List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force

Boeing

The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...

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...

was operational with the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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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...

beginning in May 1951 with the first operational B-47As to the 306th Bombardment Wing, Medium, based at MacDill AFB, Florida

Florida

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.

In March 1961, President John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....

directed the phaseout of the B-47. However this was delayed in July by the onset of the Berlin crisis of 1961-62

Berlin Crisis of 1961

The Berlin Crisis of 1961 was the last major politico-military European incident of the Cold War about the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany. The U.S.S.R...

. In the following years, B-47s were gradually delivered to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center (MASDC) at Davis-Monthan AFB.

Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

B-47 Bombardment Wings were divided among the Second

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....

, Eighth

Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....

and 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....

s. This list is of the units B-47s were assigned to, and the bases at which they were stationed .

B-47 Medium Bombardment units

The first operational B-47B Medium bombers were delivered to SAC in July 1951 to the 306th Bombardment Wing, MacDill AFB, Florida

Florida

. SAC's last two B-47E bombers went to storage on 11 February 1966 from the 98th Bombardment Wing, Lincoln AFB, Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

.

Operational medium bomber versions of the Stratojet were B-47B (1951-1953) and B-47E (1953-1957). B-47Bs were modified to B-47E specifications beginning in 1953 to 1957. By 1957, the B-47Bs had effectively ceased to exist, having been brought up to the B-47E standard. These modified B-47Bs are sometimes known as B-47B-II, although this was not an official Air Force designation. Outwardly, they could be distinguished from B-47Es only by their serial numbers.

2d Bombardment Wing, Hunter AFB, Georgia
Georgia (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...

Second Air Force, 25 Nov 1953-1 Apr 1963, B-47E

20th Bombardment Squadron

49th Bombardment Squadron

96th Bombardment Squadron

429th Bombardment Squadron

The 429th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 2d Bombardment Wing, based at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962.-History:...

(1958-1962)*

Wing transferred to Barksdale AFB, 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...

in 1963; 20th BS converted to B-52F Stratofortress

9th Bombardment Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
Idaho
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Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Nov 1952-15 Mar 1963, B-47B/E; EB-47E**

1st Bombardment Squadron

5th Bombardment Squadron

99th Bombardment Squadron

658th Bombardment Squadron

The 658th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 9th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho...

(1958-1962)*

Wing transferred to Beale AFB, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

in 1966; 1st and 99th BS converted to Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

19th Bombardment Wing

Pinecastle AFB, Florida

Florida

, Jun 1954-Jul 1956

Homestead AFB, Florida

Florida

, Jul 1956-Jan 1961

Second Air Force, 11 Jun 1954-1 Jan 1961, B-47E

28th Bombardment Squadron

30th Bombardment Squadron

The 30th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 4133d Strategic Wing, stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. It was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...

(to 4133d SW, B-52H in 1961)

93d Bombardment Squadron (to 4239th SW, B-52H in 1961)

659th Bombardment Squadron

The 659th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Robins AFB, Georgia...

(1958-1961)*

Converted to B-52F Stratofortress in 1962

22d Bombardment Wing, March AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Nov 1952-15 Mar 1963, B-47B/E

2d Bombardment Squadron

The 2d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

19th Bombardment Squadron

33d Bombardment Squadron

408th Bombardment Squadron

The 408th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Strategic Air Command 22d Bombardment Wing stationed at March AFB, California...

(1959-1962)*

Converted to B-52B Stratofortress in 1963

40th Bombardment Wing

Smoky Hill (later Schilling) AFB, Kansas

Kansas

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, 28 May 1952-20 Jun 1960

Forbes AFB, Kansas

Kansas

, 20 Jun 1960-1 Sep 1965

Fifteenth Air Force (1952-1960), Second Air Force, 1960-1964, B-47E

25th Bombardment Squadron

44th Bombardment Squadron

The 44th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 40th Bombardment Wing, based at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 1 September 1964.-Heraldry:...

