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Castle Air Force Base (Castle AFB, 1941–1995) is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base in California, northeast of Atwater, northwest of Merced, and about 115 miles (185 km) south of Sacramento.
Castle AFB, Merced County, CA (H) Namesake: Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle. 47th Air Division 1959–1962; 47th Air Division 1963–1971.
The airport was formerly designated as Castle Air Force Base (1941–1995), a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base which was closed after the end of the Cold War in 1995. The Federal Aviation Administration's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a general aviation airport, serving a ...
The squadron received aircraft from the inactivating 320th Bombardment Wing at Mather Air Force Base. In 1992 after the deactivation of SAC, the 330 FTS aligned under the 398th Operations Group at Castle Air Force Base, California and continued training KC-135 and B-52 crew members to become flight instructors.
The announcement that Castle Air Force Base might close in 1991 brought the risk of the aircraft being moved to another museum. [13] However, after a study, an agreement was reached with the Air Force that the museum would remain open as a private entity. [14]
Inactivated in 1995; Castle AFB closed per BRAC. 95th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Biggs AFB, Texas; B-52B, 1959–1966 334th Bombardment Squadron (1959–1966) Inactivated in 1966; Biggs AFB closed and transferred to US Army as Biggs AAF. 96th Bombardment Wing, (Heavy) Dyess AFB, Texas; B-52E, 1963–1970; B-52D, 1969–1982; B-52H, 1982–1985
Big Delta Air Force Base: Big Delta: Alaska: 1950 Realigned to the US Army: Big Spring Air Force Base: Big Spring: Texas: 1952 Redesignated as Webb Air Force Base: Biggs Air Force Base: El Paso: Texas: 1966 Realigned to the US Army as Biggs Army Airfield in 1973 Blytheville Air Force Base: Blytheville: Arkansas: 1988 Redesignated as Eaker Air ...
420th Army Air Force Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station, Heavy Bombardment); 1 April 1944–31 March 1946 Was: March Air Force Base (1947–1993) Now: March Air Reserve Base Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Buffalo Springs Airport Needles Army Airfield Shavers Summit Army Airfield. Marysville Army Airfield, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Marysville.