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The group's heritage was continued by the 416th Bombardment Wing (BW), a Strategic Air Command B-52 Stratofortress wing that conducted strategic bombardment training and air refueling operations on a global scale based at Griffiss Air Force Base in New York. 416th BW crews and aircraft deployed to the Pacific during the Vietnam War era to ...
The 416th Bombardment Wing (416 BW), a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52G Stratofortress and KC-135R Stratotanker wing that conducted strategic bombardment readiness, conventional bombardment operations and air refueling operations on a global scale, was based at Griffiss AFB. 416 BW crews and aircraft deployed to the Pacific during the Vietnam ...
During the Vietnam War, starting in 1965, SAC would deploy over two complete Bombardment Wings including Bombardment Squadrons, Air Refueling Squadrons, including the Maintenance & Support Squadrons and their personnel to Andersen AFB, Guam (B-52 Bomber and a few supporting tanker aircraft), Kadena AB, Okinawa, (B-52 Bomber & the Primary Tanker Aircraft Base) & Kung Kuan (Later renamed ...
1.44 Griffiss AFB 20 September 1948, Rome, NY (H). ... Namesake: Lt Col Townsend E. Griffiss. 416th Bomb Wing 1962–1991; 4039th Strategic Wing 1958–1963
At: Griffiss AFB, NY. Assigned to: Eighth Air Force. Equipment: B-52s. Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force. 820th Air Division on 5 January 1959; Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force, 6th Air Division on 1 April 1961. Inactivated on: 1 February 1963. Resources absorbed by 416th Bombardment Wing in 1963.
Inactivated in 1995; K. I. Sawyer AFB closed per BRAC. 416th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Griffiss AFB, New York; Activated to replace 4039th Strategic Wing B-52G, 1963–1992; B-52H, 1992–1995 668th Bombardment Squadron (a/c from 75th BS) Inactivated in 1995; Griffiss AFB closed per BRAC. 449th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Kincheloe AFB, Michigan
The 806th BW (P) was formed around a cadre of air and ground crews provided by the 97th Bombardment Wing, Eaker AFB, Arkansas. It consisted of a total of 11 B-52G Stratofortresses, also being drawn from the 668th BS/416th BW at Griffiss AFB, New York; 596th BS/2d BW, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and the 328th BS/93d BW at Castle AFB, California.
In February 1963, The 416th Bombardment Wing assumed the aircraft, personnel and equipment of the 4039th wing, which was discontinued. The 4039th was a Major Command controlled (MAJCON) wing, which could not carry a permanent history or lineage, [19] and SAC wanted to replace it with a permanent unit. The 41st was assigned to the newly ...