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19th Air Refueling Squadron

Inactive US Air Force unit

Field	Value
unit_name	19th Air Refueling Squadron
image	File:USAF KC-97F refueling B-47B.jpg
image_size	300
caption	KC 97 refueling a Boeing B-47 Stratojet
dates	1942–1944; 1956–1966
country
branch
role	Aerial refueling
motto
battles	World War II
identification_symbol	[[File:0019 AIR REFUELING SQUADRON - (OP).jpg	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	19th Air Refueling Squadron emblem

The 19th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. At the time of its inactivation, it was based at Otis Air Force Base.

On 19 Sep 1985 the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium was consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron, a unit that was last active 31 Mar 1944. This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF/MPM 662q Attachment 2 (Inactive Units), 19 Sep 1985. The Consolidated Unit will retain the Designation of 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy".

History

Operations

World War II

Lineage

; 19th Ferrying Squadron

Constituted as the 19th Air Corps Ferry Squadron on 18 February 1942 : Activated on 4 June 1942 : Redesignated 19th Ferrying Squadron c. 12 May 1943 : Disbanded on 31 March 1944
Consolidated with the 19th Air Refueling Squadron on 19 September 1985 as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy

; 19th Air Refueling Squadron

Constituted as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium in 1956 : Activated on 1 February 1956 : Inactivated on 25 June 1966
Consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron on 19 September 1985 as the 19th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy

Assignments

3rd Ferrying Group, 4 June 1942 – 31 March 1944
19th Bombardment Wing, 1 February 1956 (attached to 379th Bombardment Wing until 30 June 1956)
4050th Air Refueling Wing, 1 April 1960
4038th Strategic Wing, April 1961
397th Bombardment Wing, 1 February 1963
499th Air Refueling Wing, 15 June 1963
817th Air Division, 1 July 1964 – 25 June 1966

Stations

Romulus Army Air Base, Michigan, 4 June 1942 – 31 March 1944
Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, 1 February 1956 (deployed to Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco 1957; Lajes Air Base, Azores Islands, Portugal 1958)
Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1 April 1960 – 25 June 1966 (deployed to RAF Brize Norton, England, 1963; RAF Fairford, England, 1963; Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, 1962–1963)

Aircraft

Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter (1956–1966)

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

References

Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 September 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
Ravenstein, p. 36
Ravenstein, p. 204
Ravenstein, p. 213
Ravenstein, p. 272
Mueller, p. 356

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