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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 ...
It is marked as "0225 Mohawk Valley" and was operated by the 416th Bomb Wing at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. [33] The aircraft was damaged by an EF2 tornado on 16 July 2024. [34] 59-2577 - Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. [citation needed] 59-2579 - forward fuselage displayed at Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook ...
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.
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.
After an inflight engine failure, on 8 May, a B-52G (tail number 59‑2574) from the 416th Bombardment Wing, Griffiss AFB, New York overran the runway and crashed after aquaplaning during landing. While flying a low altitude route, one of the engines on the left wing malfunctioned and was shut down. On final approach to Griffiss, the co-pilot ...
416th Bombardment Wing – Griffiss AFB, New York. ... AGM-28 marked as S/N 59-2794, located at the Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida;