301d Bomb Wing

Based at: Smokey Hill / Schilling AFB, Barksdale AFB, Lockbourne AFB
Aircraft: B-29, B-47, RB-47, E-47, KC-97, KC-135
Status: Unknown
Squadrons: 32, 91, 301, 351, 352, 353, 376, 419, 4163 PACC
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Activation
     Established as the 301st Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, on October 15, 1947. Organized November 5, 1947 at Smoky Hills Air Field, later Air Force Base, Kansas. Moved to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana on Nov 7, 1949.
B-29 Superfortress
     Flew B-29s and conducted strategic bombardment training and aerial gunnery training for other SAC organizations. The B-36 was then coming into service, so all B-29 wings were classified as "Medium." On August 1, 1948, the 301st was redesignated the 301st Bombardment Wing, Medium. Deployed in England Dec 1952- March 1953 and in French Morocco Feb - April 1954.
Aerial Refueling
    In 1949, the 301st was one of the first wings to conduct aerial refueling operations. It flew the KB-29..
B-47 Stratojet
     Converted to the sleek new B-47 Stratojet in 1953 and traded in its KB-29 tankers for KC-97s. Moved to Lockbourne (later Rickenbacker) AFB, Ohio on April 15, 1958. Added electronic countermeasures activities to other missions in 1958 and soon devoted most of its activity to ECM work. During this period, it flew the E-47. Phased out the B-47 in 1964. Became an air refueling wing in 1964 and received KC-135s..
Post Attack Command and Control
    Participated in the post attack command and control system from Marc 3, 1965 to June 30, 1966.
Vietnam
       From c. June 9 to Oct 8, 1972, most of the wing headquarters staff, all tactical aircraft and crews and most of the maintenance personnel, plus support personnel in various categories deployed in southeast Asia, attached to other SAC organization. A reduced wing headquarters remained in the United States to administer activities of the combat support group and hospital at Lockbourne AFB , Ohio. From Dec. 19, 1972 to Jan 18, 1973, the wing repeated previous deployed condition on a smaller scale with deployed resources forming a provisional air refueling squadron in the Philippines.
Status
     Unknown
Components
Wings
22 BW: Attached Aug 1, 1948 - May 9, 1949 (Not operational)
97BW: Attached March 17 - May 16, 1948
Groups
22 BG: Attached May 18 - Aug 1, 1948; Aug 1 - Nov 15-1948 and Feb. 9 - May 9, 1949
301 BG: Assigned Nov 5, 1957 - Aug 1,1948 (detached July 1948); Aug 1, 1948 -June 16, 1952
         (detached Aug 1, 1948 - Jan 1949); May 15 - Nov 30, 1950, (not operational Feb.10, 1951 -
        June 16-1952)
Squadrons:
      NOTE: Air Force Wing History does not identify squadron type
32 Attached Feb 10, 1951 - June 15, 1952; Assigned: June 16, 1952-June 8; 1964;
         Assigned: March 15, 1965 - (not operational June 9, - Oct 8, 1972)
91: Attached May 4 - June 14, 1964; Assigned June 15, 1964-July 1, 1971
301 Attached Feb 10, 1951 - June 15, 1952; Assigned June 16, 1952-April 15, 1958
         (Detached June 20-26, 1955; July 10-Sept 18, 1955; April 27-June 27, 1957;; Nov. 6-15, 1956;
         Dec 27 1957-Feb 28, 1957; Assigned Sept 30 1973-Dec. 31, 1975
321: Assigned April 15, 1958 - March 15, 1965 (detached April 11-July 13, 1960; Oct 3, 1961-Jan 1962)
352: Attached Feb 10 - Sept 20, 1951; Attached Dec. 20, 1951 - June 15, 1952;
         Assigned June 16, 1952-June 8, 1964.
353: Attached Feb. 10, 1951 - June 15, 1952. Assigned June 16, 1952-June 8, 1964
376: Attached Dec. 1 1957 - April 15, 1958;
419: Assigned Dec. 1, 1958- Jan 1, 1962
4363 Post Attack Command and Control: Attached March 15-25, 1965.