341st Air Refueling Squadron
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The 341st Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 397th Bombardment Wing
, stationed at Dow AFB, Maine
. It was inactivated on 1 February 1963
The squadron flew the KC-97F Stratotanker (Also KC-97G), providing air refueling to USAF units from 1955-1965. It was assigned to the following units:
The squadron was inactivated in 1963 as part of the phaseout of the KC-97 from SAC.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. It was last assigned to the 397th Bombardment Wing
397th Bombardment Wing
The 397th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Strategic Air Command 45th Air Division. It was last stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine, and was inactivated on 25 April 1968....
, stationed at Dow AFB, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. It was inactivated on 1 February 1963
The squadron flew the KC-97F Stratotanker (Also KC-97G), providing air refueling to USAF units from 1955-1965. It was assigned to the following units:
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, 11 June 1954 – 15 August 1955- 506th Strategic Fighter Wing, Dow AFB, MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, 15 August 1955-1 Feb 1956 - 820th Air Division, Dow AFB, Maine, 1 Feb 1956-1 Apr 1961
- 6th Air Division, Dow AFB, Maine, 1 April 1961-1 Feb 1963
- 397th Bombardment Wing397th Bombardment WingThe 397th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the Strategic Air Command 45th Air Division. It was last stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine, and was inactivated on 25 April 1968....
, Dow AFB, Maine, 1 Feb-1 Sep 1963
- 506th Strategic Fighter Wing, Dow AFB, Maine
The squadron was inactivated in 1963 as part of the phaseout of the KC-97 from SAC.