20th Bomb Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 20th Bomb Squadron (20 BS) is part of the 2d Bomb Wing
at Barksdale Air Force Base
, Louisiana
. It operates B-52 Stratofortress
aircraft providing strategic bombing capability.
Assigned to Langley Field, Virginia
in 1922 after the re-establishment of the Air Service after World War I. On 5 September 1923 the squadron participated in a demonstration of the effectiveness of aerial bombardment on warships. The squadron went on to conduct good-will flights to South America in 1938 and 1939.
Deployed to Mitchell Field, Long Island
immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor
; flew Antisubmarine
patrols from, 8 December 1941 – c. 28 October 1942 with B-18 Bolos. Also flew antisubmarine patrols over the Pacific Northwest
from Ephara, Washington. Reassigned to Second Air Force
and re-equipped with B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers. Trained until being deployed to Algeria
in mid-1943 as part of Twelfth Air Force. Flew combat missions during the North African Campaign
over enemy targets in Algeria and Tunisia
; also taking part in the invasions of Sicily
and Southern Italy
, striking enemy targets and hard defense points with heavy bomber attacks. Reassigned to new Fifteenth Air Force
in Southern Italy in late 1943, engaged in strategic bombardment of enemy targets in France, southern Europe, and the Balkans until the German Capitulation in May 1945. Demobilized in Italy, aircraft returned to the United States for reassignment or smelting. Inactivated as a paper unit in February 1946.
Reactivated as a B-29 Superfortress
very heavy bomber squadron under Strategic Air Command
in 1947; assigned to Chatam, and later Hunter AFB near Savannah. Flew B-29 and later B-50 Superfortress
es during the postwar era. The 20th participated in electronic countermeasures
testing and evaluation from, May 1950 – May 1952. Equipped with B-47 Stratojet
medium bombers in 1947, flying training missions and standing nuclear alert until the phaseout of the B-47 in 1963.
Re-equipped with B-52 Stratofortress
es in 1963 and moved to Barksdale AFB as the runways at Hunter were too short to accommodate the B-52. Reassigned to Carswell AFB in 1965. It deployed B-52s and aircrews for combat in Southeast Asia
from, September 1969-March 1970. During the 1980s it conducted B-52 training missions over bombing range sites and supported wing primary mission of aerial bombardment. Returned to Barksdale in 1992 with the closure of Carswell and the inactivation of SAC, being reassigned to the new Air Combat Command
. Continued training for global conventional
bombardment missions and maintained nuclear
operational readiness.
After terrorist attack against the U.S. on 11 September 2001 the 20th deployed to the island of Diego Garcia
in the Indian Ocean and on 7 October 2001 flew attacks on targets in Afghanistan
during Operation Enduring Freedom. In February 2003 it deployed to Guam
to deter North Korean aggression.
On 21 July 2008, a squadron B-52 aircraft crashed
near Guam during a training mission in support of Guam's Liberation Day
festivities. All six crewmembers, three of whom were from the 20th, perished.
2d Bomb Wing
The 2d Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command and Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The wing is also the host unit at Barksdale...
at Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing , the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force. It is assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. It operates B-52 Stratofortress
B-52 Stratofortress
The 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...
aircraft providing strategic bombing capability.
Mission
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The 20th flew combat missions as day bombardment unit with First Army from, 14 September 1918 – 5 November 1918.Assigned to Langley Field, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in 1922 after the re-establishment of the Air Service after World War I. On 5 September 1923 the squadron participated in a demonstration of the effectiveness of aerial bombardment on warships. The squadron went on to conduct good-will flights to South America in 1938 and 1939.
Deployed to Mitchell Field, Long Island
Long 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...
immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...
; 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 from, 8 December 1941 – c. 28 October 1942 with B-18 Bolos. Also flew antisubmarine patrols over the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
from Ephara, Washington. Reassigned to Second Air Force
Second Air Force
The Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....
and re-equipped with B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers. Trained until being deployed to Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
in mid-1943 as part of Twelfth Air Force. Flew combat missions during the North African Campaign
North African campaign
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia .The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had...
over enemy targets in Algeria and Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
; also taking part in the invasions of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
and Southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, striking enemy targets and hard defense points with heavy bomber attacks. Reassigned to new Fifteenth Air Force
Fifteenth Air Force
The Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force is one of two EMTFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It is headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California....
in Southern Italy in late 1943, engaged in strategic bombardment of enemy targets in France, southern Europe, and the Balkans until the German Capitulation in May 1945. Demobilized in Italy, aircraft returned to the United States for reassignment or smelting. Inactivated as a paper unit in February 1946.
Reactivated 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...
very heavy bomber squadron under Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
in 1947; assigned to Chatam, and later Hunter AFB near Savannah. Flew B-29 and later B-50 Superfortress
B-50 Superfortress
The Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber was a post-World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber designed by Boeing for...
es during the postwar era. The 20th participated in electronic countermeasures
Electronic countermeasures
An electronic countermeasure is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar or other detection systems, like infrared or lasers. It may be used both offensively and defensively to deny targeting information to an enemy...
testing and evaluation from, May 1950 – May 1952. Equipped with B-47 Stratojet
B-47 Stratojet
The Boeing Model 450 B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engined, jet-powered medium bomber built to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes. It was primarily designed to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union...
medium bombers in 1947, flying training missions and standing nuclear alert until the phaseout of the B-47 in 1963.