45th Bombardment Squadron

The 45th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 40th Bombardment Wing, based at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas...

660th Bombardment Squadron

The 660th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 40th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Forbes AFB, Kansas...

(1959-1960)

Inactivated 1 September 1964

43d Bombardment Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; 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...

Fifteenth Air Force, 25 Sep 1953-15 Mar 1960, B-47E

63d Bombardment Squadron

The 63d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, based at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. It was inactivated on January 31, 1970.-History:...

64th Bombardment Squadron

The 64th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 72d Strategic Wing , based at Andersen AFB, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 November 1973.-History:...

65th Bombardment Squadron

The 65th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 72d Strategic Wing , based at Andersen AFB, Guam. It was inactivated on 15 November 1973.-History:...

403d Bombardment Squadron

The 403d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, based at Carswell AFB, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 January 1961.-History:...

(1958-1960)*

Converted to B-58 Hustler

B-58 Hustler

The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational supersonic jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The aircraft was designed by Convair engineer Robert H. Widmer and developed for the United States Air Force for service in the Strategic Air Command during the 1960s...

at Carswell AFB, Texas

Texas

Texas 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...

in 1960

44th Bombardment Wing

Lake Charles (later Chennault) AFB, Louisiana

Louisiana

Second Air Force, 25 Apr 1953-15 Jun 1960, B-47B/E

66th Bombardment Squadron

67th Bombardment Squadron

68th Bombardment Squadron

506th Bombardment Squadron

The 506th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 44th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Chennault Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 15 June 1960-History:...

(1958-1960)*

Inactivated 15 June 1960; became 44th Strategic Missile Wing at Ellsworth

68th Bombardment Wing

Lake Charles (later Chennault) AFB, Louisiana

Louisiana

Second Air Force, 25 Oct 1953-15 Apr 1963, B-47E

51st Bombardment Squadron

The 51st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 68th Bombardment Wing. It was inactivated at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina on 30 September 1982.-History:...

52d Bombardment Squadron

656th Bombardment Squadron

The 656th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 68th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Chennault Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 15 April 1963.-History:...

657th Bombardment Squadron

The 657st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 68th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Chennault Air Force Base, Louisiana...

(1958-1963)*

Wing transferred to Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina in 1963; 51st BS converted to B-52G Stratofortress

93d Bombardment Wing, Castle AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

Fifteenth Air Force, 15 Apr 1954-1 Feb 1955, B-47E

328th Bombardment Squadron

329th Bombardment Squadron

330th Bombardment Squadron

The 330th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 93d Bombardment Wing. It was inactivated at Castle Air Force Base, California on 1 September 1991.-History:...

Functioned as a SAC Training Wing - Not Operational; Wing converted to B-52B Stratofortress in 1956

96th Bombardment Wing

Second Air Force, Altus AFB, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

, 18 Nov 1953-3 Sep 1957, B-47E

Fifteenth Air Force, Dyess AFB, Texas

Texas

, 4 Sep 1957-18 Mar 1963, B-47E

337th Bombardment Squadron

338th Bombardment Squadron

339th Bombardment Squadron

The 339th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 96th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 15 March 1963.-History:...

413th Bombardment Squadron (1958-1961)*

Converted to B-52E Stratofortress in 1962

97th Bombardment Wing, Biggs AFB, Texas
Texas
Texas 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...

Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Apr 1955-1 Oct 1959, B-47E

340th Bombardment Squadron

341st Bombardment Squadron

The 341st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4038th Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at Dow Air Force Base, Maine, and was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...

(to 4038th SW, B-52G in 1960)

342d Bombardment Squadron

The 342d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4137th Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...

