9th Bomb Squadron
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The 9th Bomb Squadron (9 BS) is part of the 7th Bomb Wing
at Dyess Air Force Base
, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer
aircraft providing strategic bombing capability. Established 14 June 1917, the 9th is the oldest active bomb squadron in the Air Force.
, New York before deploying to France. The 9 BS saw combat with First Army as observation unit specializing in night reconnaissance
, 2 September 1918 – 11 November 1918, and subsequently served with Third Army as part of occupation forces
until May 1919 when the unit was demobilized.
Squadron returned to the United States in mid 1919, being reformed at Park Field, near Nashville, Tennessee
in mid 1919. Assigned to March Field, near Riverside, California
and from late 1919 until 1931 operated numerous bomber aircraft procured by the Air Service. Patrolled the Mexican border
from August 1919 to April 1920 and c. January–July 1921; flew demonstration flights, carried mail and performed other missions as deemed necessary by the Air Service, later GHQ Air Force.
Received B-18 Bolo
s in 1937, then early-model B-17C/D Flying Fortresses in 1940. After the Pearl Harbor Attack in December 1941, the squadron flew Antisubmarine
patrols off the California coast, 8 December -c. 12 December 1941. Deployed to Clark Field, Philippines in late December, moving to Australia in early 1942, when operations from Clark and later Del Monte Field
on Mindanao
became untenable during the 1942 Battle of the Philippines
.
Deployed B-17 bombers to airfields on Java
during the 1942 Papua New Guinea
Campaign, carrying out raids on advancing Japanese ground forces and naval targets, but forced to withdraw back to Australia with the Japanese victory in March 1942. Reassigned to India and became one of the initial units of what became Tenth Air Force
, forming at Karachi Airport; then flying combat missions over Burma from Allahabad Airport in central India.
On June 1942, the German Afrika Korps
advance in North Africa
forced the British Eighth Army to retreat towards Egypt
putting British Middle East Command at risk. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) had already planned for a buildup of American air power in the Middle East in January 1942 in response to a request from the British Chief of the Air Staff. The 9th Bombardment Squadron, with its remaining B-17 aircraft was reassigned to RAF Lydda
in British Palestine in July. However the early-model B-17s were considered unsuitable for combat and were replaced by LB-30 Liberators which had been ferried across the South Atlantic and over central Africa. Carried out long-range bombardment raids over enemy targets in western Egypt
and Libya
until October when Ninth Air Force was formed and additional USAAF B-24 heavy bomber units arrived in Egypt.
Re-equipped with B-24D Liberators and reassigned back to Tenth Air Force
in India, where for the balance of the war, carried out long distance heavy bomb raids over Japanese targets primarily in Burma, Thailand
and Indochina
; although also attacked Japanese targets in Southeastern China attacking airfields, fuel and supply dumps, locomotive works, railways, bridges, docks, warehouses, shipping, and troop concentrations in Burma and struck oil refineries in Thailand
, power plants in China and enemy shipping in the Andaman Sea
. Ceased bombing operations in late May 1945 and was attached to the Air Transport Command
to haul gasoline from India over the Himalayas
to China. Squadron demobilized in India, leaving B-24s to Indian Colonial forces, inactivated as a paper unit in the United States in early 1946.
Reactivated in 1946 as a B-29 Superfortress
bombardment squadron and trained in global bombardment operations flying simulated bombing missions over various cities, as well as performing intercontinental training missions over the Pacific and later to Europe, deploying to Giebelstadt Army Airfield
, near Würzburg
, West Germany. During their ten-day stay, the squadron participated in training operations over Europe, as well as a show-of-force display by the United States in the early part of the Cold War
with the Soviet Union
.
In June 1948 the first Consolidated B-36A Peacekeeper
was delivered. Operated B-36s until 1958 when the squadron began conversion to the B-52 Stratoforterss. During January 1958, the squadron began transferring its B-36 bombers to various SAC wings.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the primary mission of the squadron was training in global strategic bombardment training . The 9th deployed B-52s and aircrews for combat in Southeast Asia
, June–November 1965. It trained B-52 aircrews to maintain combat readiness from, 1971–1992.
It has provided aircraft and aircrews for conventional
takings since 1993, when the 9th Bomb Squadron starting flying the B-1B. The unit flew more than 300 combat sorties during its four-month deployment in mid- 2006 in support of the war on terrorism
.
