42d Air Refueling Squadron
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The 42d Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 42d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Loring AFB, Maine
. It was inactivated on 1 September 1991.
The squadron was established at Limestone (later Loring) AFB on 18 January 1955 to support the 42d Bombardment Wing; remained assigned to the 42d BMW until it's inactivation as part of the drawdown after the end of the Cold War
on 1 September 1991.
On 19 Sep 1985, the 42d Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy was consolidated with the 542d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy which was Constituted 28 Oct 1942, Activated 3 Nov 1942 and Inactivated 1 Apr 1944.
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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 42d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Loring 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 September 1991.
The squadron was established at Limestone (later Loring) AFB on 18 January 1955 to support the 42d Bombardment Wing; remained assigned to the 42d BMW until it's inactivation as part of the drawdown after the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
on 1 September 1991.
On 19 Sep 1985, the 42d Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy was consolidated with the 542d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy which was Constituted 28 Oct 1942, Activated 3 Nov 1942 and Inactivated 1 Apr 1944.
Assignments
- 383d Bombardment Group (Heavy), 3 Nov 1942 - 1 Apr 1944.
- 42d Bombardment Wing, Heavy 18 Jan 1955 - 1 September 1991
- Attached: Thule Tanker Task Force, 2 Nov - 28 Dec 1955;
- Attached: 5th Air Division, 6-19 Mar 1956;
- Attached: Thule Tanker Task Force, 28 Dec 1956 - 7 Mar 1957;
- Attached: 4082d Strategic Wing, 1 Jul - 5 Oct 1959)
Stationed:
- Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 3 Nov 1942;
- Rapid City AAB, South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, 12 Nov 1942; - Geiger Field, Washington, 20 Jun 1943;
- Petersen Field, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, 26 Oct 1943 - 1 Apr 1944.
- Loring 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...
, 18 Jan 1955 - 1 September 1991- (Deployed to: Thule AFB, GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
2 Nov - 28 Dec 1955; - Sidi Slimane AB, French MoroccoFrench MoroccoFrench Protectorate of Morocco was a French protectorate in Morocco, established by the Treaty of Fez. French Morocco did not include the north of the country, which was a Spanish protectorate...
, 6-19 Mar 1956; - Thule AFB, GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, 28 Dec 1956 - 7 Mar 1957; - Goose AB, LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
, 1 Jul - 5 Oct 1959)
- (Deployed to: Thule AFB, Greenland
Aircraft:
- B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943;
- B-24 LiberatorB-24 LiberatorThe Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...
, 1943 - 1944. - KC-97 StratotankerKC-97 StratotankerThe Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker was a United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.-Design and development:...
, 1955-1957 - KC-135 StratotankerKC-135 StratotankerThe Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling military aircraft. It and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker...
, 1957-1991
Awards, Honors & Decoration:
- Service Streamers: American Theater
- Campaign Streamers: None
- Decorations: None
Insignia:
- Approved 20 July 1984 AFMPC: 84-0086 / DF-SC-11000
- Replaced Previous Approved (1955) Insignia
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