(to 4137th SW, B-52G in 1960)

Wing transferred to Blytheville AFB, Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

in 1959; 340th BS converted to B-52G Stratofortress

98th Bombardment (later Strategic Aerospace) Wing

Lincoln AFB, Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

, B-47E

Fifteenth Air Force, 15 Oct 1954-31 Dec 1958 (98th BMW)

Second Air Force, 1 Jan 1959-25 Jun 1966 (98th SAW after 1 Feb 1964)

343d Bombardment Squadron

344th Bombardment Squadron

345th Bombardment Squadron

415th Bombardment Squadron (1958-1962)*

Inactivated 24 June 1966

100th Bombardment Wing

Portsmouth (later, Pease) AFB, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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Eighth Air Force, 1 Jan 1956-25 Jun 1966, B-47E

349th Bombardment Squadron

350th Bombardment Squadron

351st Bombardment Squadron

418th Bombardment Squadron (1959-1962)*

Wing transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona

Arizona

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in 1966; converted to Lockheed U-2

Lockheed U-2

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301st Bombardment Wing, Lockbourne AFB, Ohio
Ohio
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Second Air Force, 20 Jun 1953-15 Apr 1958

Eighth Air Force, 16 Apr 1958-15 Jun 1964

B-47B/E, 1953-1958, 1958-1961; RB-47, 1958; EB-47E**, 1961-1964

32d Bombardment Squadron

352d Bombardment Squadron

The 353d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 301st Bombardment Group, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 16 June 1952-History:...

353d Bombardment Squadron

The 353d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 301st Bombardment Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 8 June 1964-History:...

419th Bombardment Squadron (1958-1961)*

Became KC-135 Air Refueling Wing in 1964

303d Bombardment Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
Arizona
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Fifteenth Air Force, 20 Jan 1953-15 Jun 1964, B-47B/E

358th Bombardment Squadron

The 358th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 303d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It was inactivated on 15 June 1964.-History:...

359th Bombardment Squadron

The 359th Bombardment Squadron was a United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 303d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It was deactivated on 15 June 1964.-History:...

360th Bombardment Squadron

The 360th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 303d Bombardment Wing, stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It was inactivated on 15 June 1964.-History:...

427th Bombardment Squadron

The 427th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Strategic Air Command 303d Bombardment Wing, based at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The unit was inactivated on 1 January 1962.-History:...

(1958-1961)*

Inactivated 15 June 1964

305th Bombardment Wing

Fifteenth Air Force, MacDill AFB, Florida

Florida

, 15 Apr 1952-15 Feb 1961, B-47B/E

Second Air Force, Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana

Indiana

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, 16 Feb 1961-1 Apr 1963, B-47E

364th Bombardment Squadron

The 364th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 307th Strategic Wing, stationed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. It was inactivated on 30 June 1975-History:...

365th Bombardment Squadron

The 365th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 307th Strategic Wing, stationed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. It was inactivated on 30 June 1975.-History:...

366th Bombardment Squadron

The 366th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 305th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana. It was inactivated on 1 January 1970-History:...

422d Bombardment Squadron

The 422d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 305th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana. It was inactivated on 15 February 1961-History:...

(1960-1961)

Converted to B-58 Hustler

B-58 Hustler

in 1961

306th Bombardment (later Strategic Aerospace) Wing

, MacDill AFB, Florida

Florida

Second Air Force, 306th BMW, 2 Apr 1951-1 Jan 1959, B-47A/B/E***

Second Air Force, 306th SAW, 1 Jan 1959-1 Apr 1963, B-47E

367th Bombardment Squadron

368th Bombardment Squadron

The 368th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 306th Bombardment Wing stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.-History:Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb group in early 1942...

369th Bombardment Squadron

The 369th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 306th Bombardment Wing stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.-History:Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb group in early 1942...

423d Bombardment Squadron

The 423d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 306th Bombardment Wing stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.-History:Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb group in early 1942...

