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524th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in 1993; Wurtsmith AFB closed per BRAC. 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, New York; B-52G, 1966–1971 528th Bombardment Squadron (a/c from 70th BS) Re-equipped with FB-111s in 1971; Inactivated 1995 and Plattsburgh AFB closed per BRAC. 397th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Dow AFB, Maine
The 556th Strategic Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 820th Strategic Aerospace Division at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated in 1965 with the withdrawal of the Atlas missile from operations.
Plattsburgh Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC) base covering 3,447 acres (13.7 km 2) in the extreme northeast corner of New York, located on the western shore of Lake Champlain opposite Burlington, Vermont, in the town of Plattsburgh, New York.
The 529th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated on 1 September 1991.
This article lists the missile squadrons of the United States Air Force. ... Plattsburgh AFB 1961–1965 SM-62 Snark, 1958–1959 SM-65F Atlas, 1962–1965
The 380th Air Refueling Squadron was first activated in the summer of 1954 at Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. It moved to Plattsburgh Air Force Base , New York in 1956 with Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters providing air refueling to SAC B-47s and other USAF aircraft as directed.
A KC-97G from the 380th Air Refueling Squadron with a crew of eight exploded and crashed into Lake Champlain when 2 of the 4 engines failed 3 minutes after take-off from Plattsburgh AFB at 9:28 p.m. During February 1959, the wing gained both the 820th Air Base Group and the 4020th USAF Hospital.
The 530th Combat Crew Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated on 1 July 1991.