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350th Air Refueling Squadron
The 350th Air Refueling Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. It operates Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions.
The squadron was activated as the 350th Bombardment Squadron during World War II as a heavy bomber unit. It served in combat in the European Theater of Operations, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its actions. After V-E Day the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the port of embarkation.
The squadron was briefly active in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, but does not appear to have been fully equipped or manned.
It was activated in 1956 with Strategic Air Command as a medium bomber unit and stood alert at Pease Air Force Base until late 1965 with Boeing B-47 Stratojets. In 1966 it moved to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, where, as the 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, it flew wordlwide reconnaissance missions until 1976., In 1982, it was again activated as ann air refueling squadron.
To organize, train and equip to provide global mobility, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.[citation needed]
The squadron was activated at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida on 1 June 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 100th Bombardment Group, It was intended to equip the squadron with Consolidated B-24 Liberators. The Army Air Forces (AAF) decided to concentrate heavy bomber training under Second Air Force, and before the end of June, the squadron moved to Pendleton Field, Oregon. Its intended equipment changed to Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses.
As a result, the squadron only began organizing in October 1942, when the initial cadre of the ground echelon (4 officers and 27 enlisted men) were assigned after it had moved to Gowen Field, Idaho. Two days later, the squadron departed for Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington for Phase I training. There the first aircrew arrived on 1 December 1942 and it received its first operational aircraft and began training. In February 1943, the ground echelon went to Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska, while the air echelon went to Ainsworth, Casper and Scottsbluff Army Air Fields, where they acted as instructors training other units for the next three months.
The 350th completed its training and departed Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska for the European Theater of Operations on 1 May 1943. the air echelon returned to Wendover Field, and would not be reunited with the ground echelon until arriving in England in June. The ground echelon proceeded by rail to Camp Kilmer, then sailed on the RMS Queen Elizabeth on 28 May, arriving at Greenock, Scotland on 3 June, while the air echelon flew via the northern ferry route to England about 21 May 1943.
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350th Air Refueling Squadron
The 350th Air Refueling Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. It operates Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions.
The squadron was activated as the 350th Bombardment Squadron during World War II as a heavy bomber unit. It served in combat in the European Theater of Operations, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its actions. After V-E Day the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the port of embarkation.
The squadron was briefly active in the reserve from 1947 to 1949, but does not appear to have been fully equipped or manned.
It was activated in 1956 with Strategic Air Command as a medium bomber unit and stood alert at Pease Air Force Base until late 1965 with Boeing B-47 Stratojets. In 1966 it moved to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, where, as the 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, it flew wordlwide reconnaissance missions until 1976., In 1982, it was again activated as ann air refueling squadron.
To organize, train and equip to provide global mobility, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.[citation needed]
The squadron was activated at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida on 1 June 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 100th Bombardment Group, It was intended to equip the squadron with Consolidated B-24 Liberators. The Army Air Forces (AAF) decided to concentrate heavy bomber training under Second Air Force, and before the end of June, the squadron moved to Pendleton Field, Oregon. Its intended equipment changed to Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses.
As a result, the squadron only began organizing in October 1942, when the initial cadre of the ground echelon (4 officers and 27 enlisted men) were assigned after it had moved to Gowen Field, Idaho. Two days later, the squadron departed for Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington for Phase I training. There the first aircrew arrived on 1 December 1942 and it received its first operational aircraft and began training. In February 1943, the ground echelon went to Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska, while the air echelon went to Ainsworth, Casper and Scottsbluff Army Air Fields, where they acted as instructors training other units for the next three months.
The 350th completed its training and departed Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska for the European Theater of Operations on 1 May 1943. the air echelon returned to Wendover Field, and would not be reunited with the ground echelon until arriving in England in June. The ground echelon proceeded by rail to Camp Kilmer, then sailed on the RMS Queen Elizabeth on 28 May, arriving at Greenock, Scotland on 3 June, while the air echelon flew via the northern ferry route to England about 21 May 1943.