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864th Bombardment Squadron

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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. As part of this reorganization the 864th returned to its original designation as a bombardment squadron and assumed the mission, personnel and equipment of the
519:, Secretary of Defense, directed a phaseout program that would further reduce SAC's bomber force. This program called for the retirement of all B-52Cs, and of several subsequent B-52 models. In this drawdown, the squadron was inactivated on 2 April 1966. 948:
Aircraft is Consolidated B-24J-170-CO Liberator, serial 44-40559 "Kuuipo". Kuuipo means 'sweetheart' in Hawaiian. This aircraft was a veteran of 45 combat missions when she was badly shot up by Japanese fighters on a 25 July 1945 mission to bomb
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bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike, SAC had established the 4245th Strategic Wing at
6225: 479:. The 864th trained Italian Air Force personnel in the operation and launching of the Jupiter until it was inactivated on 1 June 1960 as the Italians assumed responsibility for their own missiles. 2786: 292:
filling out the squadron in March. The air echelon began to receive new B-24Js in May and they began departing for Hawaii on 28 May. The ground echelon began its move to Hawaii on 1 June 1944.
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raids and dropped propaganda leaflets over urban areas of Kyūshū. After the war's end, the unit transporting personnel and supplies from
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for additional training and modifications to its planes to meet theater standards until late September 1944, when it deployed to
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Approved 7 November 1958. Description: On an Air Force blue disc, a white missile pointing upward, trailing red exhaust to
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missile until again inactivating in 1960. In 1963, it returned to its original designation and was activated at Sheppard.
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Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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operations. The squadron finally conducted its first mission on 3 November, when it attacked Japanese
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personnel on the Jupiter missile, it was stationed at the arsenal, which was the location of the
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assumed the aircraft, personnel and equipment of the discontinued 4245th wing. The 4245th was a
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Lineage, including assignments, stations and aircraft, through 1963 in Maurer,
953:, Kyushu. Only two of the crew members survived. Missing Air Crew Report 14899. 328:, the air echelon only began to arrive on Angaur on 24 October 1944, after the 3617: 403:. It also struck airfields in China and Korea. The unit also participated in 373: 369: 361: 353: 368:
on Luzon. Early in 1945, the 864th struck ammunition and supply dumps in the
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Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II
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One half of the squadron's aircraft were maintained on fifteen minute
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Mountain Home Army Air Field, Idaho, 14 April 1944 – 1 June 1944
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Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, 1 February 1963 – 1 April 1966
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of the squadron trained under simulated combat conditions at
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it engaged primarily in attacks against enemy airfields on
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Angaur Airstrip, Angaur, Palau Islands, 30 September 1944
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494th Bombardment Group, 1 December 1943 – 4 January 1946
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Redstone Arsenal. Alabama, 15 January 1958 – 1 June 1960
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494th Bombardment Wing, 1 February 1963 – 2 April 1966
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was first activated in late 1943 for service during
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United States military aircraft designation systems
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Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. 1393:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II 1268: 1266: 1264: 1262: 1050: 1048: 1046: 1001: 999: 997: 995: 993: 991: 989: 693:Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation 244:Organization and training in the United States 5271: 4788: 4042: 1571: 1032: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1024: 987: 985: 983: 981: 979: 977: 975: 973: 971: 969: 8: 2142:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom 98: 5453: 5334: 5278: 5264: 5256: 5069: 4965: 4921: 4833: 4824:Previously: Hawaiian Air Force (1940-1942) 4795: 4781: 4773: 4647: 4594: 4179: 4071: 4049: 4035: 4027: 3535: 3349: 3061: 2579: 2346: 2301: 1961: 1618: 1605: 1578: 1564: 1556: 1160: 1158: 276:, Idaho. In January and February 1944, a 2989:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical 705: 667: 508:, which was simultaneously inactivated. 220:strategic bombing campaign against Japan 2830:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter) 1500:A Guide to Air Force Lineage and Honors 1203:. Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975 965: 924: 487:As part of its program to disperse its 483:Strategic Air Command bomber operations 477:36th Strategic Interdiction Air Brigade 463:was located thousands of miles away at 419:Port of Embarkation on 6 January 1946. 207:. It was inactivated on 2 April 1966. 191:unit. Its last assignment was with the 152:864th Strategic Missile Squadron emblem 1354:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 1292:, p. 271 (494th Wing bomber aircraft). 1256:, p. 271 (inactivation of 494th Wing). 656:Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1944–1945 17: 5421:46th Bombardment Operational Training 5401:16th Bombardment Operational Training 1057:"History of the 494th Bomb Group (H)" 659:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1963–1966 625:Wendover Field, Utah, 1 December 1943 594:1st Missile Division, 15 January 1958 126:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation 7: 4007:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery 4002: 1314:Air Force Historical Research Agency 733:30 September 1944 – 2 September 1945 766:Air Combat, Asiatic–Pacific Theater 435:The squadron was redesignated the 352:, bivouacs, and storage depots on 164:864th Bombardment Squadron emblem 137:864th Bombardment Squadron emblem 14: 1120:. Circolo del 72. 