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14th Air Division
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Military unit
The 14th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force, stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 14 June 1989.
History
World War II
The organization was initially activated in
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The wing was reformed as the 14th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the primary
Cold War
Reactivated in 1951, the 14th Air Division was an intermediate command echelon of
Lockheed SR-71 aircraft.
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It was inactivated in 1991 as part of the military drawdown of the USAF after the end of the Cold War.
Lineage
- Established as the 14th Pursuit Wing on 19 October 1940
- Activated on 1 November 1940
- Inactivated on 23 January 1942
- Redesignated 14th Bombardment Wing on 23 August 1942
- Activated on 1 October 1942
- Redesignated: 14th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 1 February 1943
- Redesignated: 14th Combat Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 7 August 1944
- Redesignated: 14th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 15 June 1945
- Inactivated on 7 November 1945
- Redesignated 14th Air Division on 1 February 1951
- Organized on 10 February 1951
- Discontinued on 16 June 1952
- Activated on 16 June 1952
- Redesignated: 14th Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 March 1962
- Redesignated: 14th Air Division on 31 March 1972
- Inactivated on 1 September 1991[1]
Assignments
Hawaiian Air Force , 1 November 1940 – 23 January 1942
- Eighth Air Force, 1 October 1942
- Attached to: Third Air Force, 1 October 1942 – c. 11 May 1943
- Attached to:
96th Combat Bombardment Wing , Heavy, 5 – 15 June 1945
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Components
Wings
5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (later 5th Bombardment Wing): 10 February 1951 – 25 July 1968 (detached 14 January-12 April 1955)
6th Strategic Wing (later 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing): 30 June 1971 – 1 October 1976; 1 October 1985 – 9 August 1990
9th Bombardment Wing (later 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing): 10 February 1951 – 1 May 1953; 25 June 1966 – 1 September 1991
17th Bombardment Wing : 30 September 1975 – 30 September 1976
22d Bombardment Wing (later 22d Air Refueling Wing): 31 March 1970 – 30 June 1971; 23 January 1987 – 1 July 1988
55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing : 30 June 1971 – 1 October 1976; 1 October 1985 – 1 September 1991
92d Strategic Aerospace Wing : attached 15 June-1 July 1968, assigned 2 July 1968 – 31 March 1970
93d Bombardment Wing : 1 October 1976 – 1 October 1985
100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (later 100 Air Refueling Wing): 30 June 1971 – 1 August 1972; 30 September 1976 – 15 March 1983
320th Bombardment Wing : 1 February 1963 – 1 July 1965; 31 March 1970 – 30 June 1971; 1 October 1972 – 1 October 1982
456th Strategic Aerospace Wing (later, 456 Bombardment Wing): 1 February 1963 – 30 June 1971; 1 October 1972 – 30 September 1975
- 4126th Strategic Wing: 8 February 1959 – 1 February 1963
- 4134th Strategic Wing: 1 May 1958 – 1 February 1963
- 4200d Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 1 January 1965 – 25 June 1966[1]
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Groups
Squadrons
23d Pursuit Squadron : attached 5 October 1941 – 23 January 1942
- 91st Air Refueling Squadron: 1 April-1 August 1972
916th Air Refueling Squadron: 25 July 1968 – 31 March 1970; 1 April 1972 – 1 July 1977 [1]
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Stations
Wheeler Field , Hawaii, 1 November 1940
- Fort Shafter, Hawaii, 17 December 1941 – 23 January 1942
MacDill Field , Florida, 1 October 1942 – May 1943
- Camp Lynn, High Wycombe, England, 1 June 1943
- RAF Hethel, England, 4 June 1943
- Camp Thomas, Old Patton, England, c. 1 July 1943
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- RAF Shipdham, England, 13 September 1943
RAF Bury St Edmunds , England, 13 June-26 August 1945
- McChord Field, Washington, 6 September-7 November 1945
- Travis Air Force Base, California, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 25 January 1960
- Beale Air Force Base, California, 25 January 1960 – 1 September 1991[1]
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Aircraft and Missiles
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- Convair RB-36 Peacemaker, 1951–1955, 1955–1958;
- Convair B-36 Peacemaker, 1955–1958;
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1958–1971, 1972–1991;
- Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1959–1991;
- SM-68 (later LGM-25) Titan I, 1962–1965;
- Northrop T-38 Talon, 1965–1966;
- Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, 1966–1991;
Ryan AQM-34 Firebee , 1971–1972;
Sikorsky CH-3 , 1971–1972;
Lockheed DC-130 Hercules , 1971–1972;
- Boeing EC-135 ARIA, 1971–1976, 1986–1991;
- Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint, 1971–1976, 1986–1991;
- Lockheed U-2, 1971–1972, 1976–1991;
- Boeing E-4 "Nightwatch", 1975–1976, 1986–1991;
- Lockheed TR-1, 1982–1991;
- TC-135, 1986–1991[1]
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See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. .
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. .
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. .