(1959-1962)*

Wing transferred to McCoy AFB, Florida

Florida

in 1963; 367th BS converted to B-52D Stratofortress

307th Bombardment Wing, Lincoln AFB, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

Fifteenth Air Force, 8 Nov 1954-30 Dec 1958, B-47E

Second Air Force, 31 Dec 1958-25 Jun 1965, B-47E

370th Bombardment Squadron

371st Bombardment Squadron

The 371st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 307th Bombardment Wing, based at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. It was deactivated on 25 March 1965-History:...

372d Bombardment Squadron

The 372d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 307th Bombardment Wing, based at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965.-History:...

424th Bombardment Squadron

The 424th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 307th Bombardment Wing, based at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962.-History:...

(1958-1961)*

Inactivated 25 March 1965

308th Bombardment Wing, Hunter AFB, Georgia
Georgia (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...

Second Air Force, 25 Sep 1952-25 Jun 1961, B-47B/E

373d Bombardment Squadron

374th Bombardment Squadron

375th Bombardment Squadron

The 375th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 308th Bombardment Wing stationed at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York.-History:...

425th Bombardment Squadron

The 375th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 308th Bombardment Wing stationed at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York.-History:...

(1958-1961)*

Became non-operational 15 Jul 1959; Wing transferred to Plattsburgh AFB, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

and converted to LGM-25C Titan II ICBMs (373d 374th SMS) in 1963.

310th Bombardment Wing, Smoky Hill (later Schilling) AFB, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

Second Air Force, 10 May 1954-30 Dec 1958, B-47E

Fifteenth Air Force, 31 Dec 1958-25 Feb 1965, B-47E

379th Bombardment Squadron

The 379th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 310th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Shilling Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965.-History:...

380th Bombardment Squadron

381st Bombardment Squadron

The 381st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 310th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Shilling Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 25 March 1965.-History:...

428th Bombardment Squadron

The 428th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 310th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Shilling Air Force Base, Kansas. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962.-History:...

(1959-1962)*

Inactivated 25 June 1965

320th Bombardment Wing, March AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

Fifteenth Air Force, 23 Jul 1953-15 Sep 1960

YRB-47B, 1953+; B-47E, 1953-1960

441st Bombardment Squadron

The 441st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 320th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Mather Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 30 September 1989.-History:...

442d Bombardment Squadron

The 442d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 320th Bombardment Wing, stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 15 September 1960.-History:...

443d Bombardment Squadron

The 443d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 320th Bombardment Wing, stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 15 September 1960.-History:...

444th Bombardment Squadron

The 444th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 320th Bombardment Wing, stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 15 September 1960.-History:...

(1959-1960)*

Converted to B-52F Stratofortress (441st BS) in 1963

321st Bombardment Wing, Pinecastle (later McCoy) AFB, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

Second Air Force, 15 Dec 1953-1 Jan 1959, B-47B/E

Eighth Air Force, 1 Jan 1959-25 Oct 1961, B-47E

445th Bombardment Squadron

The 445th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 321st Bombardment Wing, stationed at Pinecastle Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 25 October 1961.-History:...

446th Bombardment Squadron

447th Bombardment Squadron

448th Bombardment Squadron

Inactivated 25 October 1961

340th Bombardment Wing, Sedalia (later Whiteman) AFB, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

Fifteenth Air Force, 8 Aug 1953-30 Dec 1958

Second Air Force, 31 Dec 1958-1 Sep 1963

YRB-47B, 1954-1955+; B-47E, 1955-1963

486th Bombardment Squadron

The 486th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 22d Bombardment Wing, stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 July 1971-History:...

487th Bombardment Squadron

The 487th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It was inactivated on 1 September 1963-History:...

488th Bombardment Squadron

The 488th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.. It was inactivated on 1 September 1963-History:...

489th Bombardment Squadron

The 489th Reconnaissance Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. The 489th Bombardment Squadron was previously assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri...

(1958-1962)*

Inactivated 1 September 1963

341st Bombardment Wing, Abiline (Later Dyess AFB)
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
Texas
Texas 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...

Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Sep 1955-25 Jun 1961, B-47E

10th Bombardment Squadron

12th Bombardment Squadron

490th Bombardment Squadron

491st Bombardment Squadron

The 491st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 341st Bombardment Wing, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 June 1961.-History:...

(1958-1961)*

Inactivated 25 Jun 1961

376th Bombardment Wing,

Second Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana

Louisiana

, 23 Feb 1954-14 Nov 1957, B-47E

Eighth Air Force, Lockbourne AFB, Ohio

Ohio

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, 15 Nov 1957-15 Mar 1955, B-47E, 1957-1961; EB-47L++, 1961-1965

512th Bombardment Squadron

513th Bombardment Squadron

The 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 53d Electronic Warfare Group, stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.-Mission:...

514th Bombardment Squadron

515th Bombardment Squadron

The 515th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 376th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 9 January 1962.-History:...

(1958-1961)*

Inactivated 15 March 1965

379th Bombardment Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
Florida
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Second Air Force, 1 Nov 1955-1 Jan 1959, B-47E

524th Bombardment Squadron

The 524th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 379th Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, and was inactivated on 15 June 1993.-History:...

525th Bombardment Squadron

The 525th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4136th Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...

(to 4136th SW, B-52H in 1961)

526th Bombardment Squadron

The 526th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4042d Strategic Wing. It was last stationed at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, and was inactivated on 1 February 1963.-History:...

(to 4042d SW, B-52H in 1961)

527th Bombardment Squadron

The 527th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 379th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 9 January 1961.-History:...

(1958-1959)*

Transferred to Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan

Michigan

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; converted to B-52H Stratofortress (524 BS) in 1961

380th Bombardment Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, New York
New York
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Second Air Force, 1 Jul 1955-25 Jun 1965

B-47E, 1955-195; EB-47E** 1962-1964

528th Bombardment Squadron

The 528th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 30 September 1995.-History:...

529th Bombardment Squadron

The 529th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 25 June 1966.-History:...

530th Bombardment Squadron

The 530th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing, based at Plattsburgh AFB, New York. It was inactivated on 25 June 1966.-History:...

531st Bombardment Squadron

The 531st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam...

(1959-1961)*

Converted to B-52G Stratofortress (528th BS) in 1966

384th Bombardment Wing, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
Arkansas
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Second Air Force, 1 Aug 1955-2 Apr 1966, B-47E

544th Bombardment Squadron

The 544th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It was inactivated on 1 September 1964-History:...

545th Bombardment Squadron

The 545th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It was inactivated on 1 September 1964-History:...

546th Bombardment Squadron

The 546th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It was inactivated on 1 September 1964-History:...

547th Bombardment Squadron

The 547th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962-History:...

(1958-1961)*

Inactivated 1 September 1964

509th Bombardment Wing

Fifteenth Air Force, Walker AFB, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, 1 Jul 1955-30 Jun 1958, B-47E

Eighth Air Force, Pease AFB, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

, 1 Jul 1958-2 Apr 1966, B-47E

393d Bombardment Squadron

715th Bombardment Squadron

830th Bombardment Squadron

The 830th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 509th Bombardment Wing stationed at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire.-History:...

661st Bombardment Squadron

The 661st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 509th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire...

(1959-1962)*

Converted to B-52D Stratofortress (393d BS) in 1966

.* Activated as a result of the SAC phaseout and consolidated of B-47 units as the Stratojet began being replaced by B-52.

.** Three modified 55th SRW B-47Es (53-2315, 53-2316 and 53-2320) from Forbes AFB were modified and redesignated as EB-47E Tell Twos. Deployed to a SAC Detachment (TUSLOG Det-50) at Incirlik AB, Turkey to monitoring the telemetry that was broadcast during Soviet space launches from the IRBM facility at Kasputin Yar and the space center at Tyuratam. In service from 1958 until about 1967. In addition, the 301st BW and 380th BW also operated EB-47Es which were electronics countermeasure conversions of the standard B-47E. Not much is known about the USAF EB-47E program.