2 December 1961 751:30 September 1944 – 14 April 1944 603:1st Missile Division, 1 July 1959 559:864th Technical Training Squadron 473:864th Technical Training Squadron 304:B-24J Liberator 44-40559 "Kuuipo" 5321: 5286: 4908: 4803: 4001: 3821:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 3649:North American F-82 Twin Mustang 2288: 1586: 1528:SAC Missile Chronology 1939-1988 1308: This article incorporates 1303: 867: 849: 841:17 April 1945 – 2 September 1945 831: 813: 795: 777: 769:30 September 1944 – 2 March 1946 759: 741: 723: 685: 549:(IRBM-Jupiter) on 7 January 1958 547:864th Strategic Missile Squadron 437:864th Strategic Missile Squadron 224:864th Strategic Missile Squadron 170: 155: 143: 71: 53: 26: 3669:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 3593:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 2957:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile) 1498:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 1468:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 877:24 June 1945 – 2 September 1945 495:, Texas. In February 1963, the 387:in June 1945. From its base at 286:Army Air Forces Tactical Center 44:1943–1946; 1958–1960; 1963–1966 4896:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific 1320:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). 823:27 February 1945 – 4 July 1945 805:15 December 1944 – 4 July 1945 226:and conducted training on the 1: 6113:United States Army Air Forces 5163:United States Army Air Forces 3889:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 3508:91st Strategic Reconnaissance 2984:55th Strategic Reconnaissance 2979:26th Strategic Reconnaissance 1390:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) . 1351:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . 1081:SAC Missile Chronology, p. 15 787:17 October 1944 – 1 July 1945 697:17 October 1944 – 4 July 1945 609:, 1 June 1960 (not organized) 540:Inactivated on 6 January 1946 457:Army Ballistic Missile Agency 380:and airfields on the island. 116:Pacific Theater of Operations 4891:USAAF in the Central Pacific 3894:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 3826:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter 3654:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 2974:6th Strategic Reconnaissance 598:704th Strategic Missile Wing 578:Organized on 1 February 1963 554:Activated on 15 January 1958 537:Activated on 1 December 1943 532:, Heavy on 14 September 1943 310:Barking Sands Army Air Field 274:Mountain Home Army Air Field 270:Consolidated B-24 Liberators 201:Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses 3879:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter 3568:North American B-45 Tornado 3553:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit 1507:Watkins, Robert A. (2013). 1094:Kyle, Ed (14 August 2011). 880:864th Bombardment Squadron 862:864th Bombardment Squadron 844:864th Bombardment Squadron 826:864th Bombardment Squadron 808:864th Bombardment Squadron 790:864th Bombardment Squadron 772:864th Bombardment Squadron 754:864th Bombardment Squadron 736:864th Bombardment Squadron 700:864th Bombardment Squadron 607:Department of the Air Force 581:Inactivated on 2 April 1966 573:, Heavy on 15 November 1962 564:Discontinued on 1 June 1960 6242: 3841:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 3811:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 3664:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 3644:North American F-2 Mustang 3583:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 1175:Guide to Air Force Lineage 859:24 June 1945 – 2 July 1945 571:864th Bombardment Squadron 530:864th Bombardment Squadron 506:717th Bombardment Squadron 489:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 250:864th Bombardment Squadron 185:864th Bombardment Squadron 21:864th Bombardment Squadron 6108: 5406:17th Bombardment Training 5396:15th Bombardment Training 5319: 5158: 4906: 4822: 4015: 3904:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter 3659:North American F-86 Sabre 3578:Boeing B-50 Superfortress 3558:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 2286: 1989:Calumet Air Force Station 1143:. Air Force History Index 465:Vandenberg Air Force Base 308:The squadron remained at 25: 3768:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 1437:Mueller, Robert (1989). 