The 68th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force

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. Its last was assigned to the 305th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965.

History

Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb group in July 1942. Assigned to Second Air Force as an operational training unit, providing replacement crew training for pilots and aircraws. Inactivated in 1944 with the phaseout of B-24 crew training.

Activated in 1952 as a Strategic Air Command air refueling squadron, initially with prop KC-97 tankers, upgrading to the jet KC-135 in 1959. Inactivated in 1965 when SAC phased out the B-47.

Lineage

• Constituted 468th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 9 July 1942

Activated on 15 July 1942

Inactivated on 1 April 1944

• Consolidated with 68th Air Refueling Squadron on 19 September 1985, established on 8 April 1952

Activated on 8 April 1952

Inactivated 28 May 1952

• Activated 25 November 1953

Inactivated 3 September 1957

• Activated 1 June 1959

Inactivated on 25 March 1965

Assignments

• 333d Bombardment Group
  333d Bombardment Group
  The 333d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 316 Bombardment Wing, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. It was inactivated on 28 May 1946-History:...
  
  , 15 July 1942-1 April 1944.
• 68th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, 8 April-28 May 1952
• 68th Bombardment Wing, 25 November 1953-3 September 1957
• 305th Bombardment Wing, 1 June 1959-25 March 1965

Stations

• Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah
  Utah
  Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
  
  , 15 July 1942
• Topeka Army Air Base, Kansas
  Kansas
  Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
  
  , c. 21 August 1942
• Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
  
  , 22 February 1943-1 April 1944
• Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana
  Louisiana
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  , 8 April-28 May 1952; 25 November 1953-3 September 1957
• Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana
  Indiana
  Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
  
  , 1 June 1959-25 March 1965

Aircraft

• B-24 Liberator
  B-24 Liberator
  The 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...
  
  , 1942–1943
• KC-97 Stratotanker
  KC-97 Stratotanker
  The 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:...
  
  , 1952–1957
• KC-135 Stratotanker
  KC-135 Stratotanker
  The 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...
  
  , 1959–1965