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The numerical designation of school squadrons at the various flying fields in the United States was discontinued in July 1918, and replaced by letter designation. For example, the 2d Aero Squadron became Squadron A, Kelly Field.
Squadron Name Insignia Nickname Command Air Force Wing Date First Activated Base Aircraft Tail Code 2nd Air Refueling Squadron: Air Mobility Command: Eighteenth Air Force: 305 AMW: 1 December 1915 JB McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey [13] KC-46A [14] 6th Air Refueling Squadron: Air Mobility Command: Eighteenth Air Force: 60 AMW: 1 February 1940
The 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, sometimes written as 2d Air Refueling Squadron, is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base , part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst , New Jersey.
The unit was formed from the World War I 2d, 3d and 28th Aero Squadrons in 1919 (its emblem represents the three squadrons with Maltese crosses).The 2d Aero Squadron, having served in the Philippines beginning in 1915, was transferred back from Rockwell Field, California in 1920 after training duties in the United States during the war.
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A VP squadron was a patrol squadron which flew patrol airplanes and a ZP squadron was a patrol squadron which flew patrol blimps. Squadrons were numbered either serially within each type (VP-1, VP-2 etc...) or they were numbered to conform with a higher level organization (VF-8 belonging to Carrier Air Group eight during WWII for example ...
Squadron CAB Division Location Notes 6th Cavalry: 1st Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron: 1st Combat Aviation Brigade: 1st Infantry Division: Marshall Army Airfield, Fort Riley, Kansas "The Fighting Sixth" 2nd Squadron: 25th Combat Aviation Brigade: 25th Infantry Division: Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii "Lightning Horse" 3d Squadron (Heavy ...
The 2nd Day Bombardment Group was organized at Ourches Aerodrome, near Toul, France on 1 November 1918. The Group consisted of a Headquarters staff, and the 100th and 163rd Aero Squadrons. Previous to this date, the Aero Squadrons were assigned to the Second Army Air Service, after arriving at the front on 26 October. [1]