423:Jupiter missile training 35:as flown by the squadron 4058:United States Air Force 3899:Convair C-131 Samaritan 3563:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1098:. SpaceLaunchReport.com 493:Sheppard Air Force Base 258:494th Bombardment Group 252:was first activated at 199:, Texas, where it flew 197:Sheppard Air Force Base 189:United States Air Force 79:United States Air Force 5360:IV Air Support Command 5345:II Air Support Command 3869:Douglas C-54 Skymaster 3836:Lockheed Martin KC-130 3783:Martin RB-57D Canberra 1310:public domain material 497:494th Bombardment Wing 432: 383:The squadron moved to 322:30th Bombardment Group 305: 193:494th Bombardment Wing 99: 3874:Fairchild C-82 Packet 3864:Douglas C-47 Skytrain 3573:Boeing B-47 Stratojet 1592:Strategic Air Command 469:Department of Defense 449:Strategic Air Command 431:SM-78 Jupiter missile 430: 303: 296:Combat in the Pacific 282:Orlando Army Air Base 205:Strategic Air Command 3961:Russell E. Dougherty 3588:Convair B-58 Hustler 1055:Sestak, Ray (2002). 1018:Watkins, pp. 102–103 820:Southern Philippines 730:Air Offensive, Japan 664:Awards and campaigns 461:1st Missile Division 264:group formed by the 6092:443nd Troop Carrier 6076:77th Reconnaissance 6071:71st Reconnaissance 5375:XXII Bomber Command 5142:549th Night Fighter 5137:548th Night Fighter 5116:316th Troop Carrier 5111:311th Troop Carrier 5085:41st Reconnaissance 5080:28th Reconnaissance 5053:419th Troop Carrier 3548:Rockwell B-1 Lancer 2334:Twentieth Air Force 2329:Sixteenth Air Force 2324:Fifteenth Air Force 2182:RAF Greenham Common 1237:Knaack, p. 248 n.41 528:Constituted as the 397:Inland Sea of Japan 360:at the entrance to 284:, Florida with the 272:at Wendover and at 33:B-52 stratofortress 6066:8th Reconnaissance 6061:7th Reconnaissance 6056:6th Reconnaissance 6051:5th Reconnaissance 6046:4th Reconnaissance 6041:3rd Reconnaissance 6036:2nd Reconnaissance 5699:388th Bombardment 5370:XXI Bomber Command 5355:II Fighter Command 5090:43d Reconnaissance 3981:John T. Chain, Jr, 3341:= initial assigned 2167:RAF Bruntingthorpe 709:Campaign Streamer 517:Robert S. McNamara 447:missile squadrons 433: 417:Vancouver Barracks 306: 268:. It trained with 6203: 6202: 6104: 6103: 6100: 6099: 5974:505th Bombardment 5969:504th Bombardment 5964:502nd Bombardment 5959:501st Bombardment 5954:500th Bombardment 5949:499th Bombardment 5944:498th Bombardment 5939:497th Bombardment 5934:494th Bombardment 5929:493rd Bombardment 5924:491st Bombardment 5919:490th Bombardment 5914:489th Bombardment 5909:488th Bombardment 5904:487th Bombardment 5899:486th Bombardment 5894:485th Bombardment 5889:484th Bombardment 5884:472nd Bombardment 5879:471st Bombardment 5874:470th Bombardment 5869:469th Bombardment 5864:468th Bombardment 5859:467th Bombardment 5854:464th Bombardment 5849:462nd Bombardment 5844:461st Bombardment 5839:460th Bombardment 5834:459th Bombardment 5829:458th Bombardment 5824:457th Bombardment 5819:456th Bombardment 5814:455th Bombardment 5809:454th Bombardment 5804:453rd Bombardment 5799:452nd Bombardment 5794:451st Bombardment 5789:450th Bombardment 5784:449th Bombardment 5779:448th Bombardment 5774:447th Bombardment 5769:446th Bombardment 5764:445th Bombardment 5759:444th Bombardment 5754:418th Bombardment 5749:415th Bombardment 5744:407th Bombardment 5739:401st Bombardment 5734:400th Bombardment 5729:399th Bombardment 5724:398th Bombardment 5719:396th Bombardment 5714:395th Bombardment 5709:393rd Bombardment 5704:390th Bombardment 5694:385th Bombardment 5689:384th Bombardment 5684:383rd Bombardment 5679:382nd Bombardment 5674:381st Bombardment 5669:379th Bombardment 5664:376th Bombardment 5659:351st Bombardment 5654:346th Bombardment 5649:333rd Bombardment 5644:331st Bombardment 5639:330th Bombardment 5634:312th