: 5164: 5163: 5161: 5159: 5155: 5149: 5146: 5144: 5141: 5139: 5136: 5134: 5131: 5129: 5126: 5124: 5121: 5119: 5116: 5115: 5113: 5111: 5107: 5101: 5098: 5096: 5093: 5091: 5088: 5086: 5083: 5081: 5080:Lockheed TR-1 5078: 5076: 5073: 5072: 5070: 5068: 5064: 5058: 5055: 5053: 5050: 5048: 5045: 5043: 5040: 5038: 5035: 5033: 5030: 5028: 5025: 5023: 5020: 5018: 5015: 5013: 5010: 5008: 5005: 5003: 5000: 4998: 4995: 4993: 4990: 4989: 4987: 4983: 4977: 4974: 4972: 4969: 4967: 4964: 4962: 4959: 4957: 4954: 4952: 4949: 4948: 4946: 4942: 4936: 4935:Boeing RC-135 4933: 4931: 4930:Boeing EC-135 4928: 4926: 4923: 4921: 4918: 4917: 4915: 4913: 4912:& Control 4907: 4901: 4898: 4896: 4893: 4891: 4888: 4886: 4883: 4881: 4878: 4876: 4873: 4871: 4868: 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6th Reconnaissance Squadron
6th Air Refueling Squadron
96th Air Refueling Squadron

MQ-1 Predator
United States
United States Air Force
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Holloman Air Force Base
Latin
China Burma India Theater
Pacific Theater of Operations
Distinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

United States Air Force
49th Wing
Holloman Air Force Base
unmanned aerial vehicles
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Army Air Forces
strategic bombing campaign against Japan
Distinguished Unit Citations
aerial reconnaissance
Strategic Air Command
Boeing RB-47 Stratojets
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
squadron
Smoky Hill Army Air Field
468th Bombardment Group

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