List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force

The US Air Force B-52 Units is a list of USAF wings, squadrons, Air Force bases, and the dates when the B-52 served in those units. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber that was first built in 1954. The B-52 is currently active in the 2nd Bomb Wing, 5th Bomb Wing, and 917th Wing; as well as one at the Air Force Flight Test Center. ^{"See details below."}

Operators

:USA: The USAF and NASA are the only operators of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.

Locations

The B-52 is currently stationed at three USAF bases, flown by three wings, and one center:

* Air Force Flight Test Center - Edwards AFB, California

* 2nd Bomb Wing - Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
** 11th BS (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Gold Tail Stripe)
** 20th BS (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Blue Tail Stripe)
** 96th BS (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Red Tail Stripe)

* 5th Bomb Wing - Minot AFB, North Dakota
** 23d BS (B-52H, Tail Code: MT, Red Tail Stripe)

* 917th Wing (AFRES) - Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
** 93d BS (B-52H, Tail Code: BD, Blue/Gold Chex Tail Stripe)

Wing organizations

The following USAF wing organizations flew the various B-52 models at some time during their existence:

*2d Bomb Wing (1963-Present)
**11th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**20th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**62d BS (1965-1992)
**96th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**596th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
*5th Bomb Wing (1959-Present)
**23d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**31st Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**72d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)

*6th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Walker AFB New Mexico (1957-1967)
**24th Bombardment Squadron
B-52E (1957-1967) (Inactivated 12/5/67)
**39th Bombardment Squadron
B-52E (1957-1963) (Inactivated 9/15/63)
**40th Bombardment Squadron
B-52E (1957-1967) (Inactivated 1/25/67)
**4129th Combat Crew Training Squadron
B-52E (1959-1963) (inactivated 9/15/63
*7th Bomb Wing (1958-1993) Carswell AFB Texas
**9th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1971-1982
**20th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1969-1983
**98th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**492d Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**4018th CCTS

*11th Strategic Wing Altus AFB Oklahoma (1958-1968)
**26th Bombardment Squadron
B-52E (1958-1968) (inactivated 7/2/68)
**42d Bombardment Squadron
B-52E (1958-1960)

*17th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio (1962-1976)
**34th Bombardment Squadron
B-52E (1963-1968)

*19th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
**28th Bombardment Squadron

*22nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) March AFB California
**2nd Bombardment Squadron
B-52B 1963-1966
B-52D 1966-1982
**486th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1966-???

*28th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Ellsworth AFB South Dakota
**37th Bombardment Squadron (19-19)
**77th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1957-1971
**717th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1957-1960
**718th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1957-1960

*39th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (???-???)
**62nd Bombardment Squadron (19-19)

*42d Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Loring AFB Maine
**69th Bombardment Squadron
B-52C 1956-1957
B-52D 1957-1959
B-52 continued flying with squadron until 1994
**70th Bombardment Squadron
B-52C 1956-1957
B-52D 1957-1959
**75th Bombardment Squadron
B-52C 1956-1957
B-52D 1957-1959

*43rd Strategic Wing Andersen AFB Guam
**60th Bombardment Squadron
B-52D 1972-1983
**63rd Bombardment Squadron (19-19) (Provisional)
B-52D 1972-1973

*68th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**51st Bombardment Squadron (19-19)

*70th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Clinton-Sherman AFB Oklahoma
**6th BS
B-52E 1963-1968
B-52D 1968-69 (inactivated 12/31/69)

*72nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy)
**60th BS

*91st Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Glasgow AFB Montana
**322nd BS
B-52D 1963-68 (inactivated 6/25/68)

*92nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (1958-1994) Fairchild AFB Washington
**325th BS
B-52D 1957-1971
**326th BS
B-52D 1957-1961 (reassigned in 1961 to 4141st Strategic Wing at Glasgow AFB)
**327th BS
B-52D 1957-1961 (reassigned in 1961 to 4170th Strategic Wing at Larson AFB)

*93rd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Castle AFB California
**328th BS
B-52B 1955-1965
B-52D 1956-1958 and 1965-1974
B-52E 1957-1958, 1967-1970
**329th BS
B-52B 1955-1965
B-52D 1956-1958 and 1965-1971
B-52E 1957-1958, 1967-1970
**330th BS "(see photo right)"
B-52B 1955-1963
B-52D 1956-1958
B-52E 1957-1958 (inactivated 9/15/63)
**4017th CCTS
B-52B 1955-1956

*95th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Biggs AFB Texas
**334th BS
B-52B 1959-1966 (inactivated 6/25/66)

*96th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Dyess AFB Texas
redesignated 69th Bombardment Wing (3/31/72)
**337th BS
B-52E 1963-1970
B-52D 1969-1982
*97th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Blytheville AFB Arkansas (inactivated 4/1/92)
**340th BS
B-52G 1960-1992

*99th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Westover AFB Massachusetts
**346th BS
B-52B 1958-1959
B-52C 1956-1966
B-52D 1957-1961, 1966-1972
**347th BS
B-52B 1958-1959
B-52C 1956-1961
B-52D 1957-1961 (reassigned in 1961 to 4047th SW at McCoy AFB Florida
**348th BS
B-52B 1958-1959
B-52C 1956-1966
B-52D 1957-1961, 1966-1972 (inactivated 9/30/73)

*306th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) McCoy AFB Florida
**347th BS
**367th BS
B-52D 1963-1973 (acquired assets of 347 BS/4047 SW, inactivated 7/1/74)

*307th Strategic Wing U-Tapao RTAFB Thailand (inactivated 9/30/75)
**364th BS (Provisional)
B-52D (1970-1975)
**365th BS (Provisional)
B-52D (1973-1974 - disbanded 7/17/74)
*319th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**46th BS
*320th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**441st BS
*340th Bombardment Wing Bergstrom AFB Texas [ [http://www.strategic-air-command.com/wings/0340bg.htm 340th Bombardment Wing, SAC Website] ]
**486th BS
B-52D (1963-1966)
*366th Wing
**34th BS (1992 - 1994) B-52G
*376th Strategic Wing Kadena AB Okinawa
**(Direct Wing Control - no squdrons replaced 4252 SW, Arc Light missions from this base terminated 9/70)
*379th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**524th BS
*380th Bombardment Wing, Heavy (???-???)
**528th BS
*397th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**596th BS
*410th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**644th BS
*416th Bombardment Wing, Griffiss AFB Rome, New York (inactivated 9/30/95)
**668th BS
*449th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**716th BS
*450th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**720th BS
*454th Bombardment Wing Columbus AFB Mississippi
**736th BS
B-52D (1966-1969 - inactivated 7/2/69)
*456th Bombardment Wing (Beale AFB, California)
**744th BS
*461st Strategic Wing Amarillo AFB Texas (inactivated 3/25/68)
**764th BS
B-52D (1963-1968)
*462nd Strategic Aerospace Wing Larson AFB Washington (inactivated 6/25/66)
**768th BS
B-52D (1963-1966)
*465th Bombardment Wing (???-???)
**781st BS
*484th Bombardment Wing Turner AFB Georgia (inactivated 3/15/67)
**824th BS
B-52D (1963-1967)
*494th Bombardment Wing Sheppard AFB Texas (inactivated 4/2/66)
**864th BS
B-52D (1963-1966)
* 509th Bombardment Wing Pease AFB New Hampshire
** 393rd BS
B-52D (1966-69)

* 4043 Strategic Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 42nd BS
B-52E 1960-1963 (inactivated 9/1/63)
* 4047th Strategic Wing, McCoy AFB Florida (inactivated 4/1/63)
** 347th BS
B-52D 1961-1963 (inactivated 4/1/63)
* 4128th Strategic Wing, Amarillo AFB Texas (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 718th BS
B-52D 1960-1963 (inactivated 2/1/63)
* 4130th Strategic Wing, Bergstrom AFB Texas (inactivated 9/1/63)
** 335th BS
B-52D 1959-1963 (inactivated 9/1/63)
* 4123 Strategic Wing, Clinton-Sherman AFB Oklahoma (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 98 BS
B-52E 1959-1963 (inactivated 9/1/63)
* 4138th Strategic Wing, Turner AFB Georgia (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 336th BS
B-52D 1959-1963 (inactivated 2/1/63)
* 4141st Strategic Wing, Glasgow AFB Montana (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 326th BS
B-52D 1959-1963 (inactivated 2/1/63)
* 4170th Strategic Wing, Larson AFB Washington (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 327th BS
B-52D 1960-1963 (inactivated 2/1/63)
* 4245th Strategic Wing, Sheppard AFB Texas (inactivated 2/1/63)
** 717th BS
B-52D 1960-1963 (inactivated 2/1/63)

References

* [http://www.strategic-air-command.com/ Strategic Air Command.com] article source.
*Donald, David, Ed. US Air Force Air Power Directory, AIRtime Publishing Inc., Westport, CT, 1992