Bombardment 5629:308th Bombardment 5624:307th Bombardment 5619:306th Bombardment 5614:305th Bombardment 5609:304th Bombardment 5604:303rd Bombardment 5599:302nd Bombardment 5594:301st Bombardment 5589:100th Bombardment 5441:316th Bombardment 5436:315th Bombardment 5365:XX Bomber Command 5350:II Bomber Command 5253: 5252: 5154: 5153: 5150: 5149: 5132:6th Night Fighter 5106:9th Troop Carrier 5061: 5060: 5001:494th Bombardment 4996:307th Bombardment 4904: 4903: 4812:Seventh Air Force 4770: 4769: 4766: 4765: 4762: 4761: 4586: 4585: 4582: 4581: 4024: 4023: 3986:George Lee Butler 3951:Bruce K. Holloway 3946:Joseph J. Nazzaro 3912: 3911: 3521: 3520: 3517: 3516: 3328: 3327: 3324: 3323: 2569: 2568: 2554:Strategic missile 2284: 2283: 2280: 2279: 2247:RAF South Ruislip 2202:RAF Upper Heyford 1951: 1950: 1518:978-0-7643-4346-9 919:Explanatory notes 884: 883: 704: 703: 453:Italian Air Force 439:and activated at 178: 177: 167: 140: 6233: 5584:99th Bombardment 5579:96th Bombardment 5574:95th Bombardment 5569:94th Bombardment 5564:88th Bombardment 5559:86th Bombardment 5554:86th Bombardment 5549:85th Bombardment 5544:48th Bombardment 5539:47th Bombardment 5534:46th Bombardment 5529:42nd Bombardment 5524:40th Bombardment 5519:39th Bombardment 5514:34th Bombardment 5509:29th Bombardment 5504:25th Bombardment 5499:19th Bombardment 5494:17th Bombardment 5489:16th Bombardment 5484:12th Bombardment 5454: 5431:73rd Bombardment 5426:58th Bombardment 5416:21st Bombardment 5411:18th Replacement 5335: 5325: 5295:Second Air Force 5290: 5280: 5273: 5266: 5257: 5070: 4991:41st Bombardment 4986:30th Bombardment 4981:11th Bombardment 4966: 4922: 4912: 4834: 4807: 4797: 4790: 4783: 4774: 4648: 4595: 4180: 4072: 4051: 4044: 4037: 4028: 4005: 4004: 3966:Richard H. Ellis 3536: 3350: 3346: 3062: 2580: 2347: 2319:Eighth Air Force 2314:Second Air Force 2302: 2292: 2197:RAF High Wycombe 2162:RAF Brize Norton 2147:RAF Bassingbourn 1962: 1889:Wright-Patterson 1619: 1606: 1590: 1580: 1573: 1566: 1557: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1533: 1522: 1503: 1494: 1492: 1490: 1475: 1464: 1462: 1460: 1445: 1433: 1431: 1429: 1398: 1386: 1384: 1382: 1359: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1328: 1307: 1306: 1293: 1283: 1277: 1274:Combat Squadrons 1270: 1257: 1247: 1238: 1235: 1229: 1222: 1213: 1212: 1210: 1208: 1197: 1191: 1188:Combat Squadrons 1184: 1178: 1171: 1165: 1162: 1153: 1152: 1150: 1148: 1137: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1114: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1103: 1091: 1082: 1079: 1073: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1052: 1041: 1034: 1019: 1016: 1010: 1007:Combat Squadrons 1003: 954: 946: 940: 929: 871: 853: 835: 817: 799: 781: 763: 748:Eastern Mandates 745: 727: 706: 689: 668: 561:on 15 April 1959 441:Redstone Arsenal 350:gun emplacements 174: 165: 159: 147: 138: 102: 77: 75: 74: 59: 57: 56: 30: 18: 6241: 6240: 6236: 6235: 6234: 6232: 6231: 6230: 6206: 6205: 6204: 6199: 6096: 6080: 6024: 5983: 5979:509th Composite 5479:9th Bombardment 5474:7th Bombardment 5469:6th Bombardment 5464:2nd Bombardment 5445: 5391:5th Bombardment 5379: 5326: 5317: 5301: 5284: 5254: 5249: 5146: 5120: 5094: 5057: 5041: 5005: 4976:5th Bombardment 4957: 4941: 4913: 4900: 4879: 4858: 4825: 4818: 4801: 4771: 4758: 4682: 4672: 4662: 4639: 4578: 4562: 4544: 4526: 4503: 4475: 4362: 4246: 4171: 4063: 4055: 4025: 4020: 4011: 3990: 3971:Bennie L. Davis 3908: 3859:Beechcraft C-45 3845: 3831:Lockheed HC-130 3797: 3754: 3673: 3632: 3613:Lockheed DC-130 3604: 3597: 3530: 3528: 3513: 3496: 3473: 3468:509th Composite 3344: 3343:unit upon SAC's 3342: 3340: 3337: 3336: 3334: 3320: 3122: 3086: 3051: 2993: 2960: 2854: 2781: 2565: 2549: 2487: 2481: 2338: 2293: 2276: 2130: 2009:Clinton-Sherman 1957: 1947: 1894: 1847:Seymour