7th Bomb Wing
The 7th Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. It is stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, where it is also the host unit....
at Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Abilene, Texas.The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force...
, Texas. It operates B-1 Lancer
B-1 Lancer
The Rockwell B-1 LancerThe name "Lancer" is only applied to the B-1B version, after the program was revived. is a four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force...
aircraft providing strategic bombing capability. Established 14 June 1917, the 9th is the oldest active bomb squadron in the Air Force.
Mission
The mission of the 9th Bomb Squadron is to maintain combat ready B-1 aircrew capable of delivering rapid, overwhelming and decisive airpower as directed by command authority; anytime, anywhere throughout the entire spectrum of military conflict.Heraldry
The 9th Bomb Squadron's patch features 3 spotlights aiming skyward, as if searching for the bombers which are commencing their attack. One spotlight shines vertically, while the other two cross each other. This forms an IX, which is the Roman Numeral for 9.History
Established in June 1917 as a World War I Aero Squadron, forming at Camp Kelly, Texas; then training largely on Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York before deploying to France. The 9 BS saw combat with First Army as observation unit specializing in night reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
, 2 September 1918 – 11 November 1918, and subsequently served with Third Army as part of occupation forces
Military occupation
Military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. The territory then becomes occupied territory.-Military occupation and the laws of war:...
until May 1919 when the unit was demobilized.
Squadron returned to the United States in mid 1919, being reformed at Park Field, near Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
in mid 1919. Assigned to March Field, near Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
and from late 1919 until 1931 operated numerous bomber aircraft procured by the Air Service. Patrolled the Mexican border
United States–Mexico border
The United States–Mexico border is the international border between the United States and Mexico. It runs from Imperial Beach, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east, and traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from major...
from August 1919 to April 1920 and c. January–July 1921; flew demonstration flights, carried mail and performed other missions as deemed necessary by the Air Service, later GHQ Air Force.
Received B-18 Bolo
B-18 Bolo
The Douglas B-18 Bolo was a United States Army Air Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber of the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was built by Douglas Aircraft Company and based on its DC-2 and was developed to replace the Martin B-10....
s in 1937, then early-model B-17C/D Flying Fortresses in 1940. After the Pearl Harbor Attack in December 1941, the squadron flew Antisubmarine
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
patrols off the California coast, 8 December -c. 12 December 1941. Deployed to Clark Field, Philippines in late December, moving to Australia in early 1942, when operations from Clark and later Del Monte Field
Del Monte Field
Del Monte Field was a heavy bomber capable airfield located on Mindanao in the Philippines. The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte Corporation pineapple plantation.-Overview:...
on Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
became untenable during the 1942 Battle of the Philippines
Battle of the Philippines
Battle of the Philippines may refer to several wars, military campaigns, and major battles which have been fought in the Philippine Islands, including:...
.
Deployed B-17 bombers to airfields on Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
during the 1942 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
Campaign, carrying out raids on advancing Japanese ground forces and naval targets, but forced to withdraw back to Australia with the Japanese victory in March 1942. Reassigned to India and became one of the initial units of what became Tenth Air Force
Tenth Air Force
The Tenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve Command . It is headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....
, forming at Karachi Airport; then flying combat missions over Burma from Allahabad Airport in central India.
On June 1942, the German Afrika Korps
Afrika Korps
The German Africa Corps , or the Afrika Korps as it was popularly called, was the German expeditionary force in Libya and Tunisia during the North African Campaign of World War II...
advance in North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
forced the British Eighth Army to retreat towards Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
putting British Middle East Command at risk. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) had already planned for a buildup of American air power in the Middle East in January 1942 in response to a request from the British Chief of the Air Staff. The 9th Bombardment Squadron, with its remaining B-17 aircraft was reassigned to RAF Lydda
RAF Lydda
Lod Air Force Base, also Air Force Base 27, was an Israeli Air Force base that was part of the Ben Gurion International Airport, located approximately north of Lod; east-southeast of Tel Aviv....
in British Palestine in July. However the early-model B-17s were considered unsuitable for combat and were replaced by LB-30 Liberators which had been ferried across the South Atlantic and over central Africa. Carried out long-range bombardment raids over enemy targets in western Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
until October when Ninth Air Force was formed and additional USAAF B-24 heavy bomber units arrived in Egypt.