.*** The B-47As of the 306th BW were primarily training aircraft and were not considered as being combat ready. None of the B-47As ever saw any operational duty, and were withdrawn from active service by 1953, being replaced by B-47Bs.

.+ Equipped with the YRB-47B conversion of the B-47B, specifically intended for the training of crews for RB-47Es. Later converted to B-47E Bomber Configuration by March 1955

.++ 376th BW EB-47Ls were modified B-47Es used as an electronics communications aircraft which served as relay stations between other aircraft (such as the USAF "Looking Glass" EC-135) or between aircraft and ground stations during and after a nuclear attack.

RB-47 Strategic Reconnaissance units

The RB-47 was designed to replace the RB-29 and RB-50 Superfortress aircraft which were serving in the long-range photo-reconnaissance role but which were rapidly approaching obsolescence. The RB-47 carried out many ferret missions around the periphery of Soviet territory, and sometimes inside on penetration flights to map planned routes for B-52s if combat missions over the Soviet Union ever became necessary. The reconnaissance production model was the RB-47E, with USAF deliveries beginning in 1953. The last of 255 RB-47Es were delivered in August 1955.

The YRB-47B was a prototype conversion of the B-47B specifically intended for the training of crews for RB-47Es. Delays in delivering the RB-47E, led to 90 B-47’s being converted to an interim reconnaissance fit with an 8 camera bomb-bay pod. The 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing received its first YRB-47B in April 1953, the 26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing three months later, using them until they were swapped for the new RB-47E in 1954.

The RB-47H was an electronic reconnaissance and countermeasures version, with 35 aircraft being manufactured and delivered to the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Forbes AFB, Kansas

Kansas

in August 1955. A specialized version, the ERB-47H was a dedicated electronic ferret modification of three aircraft.

Fifteen RB-47Ks (53-426 to 53-4279) were also operated by the 55th SRW, 338th SRS. The RB-47K differed from the RB-47E by the addition of high-resolution, side-looking radars (SLAR) and air sampling equipment. It was used as an airborne weather information gathering system which would fly near the Soviet Border and sampling the radioactive fallout from nuclear tests. These were among the last Stratojets built.

Phaseout of the RB-47E began in October 1957, but the aircraft remained in service for another decade, with the last SAC B-47, a RB-47H (53-4296) of the 55th SRW was flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage on 29 December 1967. These models were replaced with the Lockheed U-2

Lockheed U-2

and SR-71 strategic reconnaissance aircraft.

26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

Lockbourne AFB, Ohio

Ohio

2d Air Force, 9 May 1952-30 Jun 1955

8th Air Force, 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1958

YRB-47 (1953-1954); RB-47B* (1953-1954); RB-47E (1954-1958), B-47E (1958)

3d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

4th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

10th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

Wing inactivated 1 July 1958

55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

15th Air Force, Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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(1950-1954)

Wing converted to Boeing RB-47's in 1954 upon Txfer from Ramey

15th Air Force, Forbes AFB, Kansas

Kansas

, (1954-1967)

ERB-47H, RB-47H (1954-1967), RB-47K (1955-1962)

38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

338th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

343d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

Wing converted to Boeing RC-135s in 1968

70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
Arkansas
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2d Air Force, 24 Jan 1955-25 Jun 1962

RB-47E (1955-1961), B-47E (1961-1962)

6th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

26th Strategic Reconnaissance (later 681st Bombardment) Squadron

681st Bombardment Squadron

The 681st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 70th Bombardment Wing. It was last stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and was inactivated on 25 June 1962.-History:...

Converted to B-47E medium bombers in late 1961; inactivated in 1962.