Johnson 1610: 1595: 1584: 1546: 1544: 1542: 1531: 1525: 1519: 1506: 1497: 1488: 1486: 1484: 1467: 1458: 1456: 1454: 1443: 1436: 1427: 1425: 1407: 1396: 1389: 1380: 1378: 1368: 1357: 1350: 1341: 1339: 1337: 1326: 1319: 1304: 1301: 1296: 1284: 1280: 1271: 1260: 1248: 1241: 1236: 1232: 1223: 1216: 1206: 1204: 1199: 1198: 1194: 1185: 1181: 1172: 1168: 1164:Mueller, p. 543 1163: 1156: 1146: 1144: 1139: 1138: 1134: 1123: 1121: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1101: 1099: 1093: 1092: 1085: 1080: 1076: 1066: 1064: 1054: 1053: 1044: 1035: 1022: 1017: 1013: 1004: 967: 958: 957: 947: 943: 930: 926: 916: 911: 889: 874:China Offensive 838:Western Pacific 666: 653: 622: 588: 525: 485: 425: 395:and around the 389:Yontan Airfield 358:Caballo Islands 314:Angaur Airstrip 298: 266:Army Air Forces 246: 241: 236: 187:is an inactive 181: 100:Optimus Maximus 72: 70: 54: 52: 36: 12: 11: 5: 6239: 6237: 6229: 6228: 6223: 6218: 6208: 6207: 6201: 6200: 6198: 6197: 6192: 6187: 6182: 6177: 6172: 6167: 6162: 6157: 6152: 6147: 6142: 6137: 6132: 6127: 6122: 6116: 6115: 6109: 6106: 6105: 6102: 6101: 6098: 6097: 6095: 6094: 6088: 6086: 6082: 6081: 6079: 6078: 6073: 6068: 6063: 6058: 6053: 6048: 6043: 6038: 6032: 6030: 6029:Reconnaissance 6026: 6025: 6023: 6022: 6017: 6012: 6007: 6002: 5997: 5991: 5989: 5985: 5984: 5982: 5981: 5976: 5971: 5966: 5961: 5956: 5951: 5946: 5941: 5936: 5931: 5926: 5921: 5916: 5911: 5906: 5901: 5896: 5891: 5886: 5881: 5876: 5871: 5866: 5861: 5856: 5851: 5846: 5841: 5836: 5831: 5826: 5821: 5816: 5811: 5806: 5801: 5796: 5791: 5786: 5781: 5776: 5771: 5766: 5761: 5756: 5751: 5746: 5741: 5736: 5731: 5726: 5721: 5716: 5711: 5706: 5701: 5696: 5691: 5686: 5681: 5676: 5671: 5666: 5661: 5656: 5651: 5646: 5641: 5636: 5631: 5626: 5621: 5616: 5611: 5606: 5601: 5596: 5591: 5586: 5581: 5576: 5571: 5566: 5561: 5556: 5551: 5546: 5541: 5536: 5531: 5526: 5521: 5516: 5511: 5506: 5501: 5496: 5491: 5486: 5481: 5476: 5471: 5466: 5460: 5458: 5451: 5447: 5446: 5444: 5443: 5438: 5433: 5428: 5423: 5418: 5413: 5408: 5403: 5398: 5393: 5387: 5385: 5381: 5380: 5378: 5377: 5372: 5367: 5362: 5357: 5352: 5347: 5341: 5339: 5332: 5328: 5327: 5320: 5318: 5316: 5315: 5309: 5307: 5303: 5302: 5285: 5283: 5282: 5275: 5268: 5260: 5251: 5250: 5248: 5247: 5242: 5237: 5232: 5227: 5222: 5217: 5212: 5207: 5202: 5197: 5192: 5187: 5182: 5177: 5172: 5166: 5165: 5159: 5156: 5155: 5152: 5151: 5148: 5147: 5145: 5144: 5139: 5134: 5128: 5126: 5122: 5121: 5119: 5118: 5113: 5108: 5102: 5100: 5096: 5095: 5093: 5092: 5087: 5082: 5076: 5074: 5073:Reconnaissance 5067: 5063: 5062: 5059: 5058: 5056: 5055: 5049: 5047: 5043: 5042: 5040: 5039: 5034: 5029: 5024: 5019: 5013: 5011: 5007: 5006: 5004: 5003: 4998: 4993: 4988: 4983: 4978: 4972: 4970: 4963: 4959: 4958: 4956: 4955: 4949: 4947: 4943: 4942: 4940: 4939: 4934: 4928: 4926: 4919: 4915: 4914: 4907: 4905: 4902: 4901: 4899: 4898: 4893: 4887: 4885: 4881: 4880: 4878: 4877: 4872: 4866: 4864: 4860: 4859: 4857: 4856: 4851: 4846: 4840: 4838: 4831: 4827: 4826: 4823: 4820: 4819: 4802: 4800: 4799: 4792: 4785: 4777: 4768: 4767: 4764: 4763: 4760: 4759: 4757: 4756: 4751: 4746: 4741: 4736: 4731: 4726: 4721: 4716: 4711: 4706: 4701: 4696: 4690: 4688: 4684: 4683: 4680: 4678: 4674: 4673: 4670: 4668: 4664: 4663: 4661: 4660: 4654: 4652: 4645: 4641: 4640: 4638: 4637: 4632: 4627: 4622: 4617: 4612: 4607: 4601: 4599: 4592: 4588: 4587: 4584: 4583: 4580: 4579: 4577: 4576: 4570: 4568: 4564: 4563: 4561: 4560: 4554: 4552: 4546: 4545: 4543: 4542: 4536: 4534: 4528: 4527: 4525: 4524: 4519: 4513: 4511: 4505: 4504: 4502: 4501: 4496: 4491: 4485: 4483: 4477: 4476: 4474: 4473: 4468: 4463: 4458: 4453: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4433: 4428: 4423: 4418: 4413: 4408: 4403: 4398: 4393: 4388: 4383: 4378: 4372: 4370: 4364: 4363: 4361: 4360: 4355: 4350: 4345: 