Re-equipped with B-52 Stratofortress
B-52 Stratofortress
The 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...
es in 1963 and moved to Barksdale AFB as the runways at Hunter were too short to accommodate the B-52. Reassigned to Carswell AFB in 1965. It 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...
from, September 1969-March 1970. During the 1980s it conducted B-52 training missions over bombing range sites and supported wing primary mission of aerial bombardment. Returned to Barksdale in 1992 with the closure of Carswell and the inactivation of SAC, being reassigned to the new Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air 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 ....
. Continued training for global 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...
bombardment missions and maintained nuclear
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, or atomic warfare, is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent. Compared to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can be vastly more destructive in range and extent of damage...
operational readiness.
After terrorist attack against the U.S. on 11 September 2001 the 20th deployed to the island of Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean at 7 degrees, 26 minutes south latitude. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory [BIOT] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude....
in the Indian Ocean and on 7 October 2001 flew attacks on targets in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
during Operation Enduring Freedom. In February 2003 it deployed to Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
to deter North Korean aggression.
On 21 July 2008, a squadron B-52 aircraft crashed
2008 Andersen Air Force Base B-52 crash
The 2008 Guam B-52 crash was a fatal crash of a United States Air Force B-52H Stratofortress on July 21, 2008. The aircraft, operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a training flight approximately northwest of Apra Harbor, Guam. The training flight was to...
near Guam during a training mission in support of Guam's Liberation Day
Liberation Day
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, or the end of an occupation by another state, thereby differing from independence in the meaning of secession from...
festivities. All six crewmembers, three of whom were from the 20th, perished.
Lineage
- Organized as 20 Aero Squadron on 26 Jun 1917
- Redesignated: 20 Squadron on 14 Mar 1921
- Redesignated: 20 Bombardment Squadron on 25 Jan 1923
- Redesignated: 20 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 6 Dec 1939
- Redesignated: 20 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 26 Mar 1943
- Inactivated on 28 Feb 1946
- Redesignated 20 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 5 Apr 1946
- Activated on 1 Jul 1947
- Redesignated: 20 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 28 May 1948
- Redesignated: 20 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Apr 1963
- Redesignated: 20 Bomb Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.
- Operates as 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (Provisional) when deployed to combat areas after 11 Sept 2001
Assignments
- Unkn, 26 Jun 1917-9 Sep 1918
- 1st Day Bombardment Group, 10 Sep 1918
- unkn, Nov 1918-18 Sep 1919
- 1st Day Bombardment (later, 2d Bombardment) Group, 18 Sep 1919-28 Feb 1946
- 2d Bombardment Group, 1 Jul 1947
- Attached to 3d Air Division, 6 Aug-16 Nov 1948
- Attached to 2d Bombardment Wing, 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952
- 2d Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952
- 7th Bombardment Wing, 25 Jun 1965
- 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 Sep 1991 - 2d Operations Group2d Operations GroupThe 2d Operations Group is the flying component of the United States Air Force 2d Bomb Wing, assigned to the Air Combat Command Eighth Air Force. The group is stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....
, 18 Dec 1992–Present
- Attached 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 aircraft/personnel deployed to combat areas after 11 Sep 2001
Bases stationed
- Camp Kelly, TexasTexasTexas 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...
(1917) - Wilbur Wright Field, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(1918) - 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 (1917 – 1918) - StamfordStamford, LincolnshireStamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, England (1918) - RAF WaddingtonRAF WaddingtonRAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.-Formation:Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into care and maintenance....
, England (1918) - Delouze-RosièresDelouze-RosièresDelouze-Rosières is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, France (1918) - MaulanMaulanMaulan is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
, France (1918 – 1919) - Colombey-les-BellesColombey-les-BellesColombey-les-Belles is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-Heraldry:-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department...
, France (1919) - GuîtresGuîtresGuîtres is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France (1919) - Saint-Denis-de-PileSaint-Denis-de-PileSaint-Denis-de-Pile is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France (1919) - LibourneLibourneLibourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.-Geography:...
, France (1919) - Mitchel Field, New York (1919)
- Ellington FieldEllington FieldEllington International Airport is a joint civil-military airport located in the U.S. state of Texas within the city of Houston— southeast of Downtown. Established by the Army Air Service on 21 May 1917, Ellington Field was one of the initial World War I Army Air Service installations when...
, New York (1919) - Kelly Field, Texas (1919 – 1922)
- Langley Field, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(1922 – 1942)- Operated From: Mitchell Field, New York (8 December 1941 – 24 January 1942)
- EphrataEphrata, WashingtonEphrata is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,808 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County.-History:...
, Washington (1942) - Great Falls Army Air BaseMalmstrom Air Force BaseMalmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom...
, MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
(1942 – 1943) - Navarin AirfieldNavarin AirfieldNavarin Airfield is a World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 10 km est of El Eulma in Sétif Province. It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign for heavy B-17 Flying Fortress bombers against the German Afrika...
, AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
(1943) - Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel AirfieldChateau-dun-du-Rhumel AirfieldChateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Algeria, located about 6 km north-northwest of Chelghoum el Aid, in Mila province, about 47 km southwest of Constantine....
, AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
(1943)
- Ain M'lila AirfieldAin M'lila AirfieldAin M'lila Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 17 km north-northwest of Aïn Kercha in Oum el Bouaghi province, about 50 km south-southeast of Constantine...
, AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
(1943) - Massicault Airfield, TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
(1943) - Amendola Airfield, Italy (1943 – 1945)
- Foggia Airfield Italy, Italy (1945 – 1946)
- Andrews Field, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
(1947) - Davis-Monthan Air Force BaseDavis-Monthan Air Force BaseDavis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, and approximately south-southeast of downtown, Tucson, Arizona....
, ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
(1947 – 1949)- Deployed: RAF LakenheathRAF LakenheathRAF Lakenheath, is a Royal Air Force military airbase near Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel...
, England (6 August – 16 November 1948)
- Deployed: RAF Lakenheath
- Chatham Air Force Base, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
(1949 – 1950) - Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia (1950 – 1963)
- Deployed: RAF WytonRAF WytonRAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England.In terms of organisation RAF Wyton is now part of the combined station RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, a merger of Wyton with two previously separate bases, RAF Brampton and RAF Henlow. Wyton is the largest of the three. It...
, England (4 May – 7 September 1951) - Deployed: RAF Upper HeyfordRAF Upper HeyfordRAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. The base was brought into use for flying in July 1918 by the Royal Flying Corps. During World War II it was used by many units of the RAF, mainly as a training...
, England (6 September – 3 December 1952) - Deployed: Sidi Slimane Air Base, French MoroccoFrench MoroccoFrench Protectorate of Morocco was a French protectorate in Morocco, established by the Treaty of Fez. French Morocco did not include the north of the country, which was a Spanish protectorate...
(5 August – 30 September 1954) - Deployed: Sidi Slimane Air Base, French Morocco (3 – 7 November 1954)
- Deployed: Sidi Slimane Air Base, French Morocco (8 – 18 March 1956)
- Deployed: Sidi Slimane Air Base, French Morocco (6 July – 26 August 1956)
- Deployed: RAF Lakenheath, England (10 – 18 March 1958)
- Deployed: RAF Wyton
- Barksdale Air Force BaseBarksdale Air Force BaseBarksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east-southeast of Bossier City, Louisiana.The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing , the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force. It is assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force...
, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
(1963 – 1965) - Carswell Air Force BaseCarswell Air Force BaseCarswell Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base located about northwest central of Fort Worth, Texas, United States; the air force base is mostly within the Fort Worth city limits and has portions within Westworth and White Settlement...
, Texas (1965 – 1992) - Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana (1992 – Present)
Aircraft operated
- DH-4 (1919 – 1927)
- MB-2 (1921 – 1927)
- XLB-1Huff-Daland LB-1|-See also:-Bibliography:* Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.*...
(1927) - XLB-5 (1927)
- LB-5 (1927 – 1929)
- LB-6Keystone LB-6|-See also:-References:* John Andrade. U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, p.135. Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9....
(1929 – 1931) - LB-7Keystone LB-6|-See also:-References:* John Andrade. U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, p.135. Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9....
(1929 – 1931) - 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 – ) - B-5Keystone B-5|-See also:-External links:**...
(1931) - B-6Keystone B-6|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes. New York: Doubleday, 1982. ISBN 0-930083-17-2.-External links:**...
(1932 – 1935)
- Y1B-9Boeing Y1B-9|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Baugher, Joe. Encyclopedia of American Aircraft, 10 September 2002. Retrieved: 7 July 2010.* Bowers, Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6....
(1932 – 1936) - B-2 Condor (1935 – )
- YB-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...
(1936 – 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...
(1936 – ) - YB-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...
(1936 – 1937) - YB-17 (1937 – 1941)
- B-17 Flying Fortress (1937–1945)
- 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....
(1938 – 1942) - BC-1 (1938 – )
- B-23 DragonB-23 Dragon|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Mondey, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to American Aircraft of World War II. London: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 2002, , First edition 1982. ISBN 1-85152-706-0....
(1939) - A-17 NomadNorthrop A-17The Northrop A-17, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the US Army Air Corps.-Development and design:...
(1939 – 1940) - A-20 Havoc (1940 – )
- B-34 Lexington (1941 – )
- B-25 MitchellB-25 MitchellThe North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...
(1941 – 1942) - 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...
(1947 – 1950) - B-50 SuperfortressB-50 SuperfortressThe Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber was a post-World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber designed by Boeing for...
(1949 – 1953) - B-47 StratojetB-47 StratojetThe Boeing Model 450 B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engined, jet-powered medium bomber built to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes. It was primarily designed to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union...
(1954 – 1963) - 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...
(1963 – Present)
See also
- List of American Aero Squadrons
- List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force