90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

15th Air Force, Forbes AFB, Kansas

Kansas

(1954-1960)

RB-47E, 1954-1960

319th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

320th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

321st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

Wing inactivated 20 June 1960

91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

2d Air Force, Lockbourne AFB, Ohio

Ohio

YRB-47, RB-47E (1953-1957)

322d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

The 322d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio...

323d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

The 323d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio...

324th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

The 324th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio...

Wing inactivated 8 November 1957

.* RB-47Bs were operated during 1953-54 by the 26th SRW. Unlike the later RB-47E, the RB-47B could only provide daylight photographic coverage

WB-47E Weather Reconnaissance units

WB-47E was the designation assigned to converted SAC B-47E medium bombers used for weather reconnaissance by the Air Weather Service (AWS). They had nose-mounted cameras that recorded cloud formations, and they carried air-sampling and data recording equipment inside a sensor pod in the bomb bay.

53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Hunter AFB, Georgia
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(1963-1966); Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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, (1966-1969)
55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
The 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 50th Operations Group, being stationed at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. It was inactivated on 16 July 2002.-History:...

, McClellan AFB, California
California
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, 1963-1969

The first of 34 WB-47Es was delivered to the AWS on 20 March 1963. The last operational USAF B-47 to fly was WB-47E-75-BW (51-7066) of the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on 30 October 1969. It was flown from McClellan AFB, California

California

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to Boeing Field

Boeing Field

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, Washington, where subsequently it was restored to its SAC configuration and put on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight where it resides today.

Provisional 4-Digit Training Units

B-47 training was originally planned to have been performed at Wichita AFB, Kansas

Kansas

, with Boeing

Boeing

manufacturing the aircraft on one side of the base as a joint tenant beginning in 1951. However a variety of problems converting the Wichita Municipal Airport to an Air Force Base kept training from being performed there until 1954. To accommodate B-47 training, Air Training Command

Air Training Command

Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...

activated Pinecastle AFB, Florida

Florida

, on 10 September 1951 for B-47 training, however the training did not begin until early 1952 with the activation of the 3540th Combat Crew Training Wing.

3540th Combat Crew Training Wing (ATC) (10 Jan 1952-1 Jan 1954)

TB-47B, B-47B, 1952-1954

3542d Combat Crew (later Flying Training) Training Squadron

3544th Combat Crew (later Flying Training) Training Squadron

Replaced by : 4240th Flying Training Wing (SAC) (1 Jan-30 May 1954), Pinecastle AFB, Florida

Florida

B-47 crew training was moved from Pinecastle AFB to McConnell AFB in 1954; conducted under Air Training Command

Air Training Command

until 30 Dec 1958 when was reassigned to SAC. With the reassignment of the crew training wing, operational transition training on the B-47 began at Pinecastle with the 321st Bombardment Wing.

3520th Combat Crew Training Wing (ATC) (7 Jun 1951-1 Jan 1959)

3520th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 26 Oct 1954-1 Jul 1958

3521st Combat Crew Training Squadron, 26 Oct 1954-8 Sep 1955

3522d (later 4347th) Combat Crew Training Squadron, 26 Oct 1954-31 Dec 1958

3523d (later 4348th) Combat Crew Training Squadron, 26 Oct 1954-31 Dec 1958

3525th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 26 Oct 1954-8 Sep 1955

3526th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 26 Oct 1954-31 Dec 1958

Replaced by: 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing (SAC), (1 Jan 1959-15 Jun 1963) McConnell AFB, Kansas

Kansas

TB-47B, B-47B, 1954-1963

4347th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 1 Jan 1959-15 Jun 1963

4348th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 1 Jan 1959-15 Jun 1963

4349th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 1 Jan 1959-15 Jun 1963

4350th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 1 Sep 1959-15 Jun 1962

Crew training on the B-47 ended in June 1963 as part of the planned phaseout and retirement of the aircraft.

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