4340: 4335: 4330: 4325: 4320: 4315: 4310: 4305: 4300: 4295: 4290: 4285: 4280: 4275: 4270: 4265: 4260: 4254: 4252: 4248: 4247: 4245: 4244: 4239: 4234: 4229: 4224: 4219: 4214: 4209: 4204: 4199: 4194: 4188: 4186: 4177: 4173: 4172: 4170: 4169: 4164: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4119: 4114: 4109: 4104: 4099: 4094: 4089: 4084: 4078: 4076: 4069: 4065: 4064: 4056: 4054: 4053: 4046: 4039: 4031: 4022: 4021: 4016: 4013: 4012: 4010: 4009: 3998: 3996: 3992: 3991: 3989: 3988: 3983: 3978: 3976:Larry D. Welch 3973: 3968: 3963: 3958: 3953: 3948: 3943: 3938: 3933: 3928: 3922: 3920: 3914: 3913: 3910: 3909: 3907: 3906: 3901: 3896: 3891: 3886: 3881: 3876: 3871: 3866: 3861: 3855: 3853: 3847: 3846: 3844: 3843: 3838: 3833: 3828: 3823: 3818: 3813: 3807: 3805: 3799: 3798: 3796: 3795: 3790: 3785: 3780: 3775: 3770: 3764: 3762: 3760:Reconnaissance 3756: 3755: 3753: 3752: 3747: 3742: 3737: 3732: 3727: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3707: 3702: 3697: 3692: 3687: 3681: 3679: 3675: 3674: 3672: 3671: 3666: 3661: 3656: 3651: 3646: 3640: 3638: 3634: 3633: 3631: 3630: 3625: 3620: 3615: 3609: 3607: 3599: 3598: 3596: 3595: 3590: 3585: 3580: 3575: 3570: 3565: 3560: 3555: 3550: 3544: 3542: 3533: 3523: 3522: 3519: 3518: 3515: 3514: 3512: 3511: 3504: 3502: 3501:Reconnaissance 3498: 3497: 3495: 3494: 3488: 3481: 3479: 3475: 3474: 3472: 3471: 3465: 3459: 3453: 3447: 3441: 3435: 3429: 3423: 3417: 3411: 3405: 3399: 3393: 3387: 3381: 3375: 3369: 3363: 3356: 3354: 3347: 3338: 3330: 3329: 3326: 3325: 3322: 3321: 3319: 3318: 3313: 3308: 3303: 3298: 3293: 3288: 3283: 3278: 3273: 3268: 3263: 3258: 3253: 3248: 3243: 3238: 3233: 3228: 3223: 3218: 3213: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3178: 3173: 3168: 3163: 3158: 3153: 3148: 3143: 3138: 3132: 3130: 3124: 3123: 3121: 3120: 3115: 3110: 3105: 3100: 3094: 3092: 3088: 3087: 3085: 3084: 3079: 3074: 3068: 3066: 3059: 3053: 3052: 3050: 3049: 3044: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3019: 3014: 3009: 3003: 3001: 2995: 2994: 2992: 2991: 2986: 2981: 2976: 2970: 2968: 2966:Reconnaissance 2962: 2961: 2959: 2958: 2955: 2950: 2945: 2940: 2935: 2930: 2925: 2920: 2915: 2910: 2905: 2900: 2895: 2890: 2885: 2880: 2875: 2870: 2864: 2862: 2856: 2855: 2853: 2852: 2847: 2842: 2837: 2832: 2827: 2822: 2817: 2812: 2807: 2802: 2797: 2791: 2789: 2783: 2782: 2780: 2779: 2774: 2769: 2764: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2744: 2739: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2679: 2674: 2669: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2644: 2639: 2634: 2629: 2624: 2619: 2614: 2609: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2588: 2586: 2577: 2571: 2570: 2567: 2566: 2564: 2563: 2557: 2555: 2551: 2550: 2548: 2547: 2542: 2537: 2532: 2527: 2522: 2517: 2512: 2507: 2502: 2497: 2491: 2489: 2483: 2482: 2480: 2479: 2474: 2469: 2464: 2459: 2454: 2449: 2444: 2439: 2434: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2374: 2369: 2364: 2359: 2353: 2351: 2344: 2340: 2339: 2337: 2336: 2331: 2326: 2321: 2316: 2310: 2308: 2299: 2295: 2294: 2287: 2285: 2282: 2281: 2278: 2277: 2275: 2274: 2269: 2264: 2262:RAF Woodbridge 2259: 2257:RAF Waddington 2254: 2249: 2244: 2239: 2237:RAF Sculthorpe 2234: 2229: 2224: 2219: 2214: 2209: 2204: 2199: 2194: 2189: 2184: 2179: 2177:RAF Chelveston 2174: 2172:RAF Burtonwood 2169: 2164: 2159: 2154: 2149: 2144: 2138: 2136: 2132: 2131: 2129: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2113: 2108: 2103: 2097: 2092: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2026: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2006: 2001: 1996: 1991: 1986: 1981: 1976: 1970: 1968: 1959: 1953: 1952: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1945: 1939: 1936:RAF Mildenhall 1933: 1930:RAF Lakenheath 1927: 1921: 1915: 