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410th Bombardment Wing
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Based at: K.
I. Sawyer AFB
Aircraft: B-52, KC-135
Status: Inactivated c. Dec. 1994
Squadrons: 644 BS, 46 ARS |
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Activation
Established as the 410th Bombardment Wing,
Heavy and activated Nov. 15, 1962. Organized Feb. 1, 1963 at K. I.
Sawyer, AFB, Michigan, where it replaced the 4042nd Strategic
Wing. Conducted strategic bombardment training and and air
refueling operations on a global scale to meet SAC commitments.
Vietnam
Supported combat operations in Southeast Asia with KC-135 aircraft and
crews from 1964 to 1975 and with B-52 crews, 1968-1975.
Status
Inactivated circa December, 1994
Components:
Squadrons
644 BS: Assigned: Feb. 1, 1963 - Dec, 1994. Acquired the
B-52Hs previously flown by the 526 BS
4042nd Strategic
Wing when became operational. Transferred final B-52H to 5th
Bomb Wing
on Nov. 21, 1994, in
preparation for being inactivated.
46 AR: Assigned Feb. 1, 1963 - Dec. 1994. |
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