307th Air Refueling Squadron
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The 307th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive
K.I. Sawyer AFB
, Michigan. It was inactivated on 1 August 1990.
History
The 307th ARS was first activated in June 1950 and attached to the
KB-29M Superfortress, a British grappling hose-type refueling aircraft. On 1 August 1951, the people and equipment inactivated and stayed at Davis–Monthan to form the 9th Air Refueling Squadron
.
In August 1951, upon relocating to
KB-29P Superfortress, a boom type refueling system developed by Boeing
. It was at Walker that the squadron performed the first U.S. Air Force over-water fighter refueling mission. Many people assigned to the squadron during this time participated in Project Ivy, the atomic tests in the Pacific.
After relocating to
42d Air Division
. However, when everyone but one officer and one airman were reassigned, the squadron was inactivated on 18 November 1953.
Just six months later, the unit was reactivated and flew out of
Lincoln Air Force Base
, Nebraska, and rejoin the 307th Bombardment Wing. From 1955 to 1960 the 307th deployed to numerous bases outside the United States, providing tanker support for Strategic Air Command (SAC) forces.
In June 1960 the unit moved once again to
KC-135A Stratotanker
. The unit inactivated on 1 August 1990.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 307th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium on 5 May 1950
- Activated on 16 June 1950
- Inactivated on 18 November 1953
- Reactivated on 18 May 1954
- Discontinued and inactivated 25 June 1966
- Redesignated 307th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy
- Activated on 30 September 1985
- Inactivated on 1 August 1990
Assignments
- 307th Bombardment Group, 16 June 1950 (attached to 307th Bombardment Wing, c. 1 August 1950, 6th Bombardment Wing after 1 August 1951)[1]
- 307th Bombardment Wing, 16 June 1952 (attached to
- 42d Air Division, 1 July 1953 – 18 November 1953 (attached to
- 321st Bombardment Wing after 28 September 1954)[6]
- 307th Bombardment Wing, 8 November 1954 (attached to
- 4045th Air Refueling Wing, 1 June 1960
- 500th Air Refueling Wing, 1 January 1963[8]
- 40th Air Division 15 December 1964 – 25 June 1966
- 410th Bombardment Wing, 30 September 1985 – 1 August 1990
Stations
- MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 16 June 1950[9]
- Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 16 September 1950
- Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1 August 1951
- Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, 1 July 1953 – 18 November 1953[10]
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 18 May 1954[11]
- Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska, 8 November 1954
- Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 June 1960 – 25 June 1966
- K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 30 September 1985 – 1 August 1990
Aircraft
- KB-29M Superfortess, 1950–1951
- KB-29P Superfortress, 1951–1953
- KC-97G Stratotanker, 1954–1966
- KC-135A Stratotanker, 1985–1990
References
Notes
- ^ Ravenstein, pp. 16, 71, 154
- ^ a b Ravenstein, pp.153–156
- ^ "Factsheet 47 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Factsheet 42 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Ravenstein, p. 50
- ^ Ravenstein, p. 172
- ^ Ravenstein, p. 138
- ^ Ravenstein, p. 273
- ^ Mueller, p. 352
- ^ Mueller, p. 32
- ^ Mueller, p. 389
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Smith, Richard K. (1998). Seventy-Five Years of Inflight Refueling: Highlights, 1923-1998 (PDF). Air Force History and Museums Program. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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