1909: 1902: 1900: 1896: 1895: 1893: 1892: 1886: 1880: 1874: 1868: 1862: 1856: 1850: 1844: 1838: 1832: 1826: 1820: 1814: 1808: 1802: 1796: 1790: 1784: 1778: 1772: 1766: 1760: 1754: 1748: 1742: 1736: 1730: 1724: 1718: 1712: 1706: 1700: 1694: 1688: 1682: 1676: 1670: 1664: 1658: 1652: 1646: 1640: 1634: 1627: 1625: 1616: 1603: 1597: 1596: 1585: 1583: 1582: 1575: 1568: 1560: 1554: 1553: 1541:978-1521159439 1540: 1523: 1517: 1504: 1495: 1482: 1465: 1452: 1434: 1405: 1387: 1366: 1348: 1335: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1294: 1278: 1258: 1239: 1230: 1214: 1192: 1179: 1166: 1154: 1132: 1109: 1083: 1074: 1063:on 5 July 2008 1042: 1020: 1011: 964: 963: 962: 956: 955: 941: 923: 922: 921: 920: 915: 912: 910: 907: 906: 905: 900: 895: 888: 885: 882: 881: 878: 875: 872: 864: 863: 860: 857: 854: 846: 845: 842: 839: 836: 828: 827: 824: 821: 818: 810: 809: 806: 803: 800: 792: 791: 788: 785: 782: 774: 773: 770: 767: 764: 756: 755: 752: 749: 746: 738: 737: 734: 731: 728: 720: 719: 716: 713: 710: 702: 701: 698: 695: 690: 682: 681: 678: 675: 672: 671:Award streamer 665: 662: 661: 660: 657: 652: 649: 648: 647: 644: 641: 638: 635: 632: 629: 626: 621: 618: 617: 616: 613: 610: 604: 601: 595: 592: 587: 584: 583: 582: 579: 575: 574: 566: 565: 562: 555: 551: 550: 542: 541: 538: 534: 533: 524: 521: 484: 481: 424: 421: 297: 294: 254:Wendover Field 245: 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 179: 176: 175: 168: 166:(World War II) 161: 160: 153: 149: 148: 141: 134: 133: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 113: 109: 108: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 68: 64: 63: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 31: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6238: 6227: 6224: 6222: 6219: 6217: 6214: 6213: 6211: 6196: 6193: 6191: 6188: 6186: 6183: 6181: 6178: 6176: 6173: 6171: 6168: 6166: 6163: 6161: 6158: 6156: 6153: 6151: 6148: 6146: 6143: 6141: 6138: 6136: 6133: 6131: 6128: 6126: 6123: 6121: 6118: 6117: 6114: 6111: 6110: 6107: 6093: 6090: 6089: 6087: 6085:Troop Carrier 6083: 6077: 6074: 6072: 6069: 6067: 6064: 6062: 6059: 6057: 6054: 6052: 6049: 6047: 6044: 6042: 6039: 6037: 6034: 6033: 6031: 6027: 6021: 6020:508th Fighter 6018: 6016: 6015:507th Fighter 6013: 6011: 6008: 6006: 6003: 6001: 5998: 5996: 5993: 5992: 5990: 5986: 5980: 5977: 5975: 5972: 5970: 5967: 5965: 5962: 5960: 5957: 5955: 5952: 5950: 5947: 5945: 5942: 5940: 5937: 5935: 5932: 5930: 5927: 5925: 5922: 5920: 5917: 5915: 5912: 5910: 5907: 5905: 5902: 5900: 5897: 5895: 5892: 5890: 5887: 5885: 5882: 5880: 5877: 5875: 5872: 5870: 5867: 5865: 5862: 5860: 5857: 5855: 5852: 5850: 5847: 5845: 5842: 5840: 5837: 5835: 5832: 5830: 5827: 5825: 5822: 5820: 5817: 5815: 5812: 5810: 5807: 5805: 5802: 5800: 5797: 5795: 5792: 5790: 5787: 5785: 5782: 5780: 5777: 5775: 5772: 5770: 5767: 5765: 5762: 5760: 5757: 5755: 5752: 5750: 5747: 5745: 5742: 5740: 5737: 5735: 5732: 5730: 5727: 5725: 5722: 5720: 5717: 5715: 5712: 5710: 5707: 5705: 5702: 5700: 5697: 5695: 5692: 5690: 5687: 5685: 5682: 5680: 5677: 5675: 5672: 5670: 5667: 5665: 5662: 5660: 5657: 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Index


B-52 stratofortress
United States
United States Air Force
Heavy bomber
Latin
Pacific Theater of Operations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation



United States Air Force
494th Bombardment Wing
Sheppard Air Force Base
Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses
Strategic Air Command
squadron
World War II
strategic bombing campaign against Japan
SM-78 Jupiter
Wendover Field
494th Bombardment Group
heavy bomber
Army Air Forces
Consolidated B-24 Liberators
Mountain Home Army Air Field
cadre
Orlando Army Air Base
Army Air Forces Tactical Center
aircrews

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