508th Air Refueling Squadron

508th Air Refueling Squadron
Emblem of the 508th Air Refueling Squadron
Active 1953-1957
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Role Air Refueling

The United States Air Force's 508th Air Refueling Squadron was an air refueling unit that operated the Boeing KB-29 at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia. It was last active on 1 July 1957

The squadron was established in 1953 to provide strategic air refueling for the 508th Strategic Fighter Wing. In 1956, the 508th Wing was inactivated and the squadron transferred to SAC's other fighter wing at Turner, the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing. In April 1957, the 31st Wing transferred to Tactical Air Command, which moved the 431st Air Refueling Squadron to Turner. The 508th began transferring its planes to the 431st as it prepared for it inactivation in July.[1]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Abstract, History 40 Air Division Jan 1957". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Maurer, p. 683
  3. 1 2 Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 Sep 85, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
  4. ↑ Ravenstein, p. 275
  5. 1 2 Ravenstein, pp. 54-57
  6. ↑ Stations from 1943 to 1944 in Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 683

Bibliography

  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.


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