Re-equipped with B-24D Liberators and reassigned back to Tenth Air Force
Tenth Air Force
The Tenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve Command . It is headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....
in India, where for the balance of the war, carried out long distance heavy bomb raids over Japanese targets primarily in Burma, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and Indochina
Indochina
The Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...
; although also attacked Japanese targets in Southeastern China attacking airfields, fuel and supply dumps, locomotive works, railways, bridges, docks, warehouses, shipping, and troop concentrations in Burma and struck oil refineries in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, power plants in China and enemy shipping in the Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
. Ceased bombing operations in late May 1945 and was attached to the Air Transport Command
Air Transport Command
Air Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
to haul gasoline from India over the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
to China. Squadron demobilized in India, leaving B-24s to Indian Colonial forces, inactivated as a paper unit in the United States in early 1946.
Reactivated in 1946 as a B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...
bombardment squadron and trained in global bombardment operations flying simulated bombing missions over various cities, as well as performing intercontinental training missions over the Pacific and later to Europe, deploying to Giebelstadt Army Airfield
Giebelstadt Army Airfield
Giebelstadt Army Airfield is a closed military airfield located in Germany southwest of Giebelstadt ; approximately 250 miles southwest of Berlin. It was turned over to the German government on 23 June 2006 and is now a general aviation airport....
, near Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
, West Germany. During their ten-day stay, the squadron participated in training operations over Europe, as well as a show-of-force display by the United States in the early part 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...
with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
In June 1948 the first Consolidated B-36A Peacekeeper
Convair B-36
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built , although there have...
was delivered. Operated B-36s until 1958 when the squadron began conversion to the B-52 Stratoforterss. During January 1958, the squadron began transferring its B-36 bombers to various SAC wings.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the primary mission of the squadron was training in global strategic bombardment training . The 9th deployed B-52s and aircrews for combat in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, June–November 1965. It trained B-52 aircrews to maintain combat readiness from, 1971–1992.
It has provided aircraft and aircrews for conventional
Conventional warfare
Conventional warfare is a form of warfare conducted byusing conventional military weapons and battlefield tactics between two or more states in open confrontation. The forces on each side are well-defined, and fight using weapons that primarily target the opposing army...
takings since 1993, when the 9th Bomb Squadron starting flying the B-1B. The unit flew more than 300 combat sorties during its four-month deployment in mid- 2006 in support of the war on terrorism
War on Terrorism
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
.
Lineage
- Organized as 9 Aero Squadron on 14 Jun 1917
- Redesignated 9 Squadron on 14 Mar 1921
- Inactivated on 29 Jun 1922
- Redesignated: 9 Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron on 24 Mar 1923
- Activated on 1 Apr 1931
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 6 Dec 1939
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 13 Jul 1943
- Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, and activated, on 1 Oct 1946
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 20 Jul 1948
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1968
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 28 Jan 1969
- Activated on 2 Jul 1969
- Redesignated: 9 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 31 Dec 1971
- Redesignated: 9 Bomb Squadron on 1 Sept 1991
- Inactivated on 15 Aug 1992
- Activated on 1 Oct 1993.
- Designated as: 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron when deployed to combat areas in provisional status after 11 Sept 2001
Assignments
- Unkn, 14 Jun 1917 – Sept 1918
- First Army Observation Group, 6 Sept 1918
- 3d Army Air Service, c. 21 Nov 1918
- Unkn, 12 May–Jul 1919
- Western Department, Jul 1919
- Ninth Corps Area, 20 Aug 1920–29 Jun 1922
- 7th Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1931-6 Jan 1946
- Attached to United States Army Middle East Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
for operations, 28 Jun-c. 4 Oct 1942- 7th Bombardment Group, 1 Oct 1946
- Attached to 7th Bombardment Wing, 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952
- 7th Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952-25 Jun 1968
- 340th Bombardment Group, 2 Jul 1969
- 7th Bombardment Wing, 31 Dec 1971
- 7th Operations Group7th Operations GroupThe 7th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 7th Bomb Wing, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas...
, 1 Sept 1991-15 Aug 1992; since 1 Oct 1993 - Assigned to Air Combat CommandAir Combat CommandAir Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
when provisional components deployed to combat areas after 11 Sept 2001.
Bases stationed
- Camp Kelly, Texas, 14 Jun 1917
- Selfridge FieldSelfridge FieldSelfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens.-Units and organizations:...
, MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, 8 Jul 1917 - Garden CityGarden City, New YorkGarden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
, New York, 28 Oct-22 Nov 1917 - Winchester, England, c. 8 Dec 1917
- Grantham, England, c. 28 Dec 1917-7 Aug 1918
- Colombey-les-Belles, France, 23 Aug 1918
- Amanty, France, 28 Aug 1918
- Vavincourt, France, 21 Sept 1918
- Preutim, France, 21 Nov 1918
- TrierTrier-Föhren AirportTrier-Föhren Airport is an airport serving Trier, a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It located in Föhren, northeast of Trier and approximately southwest of Berlin. The airport supports general aviation, with no commercial airline service available...
, Germany, 5 Dec 1918 - Colombey-les-Belles, France, 18 May 1919
- Marseilles, France, 25 May-7 Jun 1919
- Park Field, TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, 12 Jul 1919 - March Field, California, 22 Jul 1919
- Rockwell FieldRockwell FieldRockwell Field was an Army air base located in Coronado, California, near San Diego. It shared the area known as North Island with Naval Air Station North Island from 1912 to 1935. Its functions were eventually moved to March Field so that the naval air station could take over the whole area...
, California, 2 Aug 1919
- Flight operated from Calexico FieldCalexico International AirportCalexico International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile west of the central business district of Calexico, in Imperial County, California, United States. The airport is mostly used for general aviation and to facilitate border crossing...
, California, to Apr 1920- March Field, California, 15 Nov 1919
- Rockwell FieldRockwell FieldRockwell Field was an Army air base located in Coronado, California, near San Diego. It shared the area known as North Island with Naval Air Station North Island from 1912 to 1935. Its functions were eventually moved to March Field so that the naval air station could take over the whole area...
, California, 11 Dec 1919 - Mather Field, California, 27 Apr 1920–29 Jun 1922
- March Field, California, 1 Apr 1931
- Hamilton FieldHamilton Air Force BaseHamilton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located along the western shore of San Pablo Bay, south of Novato, California.-History:...
, California, 5 Dec 1934 - Fort DouglasFort Douglas, UtahCamp Douglas was established in October 1862 as a small military garrison about three miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah, for the purpose of protecting the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route. In 1878, the post was renamed Fort Douglas. The fort was officially...
, UtahUtahUtah 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...
, 7 Sep 1940 - Salt Lake City Army Air Base, UtahUtahUtah 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...
, 13 Jan-13 Nov 1941
- Archerfield AirportArcherfield AirportArcherfield Airport is a small airport located 7 1/2 miles at Archerfield in the south west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For some time it was the primary airport in Brisbane. During World War II it was used as a Royal Australian Air Force station. Airport traffic peaked in the 1980s...
, BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia, 22 Dec 1941-4 Feb 1942 (Ground echelon)
- Air echelon operated from Singosari, JavaJavaJava is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, 13–19 Jan 1942 - Air echelon operated from Jogjakarta, JavaJavaJava is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, 19 Jan-c. 1 Mar 1942- Karachi Airport, India, c. 8 Mar 1942 (air echelon), 14 Mar 1942 (ground echelon)
- Allahabad Airport, India (air echelon at Baumrauli, India), 27 Apr-29 Jun 1942
- RAF LyddaRAF LyddaLod Air Force Base, also Air Force Base 27, was an Israeli Air Force base that was part of the Ben Gurion International Airport, located approximately north of Lod; east-southeast of Tel Aviv....
, British Palestine, 2 Jul-4 Oct 1942 - Karachi Airport, India, 5 Oct 1942
- Operated from Gaya AirfieldGaya AirportGaya Airport , also known as Bodhgaya Airport , is a public airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. It is the second most busiest airport in Bihar after Patna. It is one of the holiest places of worship for Buddhist people...
, India, 14 Nov-12 Dec 1942- Pandaveswar AirfieldPandaveswar AirfieldPandaveswar Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.-History:...
, India, 12 Dec 1942 - Kurmitola Airfield, India, 11 Jun 1944
- Pandaveswar AirfieldPandaveswar AirfieldPandaveswar Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned.-History:...
, India, 1 Oct 1944 - Tezpur AirfieldTezpur AirportTezpur Airport is located in Tezpur in the state of Assam, India. It is also known as Salonibari Airport based on the village/township of Salonibari where it is located....
, India, 1 Jun-7 Dec 1945 - Camp KilmerCamp KilmerCamp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...
, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, 5–6 Jan 1946 - Fort Worth AAFld (later, Griffis AFB; Carswell AFB), Texas, 1 Oct 1946-25 Jun 1968
- Carswell AFB, Texas, 2 Jul 1969-15 Aug 1992
- Dyess AFB, Texas, since 1 Oct 1993
- Undisclosed locations in combat areas after 11 Sepr 2001
- Pandaveswar Airfield
Aircraft Operated
- Sopwith CamelSopwith CamelThe Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...
(1917) - Sopwith Scout (1917)
- Breguet 14Breguet 14-See also:-References:*Tomasz J. Kowalski, Samolot Breguet 14, TBiU no.197, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 83-11-09461-6...
(1918–1919) - DH-4 (1918–1922)
- Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 (1918–1919)
- LVG C.VILVG C.VI|-See also:-References:-Sources:*Heinonen, Timo: Thulinista Hornetiin - Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, 1992, ISBN 951-95688-2-4...
(1919) - Fokker D.VIIFokker D.VIIThe Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft...
(1919) - Pfalz D.XIIPfalz D.XIIThe Pfalz D.XII was a German fighter aircraft built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Designed by Rudolph Gehringer as a successor to the Pfalz D.III, the D.XII entered service in significant numbers near the end of the First World War. It was the last Pfalz aircraft to see widespread service...
(1919) - DFW C.VDFW C.V-External Links:*...
(1919) - Halberstadt CL.IVHalberstadt CL.IV-Bibliography:* Gerdessen, F. "Estonian Air Power 1918 - 1945". Air Enthusiast No 18, April - July 1982. Pages 61–76. ISSN 0143-5450.-External links:**...
(1919)
- Halberstadt C.V (1919)
- Rumpler C.IRumpler C.I-See also:- References :* Munson, Kenneth - Bombers, Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft 1914 - 1919 ISBN 0 7537 0918 X* Munson, Kenneth - Fighters, Attack and Training Aircraft 1914 - 1919 ISBN 0 7537 0916 3...
(1919) - Hannover CL.IIIHannover CL.III|-See also:-References:...
(1919) - O-19Thomas-Morse O-19|-See also:-References:* John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0-904597-22-9...
(1931–1934) - O-38Douglas O-38-References:*The complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, , 1152 pp.-External links:...
(1931–1934) - B-3Keystone B-3|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Leicester, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979, pp. 43, 135. ISBN 0-904597-22-9....
(1931–1934) - B-4Keystone B-4|-See also:-References and external links:****...
(1931–1934) - B-12Martin B-10The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to go into regular use by the United States Army Air Corps, entering service in June 1934...
(1934–1937) - B-10Martin B-10The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to go into regular use by the United States Army Air Corps, entering service in June 1934...
(1935–1938) - OA-4 (1937)
- B-18 BoloB-18 BoloThe Douglas B-18 Bolo was a United States Army Air Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber of the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was built by Douglas Aircraft Company and based on its DC-2 and was developed to replace the Martin B-10....
(1937–1941) - B-17 Flying Fortress (1940–1942)
- LB-30 (1942)
- 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...
(1942–1945) - B-29 SuperfortressB-29 SuperfortressThe B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...
(1946–1948) - B-36 Peacemaker (1948–1958)
- B-52 StratofortressB-52 StratofortressThe Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, who have continued to provide maintainence and upgrades to the aircraft in service...
(1958–1968, 1971–1992) - FB-111 (1969–1971)
- B-1 LancerB-1 LancerThe Rockwell B-1 LancerThe name "Lancer" is only applied to the B-1B version, after the program was revived. is a four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force...
(1993–present)
Operations
- World War I
- World War II
- Operation Desert Fox
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
See also
- List of American Aero Squadrons
- United States Army Air Forces in AustraliaUnited States Army Air Forces in AustraliaDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established a series of airfields in Australia for the collective defense of the country, as well as for conducting offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy...
- List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force